Situation Tranquil

Opening Act is named for ST's Spring Tour

2007-01-26T12:49:00.000-08:00

After much specualtion, Canadian Thrash Metal act "Taste of the Whip" has agreed to open on Situation Tranquil's Northern Hemisphere 'The Gospel according to Puke --2007 tour'

ST teams up with a Legend

2007-01-26T09:48:00.000-08:00

Clouds of mercy.mp...

Our heros recently stepped into a Bombay recording studio and much to their surprised they found longtime recording engineer, Gary Myers. Myers was in India to help produce that country's most famous hip hop artist, MC Singh's new CD 'Thank You (very much).

Myers stuck around for an extra day to help the Tranquils. KF told a worldwide conference call audience, "GM rocks. I dig his style....man."

Here's the result of their labor--Clouds of Mercy. This cut will soon be used in the PBS documentary 'Swans in the Grinder'.

Rave Reviews

2006-12-09T12:18:00.000-08:00

One Groovy Tune at a Time

Speaking in a recent article publish in 'The Workers' Review' Legendary pianist Jim Sobcook found himself praising situation Tranquil and their now famous website/bog.

Q. Besides practicing and the occasional concert what do you like to do with your time?

A. "I like to spend time in on my yacht cruising the North Sea.
And by the way, I truly enjoyed going through the archives of ST's website/Blog. What a creative endeavor. It's a reality show as is. Every thing up to the tunes. The varied lives, political undertones and tranquil situations are right on. And of course dealing with life's problems one groovy tune at a time. The perfect blend of asceticism, science and mystical mayhem. Can't wait for new album or blog update on my new bookmark."

There you have it. The man has spoken.

Sexiest Man Alive?

2006-11-29T17:37:00.000-08:00

In a tongue-in-cheek interview with David Letterman on Tuesday night, Situation Tranquil rhythm guitar legend / barbeque guru Gary Frey said the also-rans in this year's competition for PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive are licking their wounds – particularly his pals KF Nibla and Dr. Tony Trash. "I worked hard for that one," Frey, this year's Sexiest Man, told the host of The Late Show on CBS. "I felt bad for KF, because he really wanted it. He campaigned hard for it, but he came up short."

The 45-year-old musician, who has never released a solo album, also had some choice words – and pictures – for Dr. Trash. Frey revealed that Trash was the mysterious "Reverend Ralph," who had taken out ads in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter congratulating him on the PEOPLE honor – while featuring a comically unflattering photo of Frey from yesteryear. Frey got back at Trash Tuesday, as Letterman showed a handful of embarrassing old photos of Trash with bad haircuts. Frey comically suggested they were part of a Sexiest Man Alive campaign gone horribly wrong. "He ran such a good campaign," Frey said, "but he got some bad advice along the way."

Asked about the responsibilities of being the Sexiest Man Alive, Frey jokingly replied, "You tour with the other guys (who've won the award). We've got a bus. It's Dan Rusanowsky's bus. You get a sash and a scepter and, well, we don't like to call it a tiara."

Showing A New Fusebox

2006-10-27T16:19:00.000-07:00

New Yet Old But Still New in an Old Way

OBERTURKHEIM, GERMANY - The S.T. boys are back, as the new band Fly the Fucking plane ... Faggot!

Guitarists Iggy Burnett and Ennis "Lawnmower" Hair, bassist Franz Nibla, drummer Markus Elman, percussionist Jim "Noobies' Friend" Beach and singer/keyboardist W.V. Trash - former members of American legendary supergroup Situation Tranquil - are forming the band named after their 1991 hit, according to their publicist Ralph Sims. They plan to launch an international tour next year, kicking it off in the Galapagos Islands, if an accord can be met with the Ecuadorian government.

"The fans have been wanting to see this for years and years. Now was just the time," the band's new manager Doris Hunter (seen below) said Wednesday.

Original Tranquil vocalist Roy "The Wok" Wokosin said in a statement that he wished Trash and Nibla well, and he made it clear there was still only one Situation Tranquil.

"Dok Trash and KF Nibla are working on a project together which has nothing to do with ST. There is only one ST, and it's spelled with an S and a T," Wok said in a statement released by publicist David "Ben" Benevidez.

"Wok, Lawnmower, Iggy and Elmo will be touring late next year along with a new Situation Tranquil album," Benevidez said. "However, Wok wishes KF and Dr. Trash much success in their project together."

Since its formation in 1981, Situation Tranquil has undergone numerous member changes and reunions. Co-founder Trash, who replaced Wokosin as lead vocalist when Wok left in 1987 to pursue a modeling and fencing career, has been recording new songs with Nibla in Northern California, Hunter said.

The members of Fly the Fucking plane ... Faggot! are currently in the studio, recording their "first" album. Fly the Fucking plane ... Faggot!'s first album will tentatively be titled "Shut Up And Die Like A Man", and is reported to consist entirely of Situation Tranquil covers.

Radio: Live Transmission

2006-03-24T11:45:00.000-08:00

Last night veteran rocker and Situation Tranquil frontman KF Nibla appeared as a guest on Westwood One's radio program "Rock Legends". What follows are high points of the 4 hour broadcast.

WW1: Why fans should continue to care about the Band?

KF --"Music creates that resonance which vibrates through the whole being, lifting the thought above the denseness of matter; it almost turns matter into spirit, into it's original condition through the harmony of vibrations touching every atom of one's whole being".

WW1: Any truth to the rumor that the band is breaking up due to internal personality conflicts?

KF -- "At one time or another in our professional careers, most of us have had to deal with someone that we just couldn’t get along with. Despite the best of intentions and an all-out effort, antagonism and conflict seemed to rule. Fortunately, such situations seem few and far between.
As a leader, however, I've found that these situations surface more frequently among the people who work for me. But quite frankly I see this band as an expression of my visonary quest for truth. If my bandmates can't handle that I suppose maybe they should find a new job."

WW1: Can you tell us what is the basis for this in fighting with you and the rest of the band?

KF --Well quite simply, normal matter, the stuff of people and planets, is only about 4% of the combined matter and energy in the universe. Dark matter, invisible and exotic physical particles, and dark energy, a gravity-defying force behind the continuing expansion of the universe, makes up the rest."

WW1: I don't understand?

KF -- "The book of Ecclesiastes deals with the mysteries, the strange enigmas, that confront us in many of the situations we go through in life, the situations which make us ask the ever-recurring question, "Why? Why should this happen to me?"

WW1: KF what does this have to do with your band?

KF -- "I have been meditating on this, observing, seeking and thinking about it. I have come to the conclusion that even though we may understand that we are in the hand of God, nevertheless it is difficult to know from the events that happen to us whether we have his approval or his disapproval."

WW1: OK. Let's move on. Critics have stated that Situation Tranquil is no longer relevent in terms of what their music says to even the most dedicated of fans. How would you address those critics?

KF -- "Ha! The critics you ask. How can one tell when an entity is alive? It would be relatively straightforward to offer a practical set of guidelines if one's only concern were life on Earth as we know it, but as soon as one considers questions about life's origins on Earth, or the possibility of extraterrestrial life, or the concept of artificial life, it becomes clear that the question is fundamentally difficult and comparable in many respects to the problem of defining intelligence.
That's what I would say to all those hacks who make their bread from trying to understand our music and our motive."

Far Out!

2006-03-22T09:21:00.000-08:00

Saturday, March 18, 2006

More evidence for the big bang continues, specifically the inflation theory, thanks to the NASA probe WMAP. The age of the universe is now estimated at 13.7 billion years old following the big bang that caused one tremendous expansion of the universe in less than a trillionth of a second.

Currently rock supergroup Situation Tranquil is recording an opus dedicated to the physics of life, death, rebirth and rocking out. The masterwork will be titled "The Fabric of the Cosmos."

"Our end goal is to provide our fans with new insight. We hope to be able to discuss physics and cosmology in layman's terms with a wit and wonder to boot." said long-time bassist and ST mastermind KF Nibla. "I'm awed by the vastness of the universe and cell phones. I'm also awed by tasty Denver Omelettes, and Fed-ex. How do they do it?"

Situation Tranquil hired noted astral physicist Jonathon Barber of Oakland Community College in their reseach of the subject. Barber, 48 told the mop-topped boys, "All that we can see is a radius of 13.7 billion light years in distance, yet we now know that that radius is only a dot in the expanse of the universe. Conceivable there are parts of the universe that are trillions of light years distant. There may be no limit that we can even describe.The information that is being revealed by the probe are more supportive of the big bang of the inflaton (without the i) theory."

ST keyboard wizard Dr. Howard Trash was amazed by the theory. "Man I thought Montana was big. This is like really off the hook wicked."

This theory is explained by Barber in his new book, "But inflaton explains why the big bang happened as it did. It doesn't explain what was before the big bang or why we had a big bang. Those questions will probably never be answered. Unless you care to say God did it. But that begs the question of who or what created God? In a cause and effect world and universe, what is the ultimate cause? How can there be a beginning when everything we know shows that something came before. Things we consider a "beginning" really have something that made that beginning. A baseball game doesn't start on the first pitch, that's not the beginning of the game. It is a cumulation of players showing up, equipment being assembled, a diamond that was made sometime earlier, a history to depend on that allows for rules, etc., etc. It's the chicken or the egg, which came first? They came together, evolving beginning by beginning which weren't really beginnings. We can follow the chicken and the egg all the way back to the big bang that created the matter the chicken and egg needed to be made from.Our universe may have been born from another universe, the theory is completely plausible but at this point unprovable. That chicken/egg may have come from a previous universe and universes. Our own universe may be giving birth through an inflationary burst (a big bang) to other universes, yet how would we know? We can't flip back and forth between universes to compare them, to verify them. At least as far as know now, we can't or are not doing that.The one answer we may never be able to acheive, in a cause and effect universe was there an ultimate cause? Was there an actual beginning, nothing before?"

Barber's spaced out concepts provide the band with unbeforeseen new inspiration. The new CD intertwinds many of Barber's concept. But make no mistake, it will rock out hard.

The 2 CD set "The Fabric of the Cosmos" will be in stores april 3rd.

Boom Boom Out Goes the Lights

2006-03-12T12:31:00.000-08:00

ST Mourns Habs Legend

ATLANTA (AP) -- Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, the hockey Hall of famer credited with inventing the slap shot and avid collector of Situation Tranquil memorabilia died Saturday before his No. 5 jersey was retired by the Montreal Canadiens.

Geoffrion, who helped lead powerhouse Montreal teams to six Stanley Cups in the 1950s and early '60s, later served as 'official archivist' for the American pop group Situation Tranquil died after a brief battle with stomach cancer. He was 75.

Geoffrion died in an Atlanta hospital, ST band member Dr. Horace K. Trash reported. His cancer was discovered during surgery last week during a ST rehearsal session in Peru.

He didn't live to see his number retired, but still was able to relish the recording of ST's soon to be released rock opera "Missing in Manila: the Life of a Studious Serpent". Boom Boom had commented recently to the British rock periodical Melody Maker, "It may be their best work yet, and that mon bon ami is parleing something."

Geoffroin was also noted a a great profenssion mens ice hockey player for the famous Montreal Canadiens. Asked about the recent release and remastering of ST's entire catalog it was reported in the Wall St Journal, "He had known six months ago, and he enjoyed every minute of it," Band mastermind and chief punk KF Nibla said. "At least it's not like we decided to do it after he passed away."

The Canadiens professional men's ice hockey group went ahead with the ceremony honoring his PMIH career by playing Geoffrion's longtime favorite CD, ST's 1994 masterpiece "Man Overboard and Under Fed" in it's entirety prior to Montreal's match with the New York Rangers.

"His taste in music was impecable."Said Canadiens great Howie Morenz, just as Geoffrion predicted many years ago when the couple was dating. And there's nothing wrong with that in these changing times.

"Tonight marks the realization of his life's dream and brings closure to a magnificent career," said ST manicurist Jeanette Moore.

Jeanette addressed the crowd in English, and ST go go dancer Ken Weeks spoke in French. A moment of silence was observed in Bernie Geoffrion's honor just moments later the band Situation Tranquil broke into a live version of their hit single "Monkey Breath."

A New Year...

2005-12-30T13:28:00.000-08:00

An Open Letter to Our Fans
by KF Nibla

"2005 is nearly done. 2006 is coming 'round the bend. But before 2006 is here, we must take a look back at 2005. Now 2005 was yet another high water mark for band. And it's all possible because you the fans continue to support our noble cause of rocking out on a near daily basis.

It's hard to believe that almost a year ago we released our 36th CD, "Monkey Breath". February saw the re-release of the silver edition rematered, remaster of the audiophile special release of the digitally enhanced, surround sound, dolbized 6.1 version of our entire catalogue.

You the fans cound not get enough. So we remaster those CDs and upped it to the Gold special edition available only from ST.com.

By late Spring it was time to tour. Like the eagle who returns each year to their nests in craggy high mountain cliffs, we at ST tour. First it was the West Coast of the US. Each city the shows got better. So by the time we got to Fresno we were that much better than the show in Barstow. The highlight for sure was the "midnight rockin eve in Hayward".

From there we had our sights set on Japan and the exotic far east. Like the fury of a distant wind, we created new dimensions for those who showed enough courage to buy a ticket.

Then it was Australia, New Zealand, India, the Middle East and off to Ohio and Kentucky. Yes it was a very good year.

Now we point forward to a new year. What will the future hold? Only the Gods of rock will trully guide us.

Thanks fans for the best 2005 ever!!"

ST's New Multimedia Project

2005-12-08T13:49:00.000-08:00

"Window to the Soul"...available in stores 12-22-05

Dr T speaks

2005-12-07T11:45:00.000-08:00

A glimpse inside the legend

"I grew up in Chicago and left when I was 21 for Los Angeles. My parents gave me piano lessons when I was around nine or ten. I hated it for the first four years—until I learned how to do it—then it became fun, which is about the same time I first heard Negro music. I was about 12 or 13, playing baseball in a playground; someone had a radio tuned into a Negro station. From then on I was hooked.

I used to listen to Al Benson and Big Bill Hill—they were disk jockeys in Chicago. From then on all the music I listened to was on the radio. My piano playing changed; I became influenced by jazz. I learned how to play that stride piano with my left hand, and knew that was it: stuff with a beat—jazz, blues, rock. "At school I was primarily interested in film. It seemed to combine my interests in drama, visual art, music, and the profit motive. Before I left Chicago I was in theater.

These days, I think we want our theater, our entertainment to be larger than life. I think the total environmental thing will come in. Probably Cinerama will develop further. "I think ST is a representative American group. America is a melting pot and so are we. Our influences spring from a myriad of sources which we have amalgamated, blending divergent styles into our own thing. We're like the country itself. America must seem to be a ridiculous hodgepodge to an outsider.

It's like Situation Tranquil. We come from different areas, different musical areas. We're put together with a lot of sweat, a lot of fighting. All of the things people say about America can be said about ST. "All of us have the freedom to explore and improvise within a framework. KF is an improviser with words. Hold it a second...sorry...that's not me....that's Ray Manzarek...my bad"

ST: 'Nyet' to Net

2005-12-06T08:05:00.000-08:00

Tranquils Make a Stand

Mega Supergroupers Situation Tranquil are fed up. Fed up with having their music available to the world free of charge.

"We have hired council and are in the process of sueing everyone with internet access." said keyboardist extrodinaire Dr. Ivan K. Trash. "I've discovered that this whole 'downloading' thing is out of hand. And it must stop right f-ing now! Understood?"

An informal web search found over 17,000 sites which offer free ST music.

"At first I really didn't mind." offered ST founder KF Nibla. "We saw it as a good thing at the time. You know promotionally sound. You get a taste of the musical sounds we so lovingly compose and then BANG! we gotcha. Hooked like a crack addict at sundown." But times have changed. "Now it's hitting the old pocketbook if you know what I mean and I think you do."

ST has hired L.A. attorney Michael Whitehurst to file lawsuits in over 230 countries involving over 600 million individuals and businesses. "Serious? We are dead serious. Serious as a massive coranary heart attack while stuffing a Patty Melt down the old pie hole serious." said Whitehurst during his late night press conference. "Sure we've got a lot of work ahead of us. But we are dedicated to eraticate the web of ST music right GD now. Dig? I will not rest until people stop taking hard earned dough from the pockets of my good pals Sitaution Tranquil." Asked what his compensation package from the band included, Whitehurst refused to answer.

"I've got a lot of paperwork right now." stated Whitehurst.

the Internet is a world wide network of computers both public and private which share mass amounts of information and until recently free groovy music

Reggie's Not "Fair" says HOFer Fisk

2005-11-22T10:23:00.000-08:00

A Rebuttal From Backstop Fisk
ST is 'A Huge Cultural Icon to Be Reconded With'.

By Carleton Fisk

"Recently I came across an article penned by Mr. Reggie Jackson regarding the rock troupe Situation Tranquil. With all due respect Mr.Jackson, ST rocks harder than a Lamar Hoyt slider in on the hands during an April night game.

During my long career in the game calling signals for the Red Sox then later the White Sox, I often turned to Situation Tranquil for energy. It's a long grueling season. It's a marathon rather than a sprint. The key is to train properly, eat right, get your rest and hope you can stay away from injuries. That said sometimes you just need a little extra push. My push often came from popping in an ST cassette and enveloping myself in the heavy groove they selflessly provided.

Many a night just before gametime I would pop on the headphones and let songs like "Momma doesn't #$%&" or "Monkey Vision" to help get me ready to play. I know many of my teammates did the same thing. Harold Baines was into the ST album "Crashing for a Living". He used to play that in the room at extremely high volume. Ron Kittle like "Spittle Brigade" and felt it reached places deep inside himself. He used that inspiration many times to push us over the top.

I respect you Reggie as a player, but what are you thinking? Name one other band that has transcended time, gender, race, socio-econical and shoe-size like ST.

Now I'm retired. My life has changed from the days when I would catch a day-night doubleheader, take a quick catnap then close down Kansas City's reknowned nightlife, only to stagger back to the team hotel as the prarie sun crept over the horizon. All the while ST tunes banging away inside my cranium.

Now you may say that my friendship with members of the band taint any objective view of the band. To that I say 'Bunk!'. Sure I hang out with Trash, KF and Ennos. Sure I have business relationships with Markus and Iggy. And I'm into wife-swapping with the Beach family. But in no way does that influence my ability to judge incredible rock music. Music that has quite frankly allowed me to make a graceful move from life as a professional athlete to that of a venture capitalist/amatuer gynocologist.

That said, the way I see it, we are all fortunate to be alive in a time when Situation Tranquil dominates the music scene.

For ST.com I'm Carleton Fisk
Peace

Mr. October has his say!

2005-11-19T11:09:00.000-08:00

They're Not So Great. ST is Overrated.

By Reggie Jackson

"My career in baseball speaks for itself. With the game on the line...I stepped up. My 3 homers in game 6 of the 1977 World Series pretty much show what I was about. 'Mr. October' is what they called me. I had my own candy bar. I made bucketloads of money. Women wanted me, men wanted to be me. Let's just say this Reg-gie, Reg-gie.

I was asked to give my impressions of the rock band Situation Tranquil. So here I am. I've stepped up and I want to say that ST is pure minor league stuff when it comes to music.

I started with the old Kansas City A's. Charlie O. used to say I had unlimited potential. I spend some time in the minors. But before you knew it I was banging big flies out of the old yard in places like New York, Boston and Detroit. The A's moved to Oakland for the '68 season and I was ready to show what I could do. I liked the fastball up and out over the plate. That way I could extend my arms and really drive through the ball.

Situation Tranquil are pretenders. Nothing more. I was the real deal. 47 homers in 1969. I didn't juice up. Didn't need to. Hell I would have hit 100 home runs if I was going to Balco!

The swingin A's they called us. Now that was a team. Bando, Rudi, Rollie and the Catfish...but it was me that made that team go. I was the straw that stirred that drink. We went on to win 3 straight Worlds Championships. ST wimpy white boy band. Nothing more.

I went on to Baltimore for a year but I was too big for Baltimore. New York needed me. I never disappointed there. Sure Billy and I had some disagrements. Thurman and I never saw eye-to-eye and Lou was quite simply jealous.

Situation Tranquil makes crap music. I'm tired of hear how great everyone thinks they are. Changing lives...whatever. I hit over 500 taters! Where's my due? Bring it.

Maybe when these rock and rollers stop staring at their shoes they'll understand how important I was to the game. I recently met Dr. Alyn R. Trash and he's not so great.

I am a winner!!"

Let's Get Teched!

2005-11-15T09:04:00.000-08:00

ST's KF Explains
the Science behind the Groove

By KF Nibla

Many pods ask me 'how do you guys rock with such god-given intensity?' Well the answer is quite naturally simple in a complex way...science. Science? you say. Of course it is the quiet demon that lives among us all...indeed, science. Through sound we influnce the masses in our conquest to dominate the planet like none before us.

The strings...it's all in the strings. My manual dexterity are the source through which I speak a musical language of compasion. Yes it's all in the notes...some are D others E. A and G and yes sometimes even B. Chords are the soup of notes which I flail into your collective faces. The strings move air which like the souls of lost warriors forever hold their place in time. The air then pushes sound deep inside your heads where small particles of brain tickle your inner child with the war hammer of rock wepondry.

Naturally sonic exploration takes place via electronic wire stringing also. Many plugs are used and electricity is very science-like too in its love for tunage.

So there you have it. I suggest you enjoy the creations we have offered to you.

Out--KF

On this Date in ST History

2005-11-11T12:45:00.000-08:00

November 11, 1988

ST Pommes Frites & M16's Underway!

Baltimore's Civic Arena was the site last night of Situation Tranquil's opening show of their '88 North American Fall Tour. A sellout crowd of 14,445 gave a warm welcome to the band Germans call 'Ubermensch Wunderbar'.

From the opening strains of 'Moneyless Vault' all the way until the droning climax of "Your Mistakes are Right" the band was without technical or emotional fault. The 27-song set list was punctuated by KF Nibla's political rants in which he warned listeners of future problems in the middle east, soaring fuel costs, natural disasters, terrorism, the decline of the mullett, and the dawn of a new sound which he refered to simply as 'grunge'.

The crowd was like putty in his hands as he would end each rant with..."And now on with the show!" That's when the soaring guitars, shimmering synths and tribal drums would take turns changing the lives of those fortunate enough to be within ear shot. So powerful is ST's emotional hold on fans, that the East Coast School for the deaf was even in attendance. Not able to clearly hear the music, professor Dr. Maurice L. Noblong set up a highly sophisticated wave monitor to help his students enjoy the show.

"Believe it or not the wave forms created by ST's music are unlike anything I've ever seen." Wiping tears from his eyes the Dr. elaborated, "It's a beautiful thing. Art in its purest form. My students' lives are forever enhanced."

54 minutes into the show KF started a fire in the middle of the stage in which he forceably combused the shoes of everyone in attendance. "Man must not wear tools of his oppressor. Dig? Live free or die, that's what I say...but I gotta go now. We have a show and book signing in Cleveland." The crowd roared and burned the venue to the ground. No one was hurt.

Q and A with Markus K. Elman

2005-11-06T11:14:00.000-08:00

Forever in the shadows, Markus K. Elman is perhaps the most important drummer in the history of recorded music. His signature 'Tunnel of Sound' (so coined by super producer Phil Spector) has forged the foundation of many a great Situation Tranquil song.

Today in an ST.com exclusive Markus subjects himself to the rigors of inquisition. Enjoy getting to know the enigma, a man of diverse interests and founder of new fetishes. We present for your approval Mr. Markus K. Elman:

ST.com: Favorite color?
MKE: Dark

ST.com: Last book read?
MKE: "Freezer Meat" by Jeffrey Dahmer.

ST.com: Best part of being a member of the Tranquil?
MKE: Unlimited cigarettes

ST.com: Pet peeve?
MKE: Genocide

ST.com: Lasting childhood memory?
MKE: September 17, 1971

ST.com: Something no one knows about you?
MKE: My true height

ST.com: Brother from another mother?
MKE: Jerry Lewis or Bill Moyers

ST.com: Finish this sentence "If I were king I would...."?
MKE: Force those who disagree with me into servitude to the upper classes.

ST.com: Last ST CD you listened to?
MKE: That's a toughie. I rarely listen to our own material, but if pressed I'd have to say "Monkey Logic for Masters of Chaos" or "Leaping Lizards are Learning Morse code"

ST.com: Favorite vacation spot?
MKE: Lambeau Field in June

ST.com: Sercret KF Nibla has told you?
MKE: That Pandas were a dna experiement in 11,ooo BC by visitors from the bottom of the Indian Ocean.

ST.com: Dr. Trash...boxers or briefs?
MKE: Funny you ask. He's quite fond of styrofoam.

ST.com: Last film you saw?
MKE: Deuce Bigelow...the original of course. The sequal was a disgrace. I can't believe that studio would so dishonor that fine work by releasing such trash.

ST.com: Favorite saying?
MKE: "My nightmares just force me to deny all memories of what my id percieves as false reality unless the voices inside my head were to podcast multimedia renditions of the old testiment to non believers or even those who quetion the validity of knowledge."

ST.com: Any final thoughts?
MKE: I like to play drums

Japanese Tour Gets Underway

2005-10-24T16:33:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil have packed their bags and are settling in for a 14-night 17-show stay in Tokyo. ST tickets are nearly impossible to come by and local authorities are concerned for public safety with the influx of music starved tourists from as far away as Key West.

"We owe much of our early success to the loyal fans of Japan. This is a way to pay them back." said ST original bassist KF Nibla. "I'm totally and completed amped up to rock this far eastern island country beyond normal proportions."

ST tours and Travel are offering a package that includes air travel, hotel and tickets to an ST show for $4,299 (double occupancy required). Call 1-800-ST-Rocks for more details or log on to www.stdigsyourmoneyanwantsnewstuff.com

Gary Frey -- Man of Vision

2005-10-24T16:30:00.000-07:00

Music at Mickey's

2005-10-21T07:32:00.000-07:00

Rock outfit Situation Tranquil thrilled Twin cites fans with an unannounced acoustic performance at famed St. Paul diner "Mickey's" Wednesday afternoon.

"I was shocked." said 32-year old Lars Nordquist. "I just stopped in for a poached egg and some coffee."

ST co-founder KF Nibla says he likes to keep fans guessing. "I've wanted to do a diner tour every since '84 when I stopped by '3-guys' cafe in NYC. The diner is a U.S. treasure and I feel we must honor its place with groovy rock tunage in an ST flavor."

A complete set list from Wednesday's diner gig:

All Acoustic...
--Mining for rain
--Sleeping thru a waking nightmare
--Tangiable
--Static Love
--Meat: the parents
--Alte Muellar Ain't So Koola
--Stick in your Eye
--Static Love (reprise)

ST Fanatic Goes Too Far

2005-10-10T21:26:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil fan Maurice Mandover peeled his own skin off in what he says is a tribute to the band's 1997 release "Peel Away".

"I listened to that CD at least 35 times a day until the message became clear. Man must peel away all that restricts hime from trully experiencing life. So I did."

Asked if it was painful, Mandover said, "At first, hell yea, but now I'm kind of used to it."

Situation Tranquil's Dr Luis Armsttrong Parrish has heard it all before. "Why is it we seem to be the voice of reason to every freak on the planet? I mean the song is very clearly about preparing a Waldorf Salad."

"Wok" Scores!!!!

2005-09-30T13:02:00.000-07:00

Former Situation Tranquil frontman Roy M. Wokosin is back in the news. One never afraid to spend money has again made international headlines. This time by acquirring Bristish Football Club, Woking. Details of the sale were not released.

"I like soccer, or should I say football. The football where it's round and you can't touch it with your hands." said the 45-year old aging rock icon. "I wanted to buy a team but not just any team...so I says to myself...why not buy Woking? It sounds way good."

Woking defender Stuart Nethercott couldn't be happier. "I have grown up listening to ST. I find it bloody well excellent that the Wok is now my headmaster. Maybe he can inspire the side to make a move in the ladder."

More info on the club can be found at www.wokingfc.co.uk/

Came 'That Close"

2005-09-26T15:47:00.000-07:00

ST regrets to inform you groovy cats that another close to the ST family has met his demise. Don, oh Don ye shall be missed.

LOS ANGELES - ST super-fan Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies, “Get Smart,” has died. He was 82.

Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding that the actor spent his final hours blissfully grooving to the tunes of Situation Tranquil's 1992 classic album "Meatloaf Memoirs".

As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency CONTROL, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of KAOS. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack: “Would you believe ... ?” (later to become the title of S.T's 1988 North American Tour.)
It became a national catchphrase. Smart was also prone to spilling things on the desk or person of his boss — the Chief (actor Edward Platt). Smart’s apologetic “Sorry about that, chief” also entered the American lexicon.
The spy gadgets, which aped those of the Bond movies, were a popular feature, especially the pre-cell-phone telephone in a shoe.

Smart’s beautiful partner, Agent 99, played by Barbara Feldon, was as brainy as he was dense, and a plot romance led to marriage and the birth of twins later in the series.
“He had this prodigious energy, so as an actor working with him it was like being plugged into an electric current. Honestly it was alot like going to a ST concert fully loaded.” Feldon said from New York. “He would start and a scene would just take off and you were there for the ride. It was great fun acting with him.” Situation Tranquil's 1986 hit, "I want to feel 99 inside" was a tribute to the swinging actress.

Adams, who had been under contract to NBC, was lukewarm about doing a spy spoof. When he learned that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry had written the pilot script, he accepted immediately. “Get Smart” debuted on NBC in September 1965 and scored No. 12 among the season’s most-watched series and No. 22 in its second season.

“Get Smart” twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor. CBS picked up the show but the ratings fell off as the jokes seemed repetitive, and it was canceled after four seasons. The show lived on in syndication and a cartoon series. In 1995 the Fox network revived the series with Smart as chief and 99 as a congresswoman. It lasted seven episodes.

Fought at Guadalcanal, played drums for ST during their 1987 tour of Southeast Asia, voiced Inspector Gadget Adams never had another showcase to display his comic talent. “It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it,” he remarked of “Get Smart” in a 1995 interview. “But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. The character was so strong, particularly because of that distinctive voice, that nobody could picture me in any other type of role. I hate my pathetic life. God I need a stiff drink.”

He was born Donald James Yarmy in New York City on April 13, 1923, Tufeld said, although some sources say 1926 or ’27. The actor’s father was a Hungarian Jew who ran a few small restaurants in the Bronx.

In a 1959 interview Adams said he never cared about being funny as a kid: “Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand. This was all before ST became a moving force in my life.”

In 1941, he dropped out of school to join the Marines. In Guadalcanal he survived the deadly blackwater fever (much like pennant fever) and was returned to the States to become a drill instructor, acquiring the clipped delivery that served him well as a comedian.

After the war he worked in New York as a commercial artist by day, doing standup comedy in clubs at night, taking the surname of his first wife, Adelaide Adams. His following grew, and soon he was appearing on the Ed Sullivan and late-night TV shows. Bill Dana, who had helped him develop comedy routines, cast him as his sidekick on Dana’s show. That led to the NBC contract and “Get Smart.”

Adams, who married and divorced three times and had seven children, served as the voice for the popular cartoon series, “Inspector Gadget.” In 1980, he appeared as Maxwell Smart in a feature movie, “The Nude Bomb,” about a madman whose bomb destroyed people’s clothing.
Tufeld said funeral arrangements were incomplete and incompetent.

Sea Wok Surf!

2005-09-23T14:26:00.000-07:00

Former Situation Tranquil vocalist and founder Roy M. Wokosin has made a major investment. The 46-year old crooner recently purchased 912 square miles of beach, shore and surf from the Mexican government. Terms were not disclosed, but experts suggest the deal could be upwards of $294M. What makes this real estate deal so unique is that roughly 97 % of the purchase is Pacific Ocean water.

"This past summer I have taken up the art of surfing. It makes me feel whole. So this thing is not so much about buying something, or the money. It's about peace and surf. So if you don't mind...get the fuck off my beach...beeatch!!"

Bad News Beach

2005-09-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

FRESNO, California (AP) -- The former mistress of convicted murderer Scott Peterson is back in the spotlight after a DNA test showed that her first child was not fathered by the man who was paying child support, Situation Tranquil drummer Jim Beach.

Beach, 46, has been paying Frey $11,275 a month for nearly four years, his attorney, Phil Toups, said Wednesday. The father of the 4-year-old girl is actually Fresno restaurant owner and former ST roadie Michael Whitehurst, Toups said.

No one answered the telephone at Porky's Rib House on Wednesday, and Whitehurst did not have a listed home number.

Toups said Beach was preparing to file a court motion seeking visitation rights, which he has been denied, when the man received word last week that he was not the child's father.
Frey's attorney, Gloria Allred, said Wednesday that her client never intended to deceive Big Jimbo.

"Amber, in good faith, always believed that Mr. Beach was her child's father," Allred said.
Frey, a massage therapist and reknown ST groupie, from Fresno, was Peterson's mistress when he killed his pregnant wife, Laci, in December 2003. Her testimony helped prosecutors convict the fertilizer salesman, who was sentenced to death.

In an ironic twist Frey is the former wife of ST triangle player Gary Frey, who is out of the country and not available for comment.

S.T. macho man and certified leader of men Dr. Leo R. Trash summed up the situation. "Big Jim is a personal friend of mine. I feel his pain and ... by the way...I smell his shoes too."

For Our German Friends

2005-09-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

Verärgertes Injuns

Gebürtige Amerikaner werden über ein neue HautTamahawk Wahoo Situtation Tranquil Freigabe erlaubtem "rotem Blau" verletzt. Stammes- Führer zeigen auf solche Lyrics, wie, "Nizza wenig papoose dort mein süsses sqauw" und "Teepees sind für die Haupt Geliebten.", Drohungen des Boykottierens des Bandes sind sehr reale besagte Navajoführer-SAM Deepsky."dieses ist ein Verbrechen.

Weißer Mann bilden heep grosse laute Musik und machen über meinen Leuten lustig. Jetzt muß ich Rohr rauchen.",Der Abfall SituationsTranquil zum Glauben haben sie jedes mögliches Unrecht getan. "wir glauben dieses einzelnen Ehren die großen Leute, die dieses Land kühl bildeten, bevor weiße Halteseile herkamen und stahlen alles.", besagter Bandführer KF Nibla. "plus diesen Schnitt schaukelt ohne... Reservierung. Hey, was sind sie gehend zum do?... Sioux wir?",

Angry Injuns

2005-09-18T16:16:00.000-07:00

Native Americans are outraged over a recent Situtation Tranquil release entitled "Red Skin Tamahawk Wahoo Blues". Tribal leaders point to such lyrics as, "Nice little papoose there my sweet sqauw" and "Teepees are for lovers Chief." Threats of boycotting the band are very real said Navaho Leader Sam Deepsky.

"This is an outrage. White man make heep big loud music and make fun of my people. Now I must smoke pipe."

Situation Tranquil refuse to believe they have done any wrongs. "We feel this single honors the great people who made this country cool before white guys came here and stole everything." said band leader KF Nibla. "Plus this cut rocks without...reservation. Hey what are they gonna do?...Sioux us?"

1-21-91 Archive

2005-09-18T11:52:00.000-07:00

Just the highlights:

"I'd start a war for peace."
"Affecting the dry exterior of reality."
"Thx for upper-midwest hospitality."
"Regards to Max."...now deceased. sniff
"Sp4 Gilbert: Secret architect ot eh 16th DPU experience."
"Larry was relentlessly chased by sharks as he swam in the sea of sanity."

'Least likely to be true slogan dept...' "Nellingen Roller Rink --Best Pizza in Unified Germany."

Wicked '06

2005-09-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil has announced that they are working on a new multimedia project entitled "Wicked". A February 2006 release date has been set. Very little is known at this point. Groovy dude and ST co-founder KF Nibla had this to say to the press via a two way video phone from his summer home in the artic:

"The project is deliberately and distinctively inter- and multi-disciplinary in nature; the hope is that this will help generate provocative insights into evil from across the spectrum of academic fields, professions, vocations, religious traditions and other relevant sources. By bringing together perspectives and views from the various disciplines, professions, and vocations the emphasis is on creativity and innovation in wrestling with the problems raised by evil and human wickedness."

His creative linemate Dr. Gregory Trash remarked via teleography in a dot dash sequence..."It is different. STOP. We are working many hours on this project. STOP. Look for new and exciting things from this band in '06. STOP. 'Wicked' will rock. STOP."

Youppi

2005-09-16T14:39:00.000-07:00

While this is technically not an article about supergroup Situation Tranquil, the band felt its social importance deemed it worthwhile of a mention on this site.

Canadiens getting Youppi! as mascot

Canadian Press
9/16/2005 1:09:43 PM

MONTREAL (CP) - The storied Montreal Canadiens are getting a mascot - and not just any old one.

Youppi!, who was the Montreal Expos' mascot for years before the team moved south, is coming out of retirement to join the National Hockey League team.
The super furry animal is still orange but is expected to wear the Canadiens' white or red jersey when he entertains fans at the Bell Centre.
There was no immediate comment from Canadiens management whether they believe the new signing can help the team win its first Stanley Cup since 1993.
Youppi! was once ejected from a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Canadiens will be hoping the lumbering giant can keep his temper in check.

Contract details have not been released.

Gotham Glitch!

2005-09-16T13:33:00.000-07:00

Following last night's unannounced ST New York City gig, the legendary Dr. Alex Z. Trash was arrested and later released for 'loitering'. The Doctor says he will fight all charges in a court of law.

Through his attorney Kevin Archer, Trash has made his first public statement, "I was waiting for someone. Someone in a leopard hat. Ya gotta believe me."

XM = ST

2005-09-13T12:33:00.000-07:00

XM Satellite Radio and supergroup Situation Tranquil have inked a ten-year, $100M agreement making XM the exclusive satellite radio network of the 'most awesome band' beginning with the ’07-08 tour. XM will begin broadcasting concerts, interviews and exclusive sessions on a dedicated ST channel this year and will gain exclusivity once Sirius Satellite Radio’s partnership with the band expires at the end of the ’06-07 tour. (THE DAILY).

The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Leonard Horton notes the deal comes as XM and Sirius both have gained “final approval from Canada’s Federal Cabinet for bringing their services” to the country. XM said that Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR), its partner in Canada, “will fund an undisclosed portion of the ST deal.” XM CEO David Benevidez: “Our next goal is to be No. 1 in Canada, and we can’t think of a better content provider to join us than the jolly good rocking all-stars” (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 9/13).

In Toronto, Nancy Baily reports CSR “is expected to be up and running by Christmas.” ST keyboardist extrodinaire Dr. Zach A. Trash said that XM “promised to launch the groove fest no later than January 1." The good Doctor also said that the channel “will probably be based in Esslingen or maybe Zell, somewhere close to a cool brewhaus” (GLOBE & MAIL, 9/13).

Also in Toronto, Gary Mueller reports production costs “will be minimal as XM will simply feed the band cold cuts and finger food." (GLOBE & MAIL, 9/13).

Iggy Hangs it Up

2005-09-12T09:50:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK (CP) - Iggy Burnett is calling it quits.

The 44-year-old guitarist announced his retirement Monday, ending a career that stretched 25 rocking seasons and produced a wicked good time for himself and fans of the band Situation Tranquil.

He called it a tough decision, because he was still healthy. But he said the fact he could leave the band in good condition also influenced his decision.

The two-time Melody Maker MVP (1990 and '92) made the announcement on a conference call Monday, the start of rehearsals.

"For me it's been a long career, I achieved a lot," he said. "There was really nothing left for me to achieve, it was just time for me to move aside and go on to something else. Plus this will give me more time to hang out with my good pal Mark Messier."

Band frontmen KF Nibla and Dr. Richard R. Trash were unavailable for comment.

They're Biting!!

2005-09-09T12:20:00.000-07:00

It's no secret that supergroup Situation Tranquil love nothing more than jamming for their fans, but a close second is getting rod and reel and enjoying a little 'kick back time' with powerful world leaders. And that's just what happened last weekend when the entire band was invited to put bait to water with the Bush boys in New Orleans.

"It's just pure relaxation basically." said ST keyboartist and amatuer angler Dr. Maurice R. Trash. "I feel close to nature when I'm able to get out there with good friends."

"I was a little surprised when I got the invite from George. But he is on vacation." said longtime band boss KF Nibla. "Frankly I think Laura is starting to drive him up the wall."

ST Kinder Gooves Reviewed

2005-09-09T11:54:00.000-07:00

"Happy Music for Immature People"

Here is a fabulous collection of 77 eclectic and diverse songs brought to you by longtime nilist rockers, KF, Trash and the boys (and friends!). This 6-hour long romp includes traditional American folk songs, a Japanese tune, classics from Australia and West India, Belarus, Marrocco, Pago Pago, Ireland, Niger, Brazil, Mexico, Hawaii, Canada, England and Iowa along with outstanding original pieces by the decadent rockers from Stuttgart. And again the brilliantly talented KF Nibla is joined by a cast of solid well-groomed musicians including Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), composer Philip Glass, Deborah Harry, Rob Zombie, and Ozzy Osbourne. KF and his trusty partner in crime, Dr. Mark Samuel Trash, are quickly singing their way into the hearts of children and adults alike because they undestand that music making is good family fun and can create a cash flow like no other. Age focus 5-9.

Happy and Kind Pandas Are Politely Cleaning My Mirrors

2005-09-08T14:26:00.000-07:00

Chock-Full of Bouncy Fun!

Always looking to explore new ground and take on the critics, legendary supergroup Situation Tranquil is set to release an album of children's music.

"Making children's music albums for the preschool to 6th grade set is easy as ABC. The challenge comes in coming up with stuff to please children, young-at-heart grownups, and everyone else, including other people," said Dr. Yancey B. Trash, band co-founder, keyboardist, and resident Don Quixote.

The album, tentatively titled "Herpetology Is Not What It Sounds Like It Is" by Situation Tranquil & Friends, is filled with feel-good songs with quality storytelling and a tight sound. The tunes are clever and appealing, making the most of kids' imaginations; the words catchy and irrepressible just begin to describe the majestic string-band music uncorked by this veteran quintet of gifted vocalinstrumentalists and songsmiths whose idea of a rollicking good time runs from "German Ho'down (House of One-Two-Threes)" through "Juicy Black Lady" to "Deadbeat Dads Can't Dance." ST's active musical imagination is central to their charm, their music boasting a heavy rock base with bluegrass, polka, Tex-Mex, jazz, blues and goth colorants.

"We want to entertain children, but also teach them fundamentals and enlighten them in a broader sense," says Trash, sweeping his long blonde hair out of his eyes. "Plus kids should not be denied their God-given need to rock!"

Longtime bassist and ice-lover KF Nibla is philosophical about the band's new musical venture. "Creating zappy new kids' music is risky business. It's like trying to predict the weather: No matter how many Doppler radars, dew-point ratings or Ouija boards you have in your arsenal, your Category 5 hurricane can just as easily fizzle out into a plain, old rainstorm. But we're up for the challenge. It's no secret we're genius."

The album's musical guests will include Trent Reznor, New Order's Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Ringo Starr and Gang of Four, who ironically appear on the upbeat "That Group of Communist Party Leaders in the People's Republic of China -- Mao's Widow Jiang Qing and Three of Her Close Associates, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen -- Who Were Arrested and Removed From their Positions in 1976, Following the Death of Mao Zedong, and Were Blamed for the Events of the Cultural Revolution!"

Drummer Markus K. Elman sums it up. "Our fans - many of them hipster parents - know that if we can produce such epicly cool music for adults, we can also produce epicly cool music for kids. Is it 'epicly or 'epically'? Is that even a word?"

This December, hipster parents - or friends of hipster parents - unhitch the iPods to scour CD racks for these zany, inspiring, clever, smart tunes for the smallest ears in the family.

Good luck.

ST Seeks to Purchase Ice Sharks

2005-09-08T13:25:00.000-07:00

NHL to review Band's Bid.

Canadian sports television outlet TSN today reported that Rock Group Situation Tranquil is looking to buy the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks.

According to TSN, S.T. "Very much digs hockey and would rather own the team than buy lots of tickets, pretzels and foam hands with #1 fingers."

Insiders say S.T. is ready to offer $127M cash plus a box of posters from the band's 1988 "Eating St. Louis" tour.

Band management has failed to either confirm or deny the news.

Band visionary KF Nibla was reached via a 2-way short-wave radio late last night, "It is what it is. I like hockey. I like ice. I like it all."

Longtime ST keyboardist Dr. Ralph T. Trash summed up his perspective. "I'm so glad to see the Irbe-led sharks beat buffalo at the cow palace in 1993's 2nd preseason game."

A Good Friend -- RIP

2005-09-06T12:17:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil is sad to inform rockers everywhere that — Bob Denver -- whose portrayal of goofy first mate Gilligan on the 1960's television show "Gilligan's Island'' -- has died, his agent confirmed Tuesday. Denver was 70.

Denver died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina of complications from treatment he was receiving for cancer, his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, told the Associated Press. Denver reportedly passed quietly during the night while listening to out-takes from an aborted 1987 Situation Tranquil project "Manifesto of Mayhem". He had recently purchased the rare bootleg on EBay.

Denver had also undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier this year, which is never very pleasant.
Denver's wife, Dreama, and his children Ennis, Elmo, Iggy and Sader were with him when he journyed to the other side.

"He was my everything and I will love him forever,'' Dreama Denver said in a statement.
Denver's signature role was Gilligan. But he was already known to TV audiences for another iconic character, that of Maynard G. Krebs, the bearded beatnik friend of Dwayne Hickman's Dobie in the "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,'' which aired from 1959 to 1963. Denver also was known for his love of the enimigmatic rock band ST. Unknown to even his own family Denver would travel the world to catch ST in concert.

ST's 1984 single "Little Buddy" was a quiet tribute to the longtime actor.

"Gilligan's Island'' lasted on CBS from 1964 to 1967, and it was revived in later seasons with three high-rated TV movies. It was a Robinson Crusoe story about seven disparate travelers who were marooned on a deserted Pacific Island after their small boat was wrecked in a storm.

The cast: Alan Hale Jr., as Skipper Jonas Grumby; Bob Denver, as his klutzy assistant Gilligan; Jim Backus and Natalie Schafer, as rich snobs Thurston and Lovey Howell; Tina Louise, as voluptuous movie star Ginger Grant; Russell Johnson, as egghead science professor Roy Hinkley Jr.; and Dawn Wells, as sweet-natured farm girl Mary Ann Summers all dug ST very severely.

Much like Situation Tranquil, critics hooted at "Gilligan's Island'' as gag-ridden corn. Audiences adored its far-out comedy. Writer-creator Sherwood Schwartz insisted that the show had social meaning along with the laughs. "I knew that by assembling seven different people and forcing them to live together, the show would have great philosophical implications,'' he said.

ST Keyboardist Dr. Maynard G Trash released this statement: "Now sit right back and you'll hear a tale...just kidding. He was one groovy dude. I speak for all of the ST family when I say ...t his is a tough break for us all. Rest well Gilligan...rest well."

16th DPU

2005-09-05T18:52:00.000-07:00

ST to honor Stuttgart's infamous 'Hofbrau of Lunch Bunch".

"They were great men. They had a job to do. They did it well, very well."
KF Nibla said via a vintage 1980 shortwave radio to a pup tent filled with rock journalists. It was then that Nibla announced Situation Tranquil's newest multi-media project. "16th - Ein tag in der leben".

"This is something we've meant to do for a long time now. Finally it's coming to fruition much like a baby who finally is exiting the womb only to come to terms with the horror that is modern life."

Yes ST has set out upon another ambitious episode which follows dramatic day to day challenges of a pack of olive drab clad misfits.

"We will simultaniously release a 3-CD box set, DVD, magazine, interactive web site, feature length film, coffee table book, Podcast, video game, themed lunch box, satellite radio station, chain of apparel stores, restaurant, airline, stage play, concert tour and a high quailty coloring book. I think our fans will enjoy it."

Situation Tranquil mainstay Dr. Theodore H. Trash was also enthusiatic about the September releases. "Basically this is a message of hope in a troubling social climate. It faces the bigger questions in life...like rent, lease or buy."

"It's a labor of love." said KF.

All proceeds will go directly to the bank accounts of members of Situation Tranquil and their dependents.

Fun Packet Flashback

2005-09-04T13:49:00.000-07:00

First in a Series
2/11/86

DRT --> KF

Call Reagan. His ties are ready.

Remember - there's no single cheese like Velveeta.

A new technological advancement in death.

Splitting atoms for sexual fulfilment.

Cheese curious cheese.

Jim Beach: Attractor or Lord of the flies?

She had long, sexy legs and beautiful flowing plaid hair.

Mona unbuttoned her blouse and let her fullness fall into Bart's pudding.

Pizza...sehr schon.

High level knitting.

Why does no one speak of Mike Cicero?

ST 1986 "Lack of Jello" tour.

Outta Here!

2005-09-01T10:38:00.000-07:00

High up on the Tibetan plateau at 10,000 feet lies the City of Golmud, isolated even by the standards of that barren land. With no airport and at least 16 hours from the nearest sizeable town by the fastest possible transport, the Han Chinese immigrants (imported to colonise the once free country of Tibet) of this fair city take their pleasures where they can.

It is here that Western Super-rock group Situation Tranquil has relocated to avoid unfair US taxation policies.

Advisors heave told the band that they should leave as soon as possible, this can be made difficult by China's strict internal passport controls. But rather band leaders KF Nibla and Dr. Elmore C. Trash stroll to the local potash plant, the City's principle industry, to visit the Cai Erhan Salt Lake, or to a giant half-empty dam (it doesn't rain much) or the hopelessly inefficient methanol plant. In this centrally planned, neo-Stalinist nirvana, they also wander through a maze of poorly constructed monumental buildings while sipping Golmud's exciting variety of toxic waters, available from the many corner stand-pipes; for as in most of China, environmental controls are non-existent. Yet it is not for all these delights that the city of Golmud deserves its own special entry in the Rock Music Hall of Fame. It is because KF and Trash have now decided this is the place they want to call home.

"Sure it's different. But I dig the vibe and the herbs available for earthly delites...dig?" says a relaxed yet energetic KF. "I feel America is no longer a place where free thinking people are welcome. So it's like...I'm outta there!"

Longtime ST keyboardist Dr. Mortimer J. Trash sees it this way, "There no place better for me right now at this point in my life. I mean hang gliding, scuba diving, chess playing, body surfing, macrame, poodle fluffing...it's all here and it's frickin cheap!"

The remaining members of ST are less than entusiatic. Rhythm guitarist Ennis Hair: "I like it right where I am. I'm not moving. I really don't care what DRT and KF do. Now if you'll excuse me there a virtual lawn care emergency in my yard."

30 Days to Life

2005-08-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

A 'Bit of Fun' gone too far?

This past Saturday's Situation Tranquil gig in Oberturkheim started like any other. But according to eye-witnesses ST front man KF Nibla did the unthinkable. He failed to rock with God-given authority!

"What a rip off." said 23-year old Alicia Nordqwist. "We paid lots of money to see the concert but I don't think KF even tried."

Reports claim KF merely sat cross-legged in the center of the stage while playing with his gameboy during the two and a half hour duration of the show. Meanwhile his bandmates tried their best with a series of inspired 'jam sessions'.

ST keyboardist Dr. Horace L. Trash tried to explain. "I'm not sure where his (KF's) head was at. I mean we need him to make this ship sail. I'm thinking he's lost his lust for the music and I'm hoping I'm wrong."

During the entire evening there was only one glimmer of what ST could be. It was early in the show when Nibla bounced to his feet while the crowd roared its approval. For upwards of 30 seconds KF did his best Elvis shimmy and then rebooted the portable handheld gaming device.

In the post-show dressing room Nibla seemed back to his normal self. "We need more pastrami and an interesting mustard not this yellow crap."

ST management would not comment on the the late night riot that spilled out into city streets, nor would they comment on the threat of a class action suit to gain reimbursement for tickets sold.

Authorities said jail time under the German 'performance mussen' act may apply to this 'crime'.

Tonight the ST tour continues in Zell.

Art in the Making

2005-08-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

Inside the Belly

It's Indian summer in the northern reaches of Alberta. The sun doesn't set until most have found their way to sleep. Gentle, dry breezes wind their way across the Canadian prairie then the splash onto the foothills of the Rockies. It is here that Situation Tranquil has reconvened. This time to record tracks for yet another album, tentativly entitled "Free to Slave. Pt1".

Situated in a remote recording studio 16 miles south southwest from the town of Moosenose, ST is applying their craft with brute authority. Once a fruit cellar, ST has transformed this space into a high tech center for aural transformations. The acoustics specifically designed by a trained team of Stanford educated scientists: nothing is left to chance. The electronic equipment is enough to make NASA drool.

Entering this subterranean shrine to modern man's desire to control sound, one is immediately struck with the feeling of calm and grace. Tears begin to run down my right cheek. I sense the presence of true greatness, genius, if you will. An overwhelming feeling of smallness take me and run me through a series of self loathing tests. My life, so meaningless is now decorated with this moment. I take in voraciously through all of my senses. The sights, smells, sounds. Before me is a massive sound board, lights, faders, buttons. Each has their calling as a tool, a means to an end. That end being unbridled, passionate tunage.

Like a ship's captain sound engineer Roy Saladin barks orders to his assistant, merely known as "Sader". The middle aged albino moves quickly to satisfy his superior. Behind thick, smoke-tinted glass only silhouettes, human forms are visible. To the right, a drum kit, separated by a sound wall from the others. To the left, a keyboard, a sandy haired man dressed in a silk jump suit hunches over his ivory keys. Eyes closed, he occasionally glances to the others, but only for an instant. Soft shafts of light separate the room into smaller spaces. There in the far corner is a man, he stands with guitar slung across his chest. To his side is a quieted lawn mower. Perhaps a relic of past lawn care adventures. His fingers explore the strings of the instrument with severe precision. In the other far corner a large balding fellow sits cross-legged over a pair of bongos. In his Kurtz-like posture he gazes upward as his hands syncopate via the skins of animals once sacrificed for the sound.

Yet in this scene all attention is somehow lured, yes drawn, toward its center. It is from there that all commands, all energy seems to originate. Barefoot, tanned, wearing tattered, well traveled jeans and a form fitted bodyglove maroon athletic shirt this one is unquestionably 'the leader'. An unspoken language seems to drift through the room. No words, just nods, glances, and the occasional third base coach inspired series of gestures, signal each his task.

Yes this is KF Nibla engaged in the composition of true art with his longtime band mates, James Rodney Beach, Dr. Maurice G. Trash, Ennos 'Toro' Hair, and the artist formerly known as Markus K. Elman. 24 years of professional fine tuning has this group in a place few rockers have ever treaded. Perfection is a rarely accomplished goal, yet for these men it is the norm.

From the hidden control room speakers the sound dances through the air. It strikes my ear with a clarity and vision rarely known to homo sapiens. Each moment builds upon the previous. Higher and higher the music seems to take me. Each moment redefining the term, 'awesome'. New elevations of sensations rattle like light sabers upon my cerebral cortex and down into my pleasure centers. There is no evidence of written music before these musicians. Their rehearsals seemed refined beyond all perfection. Can recording, no matter how dolbyized or digitized ever do honor to the moment? I say no way.

Minutes seem like hours, hours like seconds, days like nano seconds spilling over the time space continuum until I see my birth, my death, love, hate, space, God all mixed into a smell. Meaning, life, sex, evil, truth all mixed into elements before unknown...yet now celebrated.

Finally, as if it was always to be, the band takes time to pause. They move in unison. Time for a break. Their faces now crack into softness. Smiles, notes of relaxation spill across their expression. Some stand, other lean back soaking in the glow of a day well spent. An exit evolves into an entrance and soon before me stands the two prime architects of this mastery. KF Nibla and Dr. Phillip S. Trash.

"Hey. What's up?" Says KF.

"Yo Dude." Trash verbalizes without hints of reserve.

I am speechless in their presence. But my role demands interaction; probing questions.

"How do you do it?" I offer prior to even a formal introduction.

KF takes a second, closes his eyes, reopened them with pure focus, intense internal energy and offers, "It's what we do.....man"

Tour Cancelled

2005-08-19T20:15:00.000-07:00

"Raise Me Up" Bringing ST Down

Former supergroup Situation Tranquil has aborted their experiment with modern Christian rock. Their tour has also been unceremoniously cancelled.

"A huge mistake." said band guru KF Nibla. "I mean the groupies, shall I say lack thereof was disappointing, to say the least. Plus there is very little money in church music."

"I tried to tell KF it was a stupid idea. But he's spiritual and hard-headed. Bad combo." said Dr. Morris R Trash.

Full refunds for unplayed shows will be available at the church of purchase.

ST's next move is anyone's guess.

"Raise Me Up" Tour '05

2005-08-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

Band Announces Summer Shows

Situation Tranquil who recently dipped their toes into the "Christian Rock" genre, today announced their upcoming late summer tour of North America.

"We are excited to bring our new sound to our beloved brothers and sisters. We feel pure joy in our music now. No longer are we filled with dark, carnal thoughts. Rather I look around and only see beauty. Darnit! Give me a hug." said ST guitarist and co-founder KF Nibla. "I am very happy to be setting out on this new journey with my close friends."

Reports are ST will be composing their set list entirely from their new recording "Raise Me Up". "The past is gone. I really no longer feel a connection with the old ST." said Dr. Ralph Trash. "Raise me up will prove to be a positive statement no matter where we play. Our fans too can look forward to free coffee and doughnuts, inspirational readings and basically a lot of hand holding with those around you....sorry I'm getting a little emotional."

ST's recent offereing "Raise Me Up" has been universally panned by rock fans and critics alike. "That's not surprising really. It's something new and we forgive anyone who might not understand. I mean love is the answer."

ST will begin this tour with a Sunday morning show at the Fremont Episcopal Church in Fremont, CA. Later a sunset show in Emoryville, CA's New Saints Center will surely get the tour off and running. A complete tour list follows:

August 15 - St Francis Home for Lost Souls - Santa Rosa, CA
August 21 - Her Most Holy House of Forgiveness - Ukiah, CA
August 27 - All Most Holy Saints' Vocational Center - Rockland, OR
Sept 12 - Monument of the Virgin - Okemos, MI

The Unveiling

2005-08-12T17:16:00.000-07:00

Subscriptions skyrocketed today as the news broke that Heidi Edelweiss-Trash, former wife of ST superstar legend Dr. Hunter Trash, has unexpectedly agreed to pose for both Playboy and Penthouse.

Long sought after by both magazines, the German beauty will reportedly be paid $3 million by each publication to pose in the nude. "It is time I do something for me," said Edelweiss-Trash in a written statement. "The breakup of my marriage has been very much sehr difficult fur mich, and I must now focus on meine self and meine career. This is more geld than journalism, and I like dollar bills, hundred dollar bills."

Heidi, as she is known simply by legions of ST faithful, will appear in Playboy's December issue, followed by the January issue of Penthouse. Playboy's Hugh Hefner was wryly philosophical, saying, "We got her first."

"Why bother with Hef's rag? The next month you know you'll be seeing a LOT more of her in our pages," responded Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione, with a wink.

Reached for comment in the Maldives, where he is currently working on a crossover music project with current fiance Jessica Simpson, Dr. Trash said, "Who?" After a moment's reflection, he added, "Oh yeah... I remember her... she's hot! Dandy bedroom-baseball catcher, that little St. Pauli girl!"

In the Mode of Nuptial Ode

2005-08-12T17:00:00.000-07:00

Wedding Bells for ST co-Leader

Famed rock musician Dr. Roscoe Trash was married last night in a simple Quaker ceremony to Heidi Edelweiss, his longtime girlfriend of two days. The pair met when Edelweiss, a reporter for the German cultural rag Das Bild, interviewed the Doctor at his Hawaiian retreat. "They hit it off right away," said longtime Trash personal secretary Doris Hunter. "It was a beautiful thing to see... excuse me, I'm getting emotional."

The clearly joyous couple was married at midnight with fireworks exploding overhead, at the Doctor's 77-acre, $7 million ranch outside Taos, New Mexico near the community of Arroyo Seco. There were married under an arch of white and pink sheaths and within a circle of scattered red, white and pink rose petals, while a small group of guests looked on. The approximate 50 guests - most flown in from Los Angeles on a private jet - were asked to wear white linen and to bring a special plant so they could become part of a special wedding garden on the ranch. Among those present were Bill Murray, Bono & The Edge, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and her fiance Ian Klaus, Olivia Newton-John, Al Pacino, Henry Winkler, Woody Allen, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, french auteur Jean-Luc Godard, Warren Buffett, Jon Stewart & his wife, Willie Mays & Willie MacCovey, hockey hall-of-famer Marcel Dionne, and ST stalwarts KF Nibla, Markus Elman, Ennis Hair, and Ken Weeks. Surprisingly, a balding unshaven Wok also appeared and stood, swaying, in the back.

In keeping with Quaker tradition, there were no groomsmen, bridesmaids, or flower girls. In taking their seats and giving themselves to each other, the couple eliminates the custom of another person giving away the bride; then in quiet reverence, the couple arises in an atmosphere of silence. They then hold hands and one after the other they recite: The former Fraulein Edelweiss read a poem by Goethe; Dr. Trash recited his own famed lyrics to "Acacia Missed Me", and then read a May 1925 Giants-Dodgers game summary by Ring Lardner Sr. Former big league manager Whitey Herzog performed the ceremony that included simple, handwritten vows. Wedding music was performed by Helen Schneider, a mutual friend from Germany, and her band The Kick.

Heidi's wedding dress was a pale pink cotton halter dress that was hand-painted with flowers, and had embroidered pearls and antique beads. Dok T of Rock wore a red ruffled shirt and white leather pants.

"I am much very happy," said an emotional and passionate Edelweiss, tears of joy dripping from her coral blue eyes as she embraced her husband. "During this interview, our attraction it was strong, and then he ask me goofy-like, in German, to dance, and I become smitten." The Doctor, squeezing her tightly, smiled simply, "She's hot."

KF too was optimistic for his longtime bandmate. "She's great. Looks like they really have something. I wish the best for them. I can't wait to see pictures of her naked!"

After the reception, the members of Situation Tranquil present staged an impromptu jam session, playing a number of their classics including "Static Love", "Memoir from a Bathtub", "Lint", and "Whistler's a Mother!".

The pair will honeymoon in Berchtesgaden, Germany.

Der Wok Reacts

2005-08-12T09:13:00.000-07:00

Former ST Frontman: "New Sound Is Weak."

Roy M. Wokosin, a man who made his mark on popular culture as lead singer for the world reknowned Situtation Tranquil, has spoken out on ST's 'New Sound'.

"It makes me want to vomit in technicolor streams." remarked Wok. "I worked too long and too hard to have the good name of ST dragged down to this mediocre level of musical dribble."

Wok's comments come on the heals of ST's announcement that they are now in the Christian Music business.

Informed of Wokosin's viewpoint, Dr. Louise Trash was philosophical. "I forgive him. Wok may not understand right now, but we still love him very much. We are there for him." Asked if perhaps this 'new sound' might not be accepted by longtime fans, Trash disagreed. "I think if our fans take the time to look inside themselves they will ultimatly find the answer. I speak for everyone in the band when I say we are truly excited by our new path. When I look back at the body of our past work, I am frankly embarrassed. I now look forward to a happy future."

"It's a crock." said Wokosin. "I mean... raise me up? What is that about. That's not ST. It's not rock. It's not music. It's what we call crap-ola baby."

A Higher Calling?

2005-08-11T08:12:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil: Contemporary Christian ??

They've spent the past 24 years flirting with Satan himself. They've gone to some of the darkest places possible on their CDs. Their concerts have been exorcises in excess. But based on recent reports, those days are over for mega-super-uber-supreme-nice band Situation Tranquil.

According to 'Parenting Today', ST is in a Madison, Wisconsin recording what one insider described as 'Christian music'.

"It's a work in progress." said keyboardist Dr. Leonard Trash. "We are on a new path. Finally I have a clear path in life. I feel calm. I feel true joy."

Longtime bandmate KF Nibla felt a similar call. "After years in the wilderness I now see a light."

The official ST website RotinhellwithST.com posted lyrics to one of their new songs.

"Raise me Up"
copyright 2005 ST / rotinhell inc

"Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
I was down
down
down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
I was down
down
down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
I was down
down
down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
I was down
down
down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
I was down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
I was down
down
down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
down
down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up
I was down
down
down
Raise me up
Raise me up
up
up"

One who has heard the early recording sessions described the music as "rather vanilla". But Dr. Louis K. Trash has a different opinion. "It's a new sound. I rather like it. And I think our fans will really take to this "New ST".

Yellow Pools of Sunlight Ooze Over the Top of His Barefoot Shoes

2005-08-10T12:32:00.000-07:00

Pulling the Bases Out of a Hat with Dr. Trash
He changed the music industry. Now he's after MLB and magic

by Heidi Edelweiss, Das Bild

When Dr. Stanley Trash cruises into the airy lagoon/lobby of the posh Hilton Waikoloa Resort on the Kona Coast of Hawaii's Big Island on a recent morning, nobody pays much attention to him, even though, as an internationally renowned genius rock-god legend, his face is more recognizable than yours in the mirror. He's wearing shorts, a black T-shirt and running shoes, and an Australian drover coat. Tall and strikingly handsome, Trash has a fast, loping walk that looks like a werewolf skating on a pond of coffee. These days the Doctor seems eager to distance himself from his barefoot youth -- who was that crazy piano prodigy who once called amplified music "chimp-snot"?-- and driven to reinvent himself as both a Major League Baseball player - currently with the Baltimore Orioles - and a practicing sorcerer.

Trash punches the elevator button to the seventh floor, where he keeps a small office. For a man who is as responsible as anyone for the wonder and chaos of the international music scene, Trash's view of it all is surprisingly modest: graceful palms extending out toward Hapuna Bay, the distant whoosh of water below. There is nothing modest, however, about his resume - see http://situationtranquil.blogspot.com - yet now his steel-trap, vice-grip, laser-intense mind-control focus is on... home runs and hocus pocus. The move to baseball may be obvious, but Trash's bet on commercial necromancy & prestidigitation is a hugely risky move in many ways, not only because powerhouses such as God and Harry Potter are gunning to outdo Satan (and Batman will be soon, as well), but because success may depend on how well Trash, a forty-two-year-old semi-reclusive billionaire, is able to understand and respond to the fickle magic-practicing habits of eighteen-year-olds in their college dorms.

Q: It's an honor to meet you.
Trash: You're hot. Great ass.

Q: What do I call you? Doctor?
Trash: Call me El Jefe. Nice rack, too!

Q: What attracted you to baseball? You seem athletic, but hitting a baseball is reputedly the most difficult challenge in sports.
Trash: That's why I became a pitcher. I love pitching. Know what I mean? (Winks)

Q: Tell us about your pitching. How many pitches do you have?
Trash: Well, the pitch - the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play - relies much on the seams of the ball. The seams catch the air and their motion is exaggerated or changed, making the ball more difficult to hit. I'm somewhat of an anomaly, I guess - where the typical successful major league pitcher has 2-4 pitches, I actually have 24 pitches. Honed my skills over years of touring, throwing stuff off the stage.

Q: What are your pitches?
Trash: I have a traditional fastball, two-seam fastball, four-seam fastball, cut fastball, split-finger fastball, forkball, rising fastball, breaking ball, curveball, knuckle curve, slurve, sinker, slider, screwball, yellow submarine, changeup, palm change, circle change, knuckleball, Eephus pitch, brushback, beanball, spitball, and surprise intentional ball. But my best pitch is the wild pitch. How about you? Are you wild?

Q: Well, I'm Bavarian -
Trash: I do like the cut of your jib.

Q: Do you see any parallel between the magic revolution today and musical explosion of ST in 1981?
Trash: I think they're really two paths to the same reality. It's about gravitation - the two frames of experience are similar, both allow you to frame infinity.

Q: How did your bandmates react when you initially approached them about your dual career shift?
Trash: (Pause) There was a lot of spittin' up blood, pissin' blood and bleedin'.

Q: Investing so much effort and money in re-popularizing wizardry and witchcraft was obviously a bold move. Did you do much hand-wringing over it?
Trash: I don't know what hand-wringing is. We did a lot of thinking about it. As the saying goes, 'If not for the courage of the fearless crew...'

Q: What do you mean by that? Entering the world of abracadabra voodoo shamanism?
Trash: As the saying goes, 'I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore...'

Q: Lately, the conjuring industry has been threatening to throw anyone caught illegally downloading magic tricks in jail. How smart is that?
Trash: Amber graves of liberty for all... deliver us from freedom! Sure it's smart. You deserve what you get. Take it to the next level - capital punishment. And then add insult to injury - have the executioner yawn while killing each perpetrator.

Q: Of course, magic theft is nothing new. Haven't you ever performed bootleg incantations?
Trash: I like to go to the mall and drip honey from a jar from high up on the second floor and cut the drip with scissors and watch people's faces intently study mine trying to determine whether or not I'm sane. Then I look for Swedes.

Q: I'm not sure I --
Trash: Want to see my wand?

Q: Beg your pardon?
Trash: I've put a spell on you... take off your clothes!

Q: Off the record?
Trash: You are one blue-eyed spider. Purina Kitten Ciao, baby!

Sub ST

2005-08-09T16:53:00.000-07:00

Anything But Tranquil

The entire world was breathless this past weekend as a Russian submarine sat helpless at the bottom of the ocean. In a miraculous rescue, British armed forces were able to free the desperate vessel from its underwater predicament. Just now details of those final hours before rescue are coming to light.

The captain of the sub, Sergei Kovelevsky explains via an interpreter:

"It was dark and cold. We were trying to save the last power in our supply. We were unsure as to our future and not knowing if a saving was to happen. The radio was weak. Some men cried quietly. Others were to write last notes to family people. But for lucky sake I had my CD player with many ST disks. Situation Tranquil music helped us to feel powerful. My favorite was "Society of Spit". It is a CD to which I listen often. Its message is hope always. How do you say...I dig these tunes."

Informed of their part in the rescue ST publicist Gary Frey was pleased. "It's what we do."

S.T. Single: A New Path

2005-08-07T18:52:00.000-07:00

New Song Has Rock World Buzzing

Situation Tranquil unexpectedly released a new single this weekend. Simply entitled "Myths", the new song's hard edged sound has quickly become American radio's most played song.

"Lyrics, sound, energy, emotion...that's our job." said band co-founder KF Nibla. "I trully hope you enjoy our sonic offereing as it was intended. As a blueprint for a new way to live."

The lyrics are unique in the world of popular music.

"Freud has suggested that
all moments of anxiety
reproduce the painful feelings
of the first separation
from the mother -
the tightening of the breath,
congestion of the blood,
of the crisis of the birth.

Conversely,
all moments of separation
and new birth produce anxiety.
Whether it be the king's child about to be taken
from the felicity of her established
dual-unity with Danny King,
or God's daughter Eve,
now ripe to depart
from the idyl of the Garden,
or again,
the supremely concentrated
Future Buddha
breaking past
the last horizons
of the created world,
the same archetypal images
are activated,
symbolizing danger,
reassurance,
trial,
passage,
and the strange holiness
of the mysteries of birth"

"I see this as a song of hope." said legendary ST keyboardist Dr. Louis Trash in a saturday morning interview with Larry Krueger on San Francisco's KNBR.

Fore-play!

2005-08-04T11:43:00.000-07:00

ST hits the Links

Members of the highly acclaimed rock outfit, Situation Tranquil recently took a break from their demanding schedule to hit the links for an 18-hole outing at the Franklin Canyon Golf Coursae in Hercules, California.

Local police were on site to restrain paparatzi and a throng of overzealous fans.

"I quite enjoy teeing up the old white nut. It brings me joy and pleasure with which I can create my art in a more graceful manner. Dig?" said KF Nibla. KF finished the day firing a remarkable 67.

Not far behind was Dr. Theodore Trash who hit the clubhouse boasting a solid 70. "I let myself down with missed putts on 14 and 17. But otherwise I was pleased with my game." remarked Trash as he sipped a stout beer. "It was kinda warm out there. When I'm warm I crave heavy beer."

Joining ST's glimmer twins for their round was the Hockey Hall-of-fame broadcaster Dan Rusanowsky. "I first became of aware of ST in my undergradutate days at St. Lawrence University. I used to study to their early works. Later I would get a chance to meet KF briefly when they played a local coffeehouse. He told me that he was a big fan of college hockey especially the CCHA. We stayed in touch over the years."

"I really like the color green. The grass is green and the putting surface is 'a green'. Green is good." said KF as he penned ideas for new lyrics on a stained cocktail napkin.

Knight Game

2005-07-27T12:38:00.000-07:00

WHO ME?

Bad news has found its way into the glamourous life of Dr. Cedric Trash. Recently the good Dr. was informed that a past fling with a now 45-year old Linda Knight produced more than just 'a rockin good time'. Knight's lawyer, Kevin Archer says Knight's 23-year old son, Manny, is the result of their 1982 liason.

"Face up to your responsiblities Mr. Trash or whatever you rock stars call yourself." said an angry Knight. "I want money for all the hardship of being a single Mom raising Manny from a baby. All the while Dr Trash was trapsing acoss the globe spreading his seed. It makes me sick."

Dr. Trash would not speak on camera but told National Geographic magazine, "Who is she? Is she hot?"

S.T. Roster

2005-07-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil
The Band Members

KF Nibla - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Dr. Greg Trash - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals, Bongos
Roy "The Wok" Wokosin - Voice, Dishes
Markus K. Elman - Percussion, Concussion
Enos Hair - DJ skills, Guitar, Lawn Mowers
Iggy Burnett - Pan Flute, Banjo, Kettle Drums, Bottles
Gary Frey - Wind Chimes
James Roosevelt Beech (1981-83) - Cage of Symbols
Ken Weeks (1981-85, 87, 89, parts of 92 and 96) - Mouth Organ
Joe T. Wright - Manager, Travel Coordinator, Muse
Debra Durkee-Beech - Wardrobe
Jennette Moore - Set Design, Cook, Groovy Chick
Nancy Baily - Den Mother, Smokes

More from the Doc

2005-07-21T13:45:00.000-07:00

Snippets from the Dark Side - Part 2

As the birds blink in the dovetailing light and the gentle wind bends the vast expanse of wheat, Iggy welcomes reality with outstretched arms. The rising horizon fixates his stare for a moment, the descending reddening orange sun captivating as it prepares to land in the shimmering distance. Sound is beautiful now, the comforting upper hand of silence massaging his spirit. Iggy cradles the revolver in his hand, marveling at its chameleon-like penchant for assuming the temperature of any surrounding matter, and looks down. He runs his finger along its barrel, and it feels smooth and soothing.

Markus grabbed Linda's hand as she tried to enter the cave. "No," he said quietly, wiping the sweat from his brow. "No." Linda, demure and polite as usual, simply relented.
"Come on, Elman. My grandfather found that fossil in THIS cave, and I'm so curious!"
"It is forbidden. You know that."
Linda shook her hand loose. "I'm going in there." She stepped again toward the cave. Markus grabbed her arm, more firmly this time, and they struggled. Tears began to drip from her eyes. "Look," she said softly. "I'm not gonna beg you. I must go in." Markus watched a tear roll down her face and stretch across her lips.
"You know the rules." His words were firm, simple. "To break them could change history." As he pulled her back to the trail, he didn't see the knife.
"I am sorry," Linda said, fluidly slashing the front of his neck. Silently, painlessly, Elman slumped to the ground, blood streaming from his throat. Linda didn't look at Markus' body as she ran into the cave and disappeared.
Forty million years later, giant bats search the mountains for food. The mountains are their favorite feeding grounds, for there dwell the sparse, frightened, feeble prey known as humans. And across the planet's surface, all forms of technological civilization, including one business in particular known as 'Time Travel Tours', suddenly do not exist. Of course ST is still huge.

Exhausted concert aftermath
Bowls of chowder and crusty rounds of bread, washed down with steaming mugs of cider
Clots of snow slip off the steep Eastern European rooftops

KF adjusted his tie and stared out the window. Why are breasts so damned fun? he wondered.

EXT. FREEWAY. DAY
Early afternoon weekend traffic. The grey asphalt highway stretches out
like a great lazy snake sunning itself in the summer sun. Several cars
speed along, jockeying for position, yearning to reach their destinations.
DR. TRASH'S black BMW goes a little faster than the flow, hugging the fast lane.
INT. DR. TRASH' BMW. DAY
DR. TRASH is tired of driving; he's been at it for a few hours, returning from the gigs in Poughkeepsie, and has had his share of frustrating encounters with assholes on the road.
DR. TRASH' POV
As he rounds a bend, he sees a black VW Rabbit grow in size before him.
DR. TRASH can't go around because of cars currently on his right; the Rabbit, however, could safely move over and out of his way. It doesn't.
EXT. FREEWAY. DAY
DR. TRASH' BMW steadily approaches the Rabbit.
DR. TRASH' POV
He can see the driver of the Rabbit check his rear-view mirror. The Rabbit has a female passenger, probably the driver's girlfriend. The Rabbit still does not move over. DR. TRASH moves closer to it. The Rabbit driver looks at his passenger, smiles, checks his mirror. He doesn't budge.
EXT. FREEWAY. DAY
The Rabbit and BMW speed along in the fast lane like insects in a mating dance. The next lane gradually clears.
DR. TRASH' POV
DR. TRASH sees the clear lane, but sticks to the Rabbit like a fly on shit. All his frustrations are now focused on this asshole in front of him, who should abide by the rules of the road and move out of his way. DR. TRASH could now go around, but not now. He's on a mission. He's going to win this one. The Rabbit driver again checks his mirror... that BMW is much too close...

Ennis runs past the lumbering polar bears to the nearest pay phone, bruised, shivering and out of breath. He grabs the receiver and frantically punches at the keys... Can't believe I escaped, he thinks wildly, tears of relief mixing with the tears of fear, cascading down his flushed, bloody face. My God, why us? Why this? He and Ralph Sims had been walking back to the car, chuckling and grass-stained after mowing lawns in the neighborhood, when they'd suddenly heard thumping bass and a barrage of squeals. Whirling, they'd seen the car coming at them, indiscriminately mowing down anyone and everyone. Men fell wildly, women fell screaming, lawnmowers fell silent. It was all such a blur, it had all happened so fast, it was like a dream... a horrible, terrible nightmare... The car had come at them... Ennis shook his dazed head and jabbed a shaking finger again at the phone, desperate to reach someone, somewhere. Oh God, poor Ralph...

From the Journals of Ken Weeks: I guess I was just tired of it. Nag nag nag for hours on end, and not only did I want to be left alone, I didn't even want her in the same county, let alone cabin. I wasn't attracted to her anymore; any semblance of that affection I once felt for her that I had dimly termed 'like' had long since dissipated. My feelings for her were as dry as an African dog's soupbowl. And the nagging and tailgating continued. I'm not a violent man by nature. You could ask anyone (not her... anyone else).

"I wish you'd start smoking again," Frey grumbled as Wok sang of computers in a deep baritone.

Meanwhile, the S.W.A.T. team moved in on the overly-perfumed groupie. "I can't prove it, but I'm pretty darn sure I have the key to the afterlife," the woman said, spinning her head around in a 360.

Lawn Care is Essential, Brother

2005-07-21T13:33:00.000-07:00

“When the going gets tough, the tough get drunk”

So goes the credo long ago established by legendary über-group Situation Tranquil, the internationally acclaimed seminal rock and roll geniusi behind the brilliant landmark albums “Static Love”, “Show Me Your Fusebox”, “Drowning in Time” and the ground-breaking web-cast “Stop Remaining Sane – Live from Pompeii”. This tumultuous party-credo, combined with the ever-constant attention of typically overzealous paparazzi, has over the years individually catapulted each band member slash icon into fortune and success, forays into bacchanalian excess, bouts of ribald and questionable ethical behavior, languorous stints in spiritual rehab, and greasy stints in motor stables.

Snippets from the Creative Life – Part 1

KF prefers to write lyrics in strip clubs, high-class ones, where the women
are knockouts with long legs and low self-esteem. He is inspired by the
low lighting, which makes his laptop screen shine like a beacon of hope, a
warm cabin in a maelstorm of chaotic thought. He can think here, focus
here, in the dark, between the leg-my-crotch private lap dances and nude
onstage dancing by women named after car models.

Meanwhile, in rural West Virginia, Iggy Burnett is working on page 1 of his
first novel. “Hell, shit done worked for Hemingway!” he spits as the
three-legged dog shats near the yellowed refrigerator on old Miss McHenry’s
porch.

It is late on a drizzly Thursday when Dr. Trash finally pulls his too-red
rental into the driveway of Elman’s Welsh chateau. He puts the Hertz Rolls
in park, sits back, and takes stock. The house is wide, actually wide, not
just an optical trick of its one-car driveway. Its façade is respectable,
even charming; a handsome house on a pleasant moss-lined
Llandfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrudrobwllllantysiliogogogoch street. The
house has oil central heating with a new boiler, and the property features
not one but two wells. Not bad, thinks the Dr., with a ripple of pride.
Little Elmo has done himself right.

Dateline Baton Rouge: Ennis flips his front porchlight on, and looks out
his window to see a figure at his door. Even in the new moon darkness,
there is no mistaking the man’s rabble-tested jank. Billowy and blunt,
proud, bold and bulky, Ralph Sims stands on Ennis’ front porch grinning
like a goofy pup. His meaty arms fold across his barrel chest, and he
grunts out a “So. Got a lawn needs mowin’?”

Wok awakens with a start. The alarm clock is bleating loudly, and Wok
slaps his hand over the snooze button. He sits up in bed, yawning and
rubbing his eyes. Outside, the wind is blowing fiercely, and the Wokster
can hear the mighty oak tree creaking as the wind whistles through its
tattered leaves. He clambers out of bed and stretches. Suddenly he
remembers - isn't today rehearsal? 3:45pm – he’ll have to hustle to catch
the train to Boeblingen. Wok throws on his fatigue pants, makes his way
down the spiral staircase and brews a pot of der Kaffee. Strong and black,
like the dyed van dyke he wears as testament to his Teutonic heritage even
though he’s Jewish. He pours himself a bowl of Fruit Loops, and runs out
the door. Frau Veitenheimer from next door shakes her head as the
barefoot, shirtless rock god, cereal milk spraying like a flock of
speck-sized pigeons, dashes past for the bus at the corner.

Der WOK

2005-07-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

!! MESSAGE BY ROY M. WOKOSIN !!
authenticity confirmed by government agencies

Hello Lovelies,

This is a message from wok. This being a very special morning for me, I have chosen it to announce that as of July 2003 I shall be retiring from the music business. In order to pursue a different career. And not have to do this "be on time" thing ever again.

The last recordings I will make will be (believe it or not) a track for Dolly Parton's upcoming tribute album and a track for Dr. Trash / Knarf's forthcoming album of aboriginal chants. These will be recorded in May.

In July we will be releasing a DVD of a live ST in Stuttgart Konigstraße show and documentary featuring tracks from way back like "Jumbo Shrimp", "Atheist in Parochial School" and "Lint" along with supporting tracks fom my personal heroes James Taylor and Saga. The DVD will be entitled "Goodnight, thankyou. You've been an audience."

And so ye have.

I wish here to thank everyone who has been a fan and or supporter of mine over the last twenty two years in the music business (first record at 24, deal at 27. Half o first album wrote when 15). As well as all the people whom I have had the honour of working with. Not least the great Dolly Parton herself!

Thanks to all of ye for a great time and a great education.

I would request that as of July, since I seek no longer to be a "famous" person, and instead I wish to live a "normal" life, could people please afford me my privacy. By which I mean I would like not to have exploition of my self or my name or anyone connected with me by newspapers.

And the settlers on my front lawn, would you please move next door to the Petersons' place. I also mean that (with love) I want to be like any other person in the street and not have people say there is Roy M Wokosin, aka the Wok, aka the god-like mega-Wokster who makes Roger Daltrey look like Aldo Nova! As I am a very shy person, believe it or not.

So I ask with love, that I be left in peace and privacy by people who love Situation Tranquil too. And I hope it doesn' t sound rude. It ain' t meant rude. I am glad that ye are helped by my songs. So help me too, by giving me what is best for me, a private life. And maybe a swig from your flask if you have one, I can always use that, if you have one in that case you can call me Roy. But just for the time it takes for the swigging to occur. After that we don't know each other although I will be thankful even though it may not look like it and I may hit you with my walking stick.

My advise to anyone who ever admires a so called "celebrity" if u see them in the street, dont even look at them. If u love them, then the lovingest thing u can do to show them so is leave them alone and don't stare at them! Or bang on restauraunt windows when they in there... especially if they are tenderly enjoying a fragile souffle.

Although I am not a fan of souffles. Or brussles sprouts. But I like to eat many, many other things served in restaurants that have windows. Anyway, Or make them get their picture taken, or write their names on bits of paper. That's pieces of them - albeit pieces with a potential value on E-Bay - and one day they wake up with nothing left of themselves to give.

Love, peace, and don't 4get to remain sane y'all.

* wok *

A Side Project in the Works?

2005-07-21T10:51:00.000-07:00

Breaking News!!
Nitequil...the New KF/Trash project

Reports are sketchy, but reliable sources tell us that KF Nibla and Dr. Trash are working on a new musical project to be called "Nitequil". Apparently the two have enlisted Billy Corrigan and Peter Hook to co-produce the CD.

Details are hard to come by but it is thought that the boys are finally growing tired of the resposibilities associated with Situation Tranquil. KF recently has said so much in published interviews.

"I fucking hate this band and everyone in it. I hate our fans. I hate the music and I hate this fucking fatique jacket!" He told Kurt Loder in a Rolling Stone article.

Stay tuned!

Inside the Mind

2005-07-21T10:45:00.000-07:00

A minute with...ST co-founder Dr. Greg Trash

ST.com: Doc, it's been 2 years between releases. Your 2003 CD "Invisible Visions" was panned by fans and critics alike. Now with "Two Wells" coming out later this month. What can fans expect?

DRT: Critics are critics. They like to criticize things. That's why they are critics. Their job is to pick things apart. I think it's fair to say "Invisible Visions" was a good record. I think it was simply misunderstood. Situation Tranquil likes to challenge our fans, our listeners. We expect them to make an effort. I didn't really get it either until we were done recording and I had played the disk 50 or 60 times.

As for our new CD "Two Wells", I'll say this. It indeed rocks with severe authority. This was indeed a labor of love, and sweat, and tears and other bodily fluids that I'd rather not talk about right now. But be it safe to say our fans will enjoy this aural outing like no other.

ST.com: I've had the good fortune to get a pre-listen to "Two Wells" and I was impressed by the song writing and the production. How did you guys approach the process?

DRT: For two years both myself and KF were sequestered in a dingy, run-down Memphis hotel. There we tried to feel the presence of the King. Let's just say we never felt the King's presence, but while we waited we worked out some clever hooks. The lyrics actually flowed really well. I'm proud of of all the songs that made the release. In fact we've got enough for a whole box set. We may do the iTunes thing later.

As for the production. We decided to call in Kevin Archer. He was a guy we had worked with in the mid 80's. Fans may remember his masterful production on "Spanish Flies in France", "Earth to You", and the single "Buy Me". Kevin was working with Radiohead. He had to get out of his contract. But it wasn't a big deal.

We thought we should record on location. It always gets us in a creative mood. KF wanted to rent a submarine and equipt it with some digital recording gear but we had problems getting cleared in international waters. I actually liked the idea. But finally we settled on a mobile facility at Australia's Ayer's Rock.
Prior to the record sessions we rented out SkyDome in Toronto for rehearsals. That's where you get the kinks out. Iron out the rough portions and let the songs trully come to life. We only needed 2 weeks of rehearsals.

Once in Australia, everything just came together. Wok was held up in immigration for a couple of days, but we recorded most of our drum and base tracks. Keyboards came later. Wok is actually an over dub kind of guy.
Kevin Archer was a mad man behind the glass. He would put on his sunglasses, stand on the soundboard and just twist knobs to his heart's content.

The beauty of this record is in the performance. I've discovered deep meditating yoga. I feel calm and focused even when I don't want to (which is a plus). KF is finally over the whole 'nervous breakdown' thing and Gary, Markus and Jimbo all followed directions very well. Once Wok did arrive the magic took over.

ST.com: Where does the title "Two Wells" come from?

DRT: Back in '01 I was feeling trapped by my life. Like lots of people I had stress, worry, twitches, panic attacks, itchy toes, plus my hair was starting to fall out. I consulted my optician and he suggested that I try a lifestyle change. Anyway, I decided to purchase a small farm in Wales. It really wasn't all that great but it did have 2 wells. Which is so much better than having just 1 well.

For the Record

2005-07-21T10:34:00.000-07:00

A Chronicle of S.T. Recordings
1981 - Present

Static Love (EP) 1981
Soup of the Gods 1982
Candles Underwater 1983
Up Against the Wall 1983
Leader of Loners: The Real Story (2 LPs) 1984
Esslingen: Live and Ornery 1985
Whine, Women and Song 1986
Working on Vacation 1987
St. Trevor: Lord of the Monks 1988
Pain, Pleasure and the Art of Kite Making 1989
Money is the Motive 1991
Last Will and Testicles 1992
Bell Bottom Bottoms 1993
Silence is the Enemy 1995
At Home in Chaos 1996
Show Me Your Fusebox 1997
Drowning in Time 1998
Firehose of Love 1999
Society of Spit 2000
The Squamisch Chronicles 2001
Larry, Moe, Kurt & Jimi 2002
Pick-up Point Memoirs (17 disks demos/outakes/b-sides) 2003
Invisable Visions 2003
2 Wells 2005

Oh Well, Another ST Masterpiece

2005-07-21T09:05:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil - Talent to Burn

"Two Wells" reviewed....

This writer recently had the rare privledge to get his hands on a copy of the soon to be released "Two Wells" from rock mega-groove troop Situation Tranquil. In this their 32nd studio recording, ST peels back yet another layer to their complex musical make-up. The ensuing storm of sonic glory is tanamount to sex with a super-model.

Opening the CD are distant sirens for a WWII London bomb shelter. Next the stomping feet and roar of an angry crowd. Then like a spear from the heavens KF's signature shreaded guitar sound pierces the soundscape. This is "Well above the Norm". A song that tears at your soul and begs the question, "Are you Normal?" Vocalist Roy Wokosin's shrieks reflect a man in full control of his power...

"Your Mother hates the life you live
Do you have any money to give?
My Pants are ripped and torn
Wish I was never born
Normal like a leper's cry
Don't think to ever ask why
ahhhhhhh....
ahhhhhhh...
WHY???????"

From here ST wields there hammer into a 14 minute thrill ride to hell with "Thill Ride to Hell". Drummer Markus K. Elman builds the foundation for Dr. Trash to skate his keyboard across a violent chalkboard. KF's (now on bass) thunder reveals his quest...to rock.

"Two Wells" then skreetches to slow march. A Dr. Trash penned acoustic ballet, "Frog Boy" beautifully weaves the story young fears and misguided wisdom. Trash, providing lead vocal for the first time since '99's hit single "Can't find the Lost and Found", offers....

"You were young...played with toys
Never sought to silence noise
Still they called you
Day and Night
Frog Boy, Frog Boy!"

Now like putty in their hands I must hear more. "Two Wells" has me willing to die for the mere asking.

The next offering starts with a 6 minute dial tone...then like a Central Park loiterer, Wok invents a matra for the ages...sound, language, meaning. It all comes together in the epic tune "___?___". Too powerful to even have a title my bladder could no longer contain itself. But carpets can be cleaned. Music like this can change the world...my world...your world.

Finally a single song remains to be heard. Can I stand another eargasm? YES, YES, YES. "Not So Magic Marker", an ode to lost love and new furniture, seeks answers to unknowable questions.

"Two Wells" cannot get into your hands quick enough. Sell all your worldly goods, your soul and your life for this record!

A Day in the Park

2005-07-20T19:34:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil is proud to announce an agreement with baseball's San Francisco Giants to rename their home field "S.T. Park". Opened in 2000 as Pac Bell Park, the 42,000 seat baseball stadium was renamed SBC Park prior to the 2004 season.

"We are proud to be associated with these rocking dudes." proclaimed part owner Peter McGowen at a midday press conference. "Everyone knows that Pac Bell was lame and SBC sucked. Equally everyone knows S.T. rocks the foundation of life itself."

The ballpark is known as the premier venue in all of major league baseball.

"I dig their sound and now I dig playing here even more." said veteran first baseman J.T. Snow.

S.T. was represented at the San Francisco announcement by legendary keyboardist Dr. Greg Parrish. "This is awesome." he said as his young son Zach clinged to his knee. "Consider this a done deal...now get me a Guiness mixed with a Harp...Pronto."

The Giants currently reside in the depths of the National League's western division.

Fans Speak Out

2005-07-19T22:11:00.000-07:00

Tranquil
It instills feelings of peace and harmony.
--Terri

Tranquility
Tranquility is my favorite word because it creates an image and feeling of calmness, a beautiful scene and absolute peacefulness.
--Christopher Ind

Situation Tranquil
It makes me want to rock beyond my instinctual limits, man.
--Sader

Syd on ST

2005-07-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

Tranquil fans. Thought you might find this of interest...in a recent BBC exclusive interview with reclusive Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, the topic of ST came up.

"Those lads were bloody daft." said the former psychedelic icon.

An Open Letter to Our Fans

2005-07-15T11:21:00.000-07:00

Dear Situation Tranquil Fans:

On behalf of the entire ST organization, it gives me great pleasure to report that the National Labor Relations Board, "ST Support Musicians Inc" and the Band Situation Tranquil have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.

While the deal is still subject to ratification by Weeks, Beach, Elman, et al, we believe the that the two parties have taken a huge step in the right direction in an effort to create a true partnership between the KF, Dr Trash and our 'support musicians'.

The response thus far from our fans and partners has been overwhelming and we know that you are as excited as we are to get the greatest band in the world back on the road. With a rocking band, great set list and ambitious tour ahead, we are very anxious to resume our quest to bring the 'Kick Butt Tunage' to the your town!

We will keep you up to date on the ratification process as it moves forward and we thank you for your continued support. This truly is ST territory.

Best regards, KF Nibla President and CEO Situation Tranquil

A Woman's View

2005-07-15T10:01:00.000-07:00

By Wanda Verlinden

Much has been written and said over all these years about Situation Tranquil. In fact the legend has taken on a life of its own. I was there. I saw it all start. And let me tell you right now my story of ST.

It was late 1981 and we were all one big happy family. We were young, care-free and living the adventurous life in lovely Stuttgart. Beautiful gardens and fountains everywhere. Who would have thought those cute guys would one day control most of the free world. I mean that KF...what a hunk he was!! :) He was so sweet and strong and manly. Is it hot in here or just me?

Anyway. It seems like just yesterday...They would be hanging around building 3659 laughing and telling stories. The boom box would be playing Saxon or the Scorpions. KF loved Echo and the Bunnymen. I mean he had such great taste, and charming too! The way he would smile would just melt any girl's heart :-9
It seemed like there was a magic about them. You could tell they were creative and smart and fun. KF used to talk about the future. A future that I wanted to be part of. He was so dreamy.

I never dreamed they would take up music. It was like one day they just decided to make music. It was a trip to the rec center...There were guitars and drums you could use. From the moment they plugged in...It was like God himself smiled on these guys. KF especially had a gift. (he had a few gifts, I would later discover ...hehe) Oh those days. The music was like from angels. The melodies, the words. I felt like it was all written just for me.

But as time went on, and they became discovered, they started to play at parties and later at the ice rink in Esslingen, they changed. It seemed like their innocence just left them. They became more distant. Especially Dr. Trash. I never did like him much. He seemed mean and like he had no soul. Even KF stopped giving me 'attention'. I so desired his touch.

Then one day...They were gone. Just like that. I lost touch. My life moved on. I would marry, have kids and move to Idaho. Years later when I was at the market I saw those boys on the covers of Rolling Stone, Time, Men's Health, Better Homes, and Mad Magazine. They were men now.

One time I took our 'nest egg' and took the Greyhound all the way to Portland. I tried to get near the hotel. But the streets were blocked off. I went to the arena, but there were no tickets. I tried to see them when they arrived for the show. But the limo was so big and it just rushed by. I tried to get back stage. The things I had to do! Yuck. But all I got was a quick glance from KF as he came off stage. I don't think he recognized me. Whoose and they were gone. Just like that.

Now all I have are those memories from all those years ago.

The Old Tiger

2005-07-14T17:28:00.000-07:00

Former Manager Camps Out, Speaks Out

Unlike other old parks that are demolished after being replaced, Detroit's Tiger Stadium still stands, a mile from the Tigers' current home, Comerica Park. Of the 17 Major League Baseball teams that relocated to new parks since 1981, 13 had their old yards leveled. In San Francisco and San Diego, the old structures are used for NFL games. The Houston Astrodome stages high school football and other events. Tiger Stadium is simply abandoned, like many buildings in Detroit.

Or at least that's the public perception. In fact, Tiger Stadium was quietly puchased from the city for an undisclosed sum in 2003 by ST's original manager, Ralph T. Sims. Sims, who was fired by the band in 1991 after publicly proclaiming that the music of Garth Brooks "had some interesting aspects", now makes his home in an Afghan yurt situated in the stadium's former infield. The yurt, a circular domed portable and self-supporting dwelling traditionally used by nomadic peoples of central Asia, is an appropo shelter for Sims, a Kentucky native who moved frequently during his youth as a Navy brat, spent 25 years scattered across the globe in the Army, and managed ST as they traversed the rockstar road, graduating from BBQ parties to EM clubs to German bistros to Indian casinos to nightclubs & konzerthalles to arenas & stadiums all over the world.

"We played here in '85, and I fell in love with the place," said a reflective Sims, in a rare interview. Since his sacking, Sims, save for a brief stint as campaign manager for Bob Dole's failed 1996 presidential bid, has maintained a characteristically low profile.

Q: Kid Rock once wrote a lyric saying that he's got more money than Situation Tranquil. Do you think that's true?
Sims: Fuck no. That's not possible. I mean 27 platinum records, 3 Oscars, a hit cartoon series, hundreds of endorsements... I mean the band fucking owns Grand Cayman Island, for crying out loud.

Q: What's the meanest thing you've ever read about yourself?
Sims: That I bear a striking resemblance to Goofy. That hurt a little bit. But I don't care. It's true.

Q: What was the weirdest show ST ever played?
Sims: Without a doubt, the Bayou in Washington DC. There had been freak hailstorms, and the place was mobbed. I think the Pope was in town that day. Anyway, Berlin - led by sexy Terri Nunn - opened. As we started our set - I think the song was "Show Me Your Fusebox" - someone shouted that Jon Bon Jovi was in the audience, and KF and Trash stormed off the stage midway through the chorus. Elman suddenly started pawing at Terri, and she screamed until he was arrested. Meanwhile Iggy - who'd downed his usual fifth of Jack just before the show - continued to play through the setlist, but on a bright red kazoo he'd found in the men's room... while the audience sat, cross-legged, and swaying, kumbah-ya style. Later I saw Stiv Bators - who was a huge ST guy in those days - pick a fight with Bon Jovi while Hair quietly had a cup of coffee with Bon Jovi's wife. Years later Ennis told me he'd taken both her and Terri to a Home Depot later that night, where they'd had a threesome in one of those lawn shed displays.

Q: What's the best album to listen to on acid?
Sims: I don't do drugs. Just cigarettes, and beer. And the occasional joint. With mescaline. I prefer to meditate. Music makes me high.

Q: How much do you have to eat to stay fat doing coke?
Sims: I -- hey fuck you, get outta my Park. This interview is over.

Beach On Ice?

2005-07-13T09:47:00.000-07:00

ST Drummer to Try Hand at Hockey

With today's announcement of the end of the NHL Lockout, longtime Situation Tranquil drummer Jim Beach had an announcement of his own.

"I intend to play NHL hockey in the coming season. I've been working out very hard and doing some skating." said Beach. "Playing center for the Leafs has been a dream of mine for a few weeks now and I intend to do everything possible to make this happen."

Toronto General Manager John Ferguson, Jr. remarked, "Currently I am not in the market for an overweight 47-year old cake-eater."

To which Beach replied, "Trade me right fucking now!"

Happy Feet

2005-07-12T16:40:00.000-07:00

Walk All Over The Legends!

After the introduction from Jay Leno, the crowd cheered wildly. The members of the band each smiled and waved, and took their place in history.

The scene: Rustic and renowned Graumaunn's Chinese Theatre in beautiful downtown Hollywood, Tinseltown, California, USA. Situation Tranquil was honored as not even the Rolling Stones have been - with footprints in cement AND golden stars on the endless sidewalk that glitzes Sunset Blvd. The jubilant, admiring, loving, respectful, short-attention-spanned onlookers yelled "Speech, speech!" as each ST legend in turn imprinted their hands, feet, and other body parts in concrete for posterity.

Clad in a soiled toga and sporting an Andy Warhol hairdo, ST drumming and percussion genious Markus Elman grabbed the mike from an adoring Leeza Gibbons and shouted, "Be... all you can...be!" - a harkening back to the band's humble beginnings in the U.S. Army. The crowd roared its approval, and numerous security officers had to restrain eager fans. Elman took his ever-present Weisen beer and slammed it into the cement before him, only to elicit more chaotic pleasure from the gathered throng.

Slashing gutarist Ennis Hair, dressed in studded leather and sporting a six-foot pigtail culminating in a golden lawnmower medallion, somersaulted in and splashed his Nikes down in the eager cement. Another cheer rose and Ennis screamed his immortal "Who axed you?" to the adoring masses. Out of seemingly nowhere, steel guitarist fantastico Iggy Burnett materialized, and the crowd began to chant "IG-gy.. IG-gy... IG-gy" repeatedly. The Iggster lifted a Subway sandwich high above his head and with a mighty "Rapunzel Rapunzel shave off your hair" slammed it into the mushy mixture at his feet, jumping in and rolling around. More ecstatic cheers from the crowd, and nearly a third of them reached orgasm.

Suddenly we were directed to the sky and a chant of "K-F! K-F!" arose as ST bassist and co-founder and megalomaniac KF Nibla dropped from the sky in a blue and white Detroit Tigers parachute. A few bystanders were temporarily deafened as the mob roared its approval. KF dropped onto the statuesque arches of the cinema theatre edifice and yelled, "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars!!" followed by a swan-dive into his allotted cement block. The crowd went nuts as KF disappeared beneath the grey mixture.

Finally, ST keyboardist, co-founder, and general rock prima donna Dr. H.S.G.G.P Trash, yelling "Truth disappears with the telling!" emerged from the entryway of the theatre holding two sticks of dynamite and a Bic lighter. Everyone yelled gleefully.

Were you in attendance? What was your experience? Did you lose permanent function of one or more or your senses?

From the News Archives -- KF & Wendy O.: Together Again for the Very First Time

2005-07-12T16:22:00.000-07:00

from Rolling Stone, December 16, 1986

Wendy O. Williams of the Plasmatics is pregnant and due to give birth to her first child in March. Unpredictable KF Nibla of Situation Tranquil is the guy who made it happen - the pair met during last year's Lord Snowden Invitational Rock Classic in Edinburgh and have been an on-again, off-again item ever since, finally making their affair public during President Reagan's annual "Shoot The Shit" celebrity fireside address. The announcement comes at an unstable time for the band, as they are currently auditioning clarinet players to replace Robert Loveless, who "found God" during the band's John Peel Sessions and left to pursue heavenly interests and altar boys. Benny Goodman guested on the band's new 12" single, "A Penny for Pedro".

ST To Release Their "Lost LP"

2005-07-12T12:09:00.000-07:00

Lost Recordings Come to Light

"Godlike", once thought lost forever will soon be available in record stores.

Recorded in February of 1982, mystery surrounded this collection of classic ST songs. Originally it was thought someone had forgotten to press play AND record. Later it was believed that the master tapes were sold for food. Finally a lawsuit from former ST bassist Ennis Hair claimed the tapes were his alone as part of a solo project.

But now, years later the mixed down master studio tapes of "Godlike" have been redicovered at an Indianapolis flea market. Dr. Trash acquired the tapes for $52 and a nice area rug. He took the tapes back to LA and had them digitally remastered to recapture the best sound possible.

I think our fans will really enjoy this gem of a record." said Trash. "I had forgotten how good we really could be in those early sessions. "We're hoping to have this beauty ready for a September relase to coincide with the MLB Wild Card race."

A Digital Cranium

2005-07-12T10:57:00.000-07:00

Can't Get That Song Out of Your Head?

Just when you thought the Situation Tranquil fanatiscism had hit its peak...now this! San Diego plumber Gary Myers has had an Apple IPod surgically implanted into his skull. The 48-year old father of two opted to have the 40 Gigabyte MP3 device, loaded with over 9,000 ST songs, implanted into his skull just below then brain's short term memory center.

"I've thought about this long and hard," said Myers. "I'm a huge fan and I wanted to listen to Sitation Tranquil music 24/7. Now I can!"

Myers' surgeon, David Benividez said the procedure went well. "No complications whatsoever. This was a text book case of ST-mania."

The 3-hour operation involved the delicate insertion of the IPod just below the memory center of Myers' smaller than normal brain. Upon waking in intensive care Myers was pleased. "How great is this. I am in some pain but I can hear ST's live version of 'Swimming in Lunacy' clear as day!"

Informed that the IPod runs on a recharable battery Myers appeared surprised.

Fired!

2005-07-11T21:27:00.000-07:00

OUT!

Situation Tranquil announced this evening that Bob Goodenow has been relieved of his duties as band manager and financial adviser.

Goodenow was hired just this afternoon. The firing obviously comes as a shock to many outsiders.

"He's a dick! End of story." said KF Nibla in a written statement.

A Good Sport

2005-07-11T14:34:00.000-07:00

Former Hockey Rep to Front ST Interests

Situation Tranquil has fired long-time manager Joe T. Wright. Reasons for the dismissal were not given. Hired to take his place is former NHL Players Association boss Bob Goodenow.

"This is a great opportunity for me and my family," said a pleased Goodenow. "I have always been a fan and a lover of ST's music. I will do my best to help ST maintain its position of world dominance on the global music scene."

A somber KF Nibla expressed mixed emotions during this morning's conference call with the media. "Joe did a solid job for us for a long time. But recent revelations made it clear to me and the other members of this rightous band that Joe sometimes didn't have our well being at the forefront of his actions." KF failed to elaborate. Yet he seemed pleased with the addition of Goodenow. "I met Bob late in '89 after a particulaly awesome show in Edmonton. We hit it off. He had some great Rangers tickets and the rest is history. I always hoped to find a way to get him into the ST family."

Goodenow will be involved in all of ST's financial and tour related activities.

Goodenow looks ahead. "I truly look forward to a long relationship with the boys."

ST Film Project in the Works?

2005-07-11T14:11:00.000-07:00

PBS/Burns Show Interest

Until now no one has dared to tell the definative story of rock icons Situation Tranquil. But famed documentary filmamke Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, Pick Up Point, Ostfildern) is in preliminary discussions with Situation Tranquil's management team. Burns hopes to be able to gain permission to produce a 35 hour, 19-part documentary delving into the life and times of the band and its members.

"We can never underestimate the importance of this band and their music. They have left a permanent mark on not just our society but all of human kind." Said Burns. "I want to finally tell the whole story, blemishes and all."

The plan would be to begin production in the fall. PBS has cleared six weeks of airtime for the summer of 2007.

"We are talking. We are seeing what this is all about. Naturally we wouldn't sell our souls for nothing." Said guitartist Iggy Burnett.

"It's about time the boys get their story told. They are a special group of guys who have transformed our world in a profound way." Said PBS chairman Leonard Horton. "We at PBS see this as a public service. It is responsibilty to expose the true greatness that is ST."

Killing The Radio Star

2005-07-11T11:58:00.000-07:00

"Monolith of Madness" Video due in August

Situation Tranquil are spending this week in Elmer, New Jersy shooting the music video for their newest single, "Monolith of Madness". Under the guidance of famed director Phil Toups the band is seeking to 'redefine the genre' of the music video.

"I've spent time with the boys. I've picked their brains. I've listened to the catalogue of their past recordings. And now it's time to tie it all together into one masterful package. This video is without question my finest hour." said a confident Toups.

"He's cool and lets us do what we do best which is to ultimately rock with God-given authority." commented KF Nibla.

The video is due for release on the ST Network (channel 832 on DirecTV, 625 on Dish Network) in early August.

The Shirt Off Our Backs

2005-07-11T11:43:00.000-07:00

New ST Apparrel ready to be shipped.

Situation Tranquil in cooperation with "Fruit of the Loom" is proud to announce their new line of ST wearables. Stylish, comfortable and durable you will be the talk of the town.

Purchase these beauties at any Sears, Target, K-Mart, Macy's, 7-11, Exxon, McDonald's, Starbucks or U.S. Post Office.

KF/Trash Seek Salary Cap

2005-07-10T11:29:00.000-07:00

Support Members Furious

Situation Tranquil founders KF Nibla and Dr. Trash are seeking to limit the income of other members of the band.

"We've been here since day numero one baby." KF said in a recorded statement. "The legend of the band has been built upon blood, sweat and mucus of myself and my trusted colleague Dr. Trash."

The remaining members of the band are less than happy at the prospect of becoming hourly workers. "I've been playing in this band. Building a life for myself since 1982" said drummer Markus K. Elman. "The idea that somehow I just joined up is false. I mean the band was like 2 days old when I joined. I'm not some session guy."

Nibla and Trash are seeking legal measures that would allow ST's management company to pay each 'non-original' member no more than $11.52 an hour for their work in the U.S. based band for the ages.

"It's no secret who makes this band go, makes it tick, stirs this high powered and flavorful drink. Quite simply it is myself and Mr. Nibla." said Dr. Trash in a written statement.

Gary Frey, Markus K. Elman, James R. Beach, Kenneth W. Weeks, and Iggy S. Burnett are seeking an injunction from a federal court to stop the forced salary retraint.

"This is truly an unfortunate situation and anything but tranquil. Get it?" said the group's manager Joe Wright.

The Wok: Life after Fame

2005-07-09T16:46:00.000-07:00

The Quieted Voice of Genius
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He once graced the stage in some of the biggest theaters and stadium in the world. His image was known in the farthest reaches of the third world, yet today he lives a quiet life far from the limelight.

Roy M. Wokosin, known during his rock and roll heyday simply as 'The Wok' was the leader of Situation Tranquil, the loudest band in the land. His unique vocal phrasings and haunting lyrics were the voice of a generation. Now surrounded by his wife Gloria and two sons, Cedric and Cleon, Roy (as he prefers to be called) misses none of the trappings of fame. "That was a time and a place. I am no longer that person."

That person helped form Situation Tranquil in late 1981. They started as a simple four piece band playing cover tunes from the likes of Opus, and Fischer Z, but it wouldn't be long until he and his mates began to pen some of the greatest songs of the 20th century.

"I enjoyed my time making music, but I always knew deep in my heart that I wanted to farm." Says a contented Wokosin. There on his 77 acres parcel of semi-arid land 90 miles east of Missoula, Montana, Wokosin prefers to look ahead rather than back. "I haven't listened to an ST record in years. I have no desire to go back."

Asked if he keeps in touch with any of the current ST crew, Wokosin paused. The corners of his mouth began to curl into a soft smile, "Fuck NO!"

Letter of the Day

2005-07-09T15:19:00.000-07:00

...as part on our ongoing series members of Situation Tranquil reach into the mail bag...

"You guys are great. I listen to all of your records all day and most nights. I've had all of your names tattooed to 'special parts' of my body. I have seen you in concert over 500 times and have traveled the world just to see your tour. What makes you guys so awesome?"

Knatalie (with a K)
USA

Dr. Trash..."Good personal hygiene."

Ice Ice Baby

2005-07-09T15:09:00.000-07:00

Tranquil front man buys glacier

KF Nibla, leader of the high profile rock and roll troupe Situation Tranquil has purchased a glacier from the Canadian government. The 2 billion year old glacier is located 150 km south southeast of the Jaspar National Park in Alberta.

"It's really pretty awesome. I dig climbing it and sipping on the cool ancient nectar that is its frozen lagacy." Stated the proud Nibla. "I'm thinking about melting it down and filling my pool in Maui with it. How rad is that, dude?"

Riding High

2005-07-09T10:45:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil now has their very own Theme Park Ride. Yes it's true. The U.S. Based supergroup recently signed a lucritive 20-year agreement with Ohio's Cedar Point. Terms were not disclosed.

The ride..."Situation Tranquil's Wild Ride" will be a thrill for all true rockers.

Riders on the super-sized "Situation Tranquil's Wild Ride" sit in outward-facing suspended seats that form a giant circle of 50 passengers; their legs dangle freely, and each seat has an individual shoulder restraint and restraining belt. "Situation Tranquil's Wild Ride" swings riders back and forth in a seemingly out-of-control pendulum motion while rotating counter-clockwise. At the peak of the pendulum movement that reaches a maximum speed of 70 mph, riders are upside down 140 feet high above the ground and experience “airtime” – that coveted feeling of weightlessness that is popular for thrill-seekers on roller coasters. The dynamic return drop generates a variety of sensations on riders depending on their specific position through the rotation, creating a different ride experience each time.

ST Drummer Jim Beach was quoted at the announcement, "This is way cool. Can I go again?"

Report: ST Turned Down Live 8 Headliner Role

2005-07-08T12:34:00.000-07:00

The BBC reported today that supergroup Situation Tranquil turned down an offer from Sir Bob Geldof to headline the London Live 8 Concert last Saturady in Hyde Park.
"They told me that they were working on their own benefit show to aid Iceland." Said Geldof. "Naturally I was disappointed they couldn't be here.

A Scientist Reviews ST's New Single "Running Monkey"

2005-07-07T22:04:00.000-07:00

"Running Monkey" is the newest song from
Supergroup Situation Tranquil.
Below is my professional analysis.

--Dr. Heinrich Von Musel

DECIBEL SCALE IS USED TO COVER THE RANGE OF SOUND INTENSITIES IN RUNNING MONKEY SONG.
To handle this large range we make use of a logarithmic ratio scale called the decibel scale.
In general, a decibel scale for any quantity, q, is defined as:
Lq = 10 log dB (Equation 2.1)
Note that the decibel is not an absolute measure but is referenced to a selected quantity, q ref.
Another reason for using this scale is that the ear itself 'hears' logarithmically and humans judge the relative loudness of two sounds by the ratio of their intensities, a logarithmic behaviour.
The Bel was named after Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the Scottish/American inventor of the telephone and worker for the deaf.
As this unit is rather large it has been divided into ten smaller units called decibels or dB. (deci = one tenth of).
Make a funny face if you want to leave the SafetyLine Institute to take a brief tutorial refresher on logarithms at the University of Wisconsin.
When sound intensity is expressed as a decibel it is referred to as sound intensity level and is given the symbol LI.
To convert sound intensity, I, to sound intensity level LI the following relationship is used:
LI = 10 log dB re Iref (Equation 2.2)
where I = sound intensity whose level is being specified, in watts/m2
and Iref = reference intensity
= 10-12 watts/m2 (the threshold of hearing)
Sound power, W, can also be expressed in decibels and is then referred to as the sound power level, Lw.
Lw = 10 log dB re Wref (Equation 2.3)
where W = sound power of the source in watts
Wref = reference sound power
= 10-12 watts
For sound pressure p, we use the relationship:
Sound pressure level Lp = 10 log = 20 log dB re pref (Equation 2.4)
where p = rms sound pressure in Pa
pref = 2 x 10-5 Pa
(sometimes written as 20 m Pa = 20 x 10-6 Pa, which is the sound pressure at the threshold of hearing at 1000 Hz)
The sound pressure level at the threshold of hearing is thus:
Lp = 20 log = 20 log 1 = 0 dB

ST Lyrics Revisied

2005-07-07T21:51:00.000-07:00

From Situation Tranquil's 1984 Song
"Fabric of a Thought".

"Dark inside, nowhere to go, nowhere to roam

My mind is racing, yet no one's home

Can an idea feel so alone?

Anywhere, anytime the phone may ring

But my thoughts belong to no one...not even Dave Bing"

All Girl Band to Open for ST

2005-07-06T20:49:00.000-07:00

ST fans planning to attend shows on the upcoming tour are in for a treat. Opening for them on the North American leg of the tour will be the all-female heavy metal group, "VolksMarch". Until now VolksMarch was little known outside of their native Baden Baden.

"These chicks rock with an until now unknown fury." said KF Nibla. "We got to know them thru a friend of a friend who knew a guy who once mowed Connie Wade's lawn. I think our fans will dig them and their raw cat-like energy."

New DVD to be released

2005-07-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

Surprise, surprise! ST is releasing a new DVD early in August. It covers the behind the scenes story of their notorious '98 European Tour. "Twirling the Finger-pen" shows rare never-before-seen footage of the band away from the harsh lights of the stage, including Gary Frey's stay in a Turkish prison for "crimes against humanity". He was later aquitted.

"I think the ST faithful will see a new dimesion to the band thru repeated viewings of this DVD" said producer/director Kevin Archer. "I feel honored to have been given this opportunity."

Emergency Remix

2005-07-06T15:55:00.000-07:00

Following the Gatorade presser in NYC, KF hopped the band's private Lear Jet, destination...Whistler BC. "I just got a call from Joe T. (Wright-the band's manager and publicist). He told me that someone had stolen the mastered final edit of the soon to be released recording 'Broken Memories'. I've got to get back to our studio in BC to do the mix over again. I'm looking at pulling a few all-nighters. But first I'm hitting "The Keg". "The Keg" is a popular steak and ribs restaurant with lots of yummy appetizers.

ST Signs Deal with Gatorade

2005-07-06T13:49:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil has announced a 3-year deal with Gatorade to be the "Official Rehydration Product" of the supergroup. Seated at a morning press conference in New York City, founding memebers KF Nibla and Dr. Trash chugged a concoction of rum, triple sec, jagermeister and Gatorade. "Good Stuff" KF was heard saying. Financial terms were not revealed.

New CD Artwork is here

2005-07-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

Situation Tranquil's long awaited new release,
"Broken Memories" should be in stores by the end of July.
The CD contains all new material, most of which was written during the period of their guitarist Iggy Burnett's incarceration in rural Vermont for 'crimes against the state'. Much secrecy has surrounded this recording, going as far as the chemical 'erasure' of the short-term memory of both the producer and the engineer involved in the project.

Elman Sounds Off

2005-07-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

"This drama must end. Let's play. Let's tour. Let's have a few cold ones before and a few warm ones (wink wink) after.

I'm up for the tour. Let's do it."

ST Drummer - Markus K. Elman

Frey Replies

2005-07-04T20:41:00.000-07:00

Greetings to the fans out there. I feel betrayed. I want to make music and I want to uphold the name of Situation Tranquil. In the past 24 hours much has transpired in the way of madness. Last night was not a way I like to live. KF must understand that his ego is not OUR problem. We are here to make music. We are here to satisfy ourselves and the fans of this band which have for 25 years supported us. I am willing to carry on under the following ...

1. We rock
2. We do things like a democracy where we vote and stuff
3. I can get a break once in a while and maybe like call my wife

Fans...I write this hoping to see you on this groove invested tour which is like upcoming.

Making a musical statement always...Gary

Santa Barbara

2005-07-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

July 21 show at Santa Barbara cancelled. Refunds available at point of purchase.

KF Speaks

2005-07-04T20:21:00.000-07:00

Peace. Hey you all...I lost it at the rehearsal last night. It was me. I'm intense. Everyone knows that. But it's about the sound...it's about the fans...it's about this. This is this!! We all better be on the same page singing to the same fucking choir...dig? I can't help it if some people can't understand that this is serous stuff. I mean we turned down Geldof and stuff so that we could get our act together for the tour. How hard is that? Sure we would have all loved to have been in London. I know I would have dug hard on the Hyde Park thing. I mean my main man Peter Buck just was chewing me how awesome it was. But we have a tour to do and our reputation is out there...hard. The new record is doing well and I feel like we've got something to prove...to ourselves more than anyone. I want to make music..period, full stop, end of fucking sentance. If Gary feels like this is another lark, another day at the park...well excuse me. I suggest Mr. Frey finds a way to get a life and discover what it means to be a professional. I am NOT leaving ST. It's my band. If anything Gary may need to find another place to apply his craft. But as far as I'm concerned we can get his thing back on track. Just make it happen. Rock on MFs. Peace out -- KF

More Bad News from the ST camp

2005-07-04T20:16:00.000-07:00

Bad news lads... the La Mesa gig has been cancelled. Refunds are at the point of purchase.

Trouble in Paradise

2005-07-04T18:07:00.000-07:00

Sketchy reports are surfacing that KF has left the band. Apparently a shouting match between KF and Gary "TooTall" Frey broke out during a late night rehearsal. Words and fists were exchanged. KF stormed out and was seen burning severe rubber in his '04 Ferrari. He pointed to his temple and pulled an imaginary trigger. The "Pommes Frites and M16s" tour seems in doubt.

Dr. Trash working Double Duty

2005-07-04T14:17:00.000-07:00

Orioles RP Greg Parrish, who was sent down to Double-A Bowie on June 13 towork on his control, will be sidelined for about a month because of astrained ligament in his left elbow, the Baltimore Sun reports. Ironically, the injury occurs just as his band Situation Tranquil begins awhirlwind world tour, and it has been suggested that Parrish - known as Dr.Trash to legions of ST faithful - has exaggerated the extent of the injuryto allow him to begin the tour. "That's %$&!#$ horses--t," Parrish blastedwhen confronted after the Baysox' game against New Britain, proceeding toshove two cameramen in a tirade that included throwing a camera to theground, kicking it and threatening to break more. He may face disciplinaryaction from Major League Baseball. Meanwhile, ST manager Joe T. Wright ishaving T-Shirts made from video of the incident, and plans to sell them for$60 apiece at the upcoming concerts.---SCOUTING REPORT... Parrish uses a 91-93 MPH fastball to keep hitters fromleaning over the plate. His offspeed pitch is average at best. His breakingball is sharp but inconsistent, but he can be deceptive because of a quickmotion to the plate. An inconsistent release point often plagues Parrish,and that can cause his command and control to desert him. Parrish is a goodathlete who fields his position well. He successfully covers first base ongrounders to the right side. His move to first is average.

Rehearsals

2005-07-03T15:44:00.001-07:00

The tour starts in less than 2 weeks.

So we've been getting much more serious about rehearsals. The first couple of days were pretty raw. Our sound guys were just getting used to the new gear that we've invested in. Better lights and better sound should make this our best tour yet.

Dr. Trash has been his old moody self lately. Nothing seems good enough. We're too edgy, not edgy enough. Too loud, too fast, out of sync. But he'll get over it. I think it's more a case of nerves. We feel like we've got a lot to prove. The '04 tour was disappointing. I mean the fan turnout was solid. Great energy everywhere we went but still something was missing. I think, looking back, our set list was too reliant on recent material. We're known for our most popular works...stuff from the early to mid 80s and of course stuff form the "Nuclear Landfill Memoirs" album.

The last day or two I've felt like we've really locked in to the old S.T. sound. My bass is creating the signature rumble over which Dr. T lays his multi-layered keyboard riffs. Markus' drums have never sounded better. I really think his rehab and weight program has helped his overall abilty to rock.

My voice feels strong. I can't wait to let it rip for real beginning on the 15th.

The set list is coming together. We probably will open with "Sandskit Skit". From there we will jack it up a bit with "Brainfreezedriedcafeinneuberheistmitvarmitparts". That has always been one of my favorites to play live. We will have a lot of material from the classics like..."Static Love", "My pain is free", "Wally Pipp for Hire" and of course "DPU-Where R U?"

Be sure to check back right here for more as we get tuned up for the tour.

Peace--KF

Summer Tour Announced

2005-06-30T13:15:00.000-07:00

S.T.'s Summer Tour
"Pommes Frites and M16s"
Was announced this morning....be sure to catch this show

July 15 Baltimore, MD opening night souvenir polo shirt
July 16 Washington, DC tickets 1/2 price
July 17 San Diego, CA free guitar string night
July 18 Chula Vista, CA
July 19 La Mesa, CA cancelled
July 20 Anaheim, CA
July 21 Santa Barbara, CA cancelled
July 22 Santa Cruz, CA
July 23 San Jose, CA family night
July 24 Palo Alto, CA
July 25 Menlo Park, CA VFW night
July 26 Woodside, CA
July 27 Redwood City, CA
July 28, 29, 30, 31 San Francisco, CA
August 1 Oakland, CA
August 2 Oklahoma City, OK
August 3 Lakeland, Fla 2 for 1 tickets
August 4 Vancouver, BC
August 5 Winnipeg, Man $5 tickets with Wendy's coupon
August 6 Toronto, On
August 7 Flint, Mi midget/dwarf night
August 8 Lansing, Mi bra free show
August 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 New York City
August 17 Brooklyn

More Date TBA