Pig Roast in Vermont

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Voodoo CDs"><U><B><IMG SRC="4b8c8500.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="80" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Voodoo DeVille Blues Band brings the"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>|</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Tahoma" >Voodoo DeVille </FONT></div> <div> <B>Pig Roast in Vermont</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oktoberfest 2000"><U><B>Oktoberfest 2000</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id168.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Happy Birthday Pig Roast"><U><B>Happy Birthday Pig Roast</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Pig Roast in Vermont</div> <bR> <div> <B>In August, we took our Summer Tour 2000 north to the Green Mountain state.  The venue was an idyllic hillside, nestled in a mountain valley, overlooking a mountain pond.  We managed to traumatize most of the mountain wildlife.  And boy, that pig was some good eatin'. </B></div> <div> <B>Thanks to Mike & Jacki, the host and hostess of this pork and beer extravaganza.</B></div> <div> <B>We crafted a new Vermont ending for Hootchie Cootchie Man (we always try to make it special) :</B></div> <div> <I><B>I'm that Hootchie Cootchie Man.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Even Ben & Jerry know.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Even Daryl & Daryl know.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Even those Vermont women who go deep in the woods to tap the maple trees and suck all the sap out and then bring it back home to boil it down into sweet maple syrup then cook up a stack of hotcakes for their lumber jack man who sits down and takes a bite and says, "Baby, this is so tasty, hot, and sweet that it puts me in the mood for some lovin'" and she says "Hold on Green Mountain Boy, put your ax back in your belt - you ain't gettin' none of this honey, sweet hot in the mornin' until you buys me a goddamn mink coat." </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Yeah, even they know.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Everybody knows I'm him!</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="703" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 225 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10545db0.png" border=0 width="325" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="346"><div> Basking in the sunset and the "country charm" of the Mendon Mountain Orchard Inn, the band relaxes with a few brews, preparing for the big event the following day.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 340 WIDTH="346"><div> Some of the Voodoo offspring (yes, some of us have spawned) enjoy the nearby mountain lake before the gig.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="106454e0.png" border=0 width="325" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 249 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10845f30.png" border=0 width="325" height="243" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="346"><div> What do you think - do we look like a rugged, north woods, kind of outdoorsy blues band or what?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 212 ><NOBR><div> The crowd loved us - even the kids.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10745ce0.png" border=0 width="325" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 328 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10a45420.png" border=0 width="325" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="346"><div> The Destroyer in his mood shirt (it changes color with his mood).</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 255 WIDTH="346"><div> In their ancient tribal tradition, the pig cookers tear the flesh from the bones with their bare hands.</div> <bR> <div> Mmmm, mmmm - gimme some of that pig!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10b45f90.png" border=0 width="325" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 435 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10945ad0.png" border=0 width="325" height="429" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="346"><div> Could that be genuine snake skin T-Bone is wearing?  Looks like rattler to me.</div> <bR> <div> (Note to T-Bone -- expect a call from PETA soon.)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 340 WIDTH="346"><div> Was this a great setting or what?</div> <bR> <div> The fish kill during our second set was, however, quite unfortunate.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="104454e0.png" border=0 width="325" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 356 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10c455e0.png" border=0 width="325" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="346"><div> After another successful gig, the band (full of pig) takes a well-deserved break.  Plowboy apparently has not yet wound down.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>