The Skeletons on You Tube

from You Tube: "Skeletons: "Play With My Heart" performing live on Art Fein's Poker Party, Dec 13, 1991. The pride of Springfield, Missouri, a/k/a The Morells." Thanks to soFeinVideo.

NEW CD for sale: "Always Heed the SYMPTOMS - 'LIVE' in '78"

Your going to pop your belly over this one. Take some of your gas money, and give it to Tom Taber. On the right in this picture is the new single disc "Always Heed the SYMPTOMS - 'LIVE' in '78". A limited issue of 500 copies - 27 cuts lasting 78 minutes, including NO MONEY DOWN, WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER, PENETRATION, GET OUT OF DENVER, and their first performance of Lou's YOU MUST HAVE ME CONFUSED. Email to Tom Taber for purchase details Tom also has many copies of INSTANT HAPPY available, the 4 CD set on the left.

Just Released & For Sale: Skeletons: Alive in the 90s (22 classics polished up by Tom Taber)

For Sale: The Skeletons "Alive in the Nineties 1990-1995
Lou Whitney - Joe Terry - Bobby Lloyd Hicks - D. Clinton Thompson - Kelly Brown -- Live performance released by Almeron Records.With the band's approval, Tom Taber has dusted off old recordings, many of the tapes by the prolific Glenn Steinkamp, and put them on CD for sale to fans. Now, he's up to 4 separate CDs for sale, including the unearthing of the Skeletons' 1979 Amador show as well as the massive 4 disc Morells extravaganza, 101 Songs about Cars, Girls and Food. All of these releases catch the band(s) energy, wit and virtuosity that you may recall if you ever saw them live. Email Tom Taber for purchase details

Make your next party a hit (with over 6 hours of Morells and Skeletons)

Three other CDs for sale. "More compression." That's what Tom Taber hears from the band while they review the live recordings, prior to release. So, the good news is that these CDs have high standards. The even better news is that there's enough Morells/Skeletons music here to choke an iPod or two. And that's progress, since all through the late 90s, so much of this music was out of print, I had to send web site visitors to used CD sites, in search of In the Flesh, or Shake and Push. To buy one of the three CDs, Email Tom Taber for purchase details

Ever wonder what this record really looked like?

L to R: Joe, Bobby Lloyd, Donnie, Lou, Nick

Do you remember a show? (tell us about it)

above: 1981, The Morells, Lawrence, KS - photo by L. Wilson
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"Coyote Club, Wichita, probably 1979 or 80, when their lineup included that Ozark Mountain Daredevils guy. The Coyote stayed open until 2 a.m. This particular Saturday night, however, was when daylight savings time ended, so at 2:00 it became 1:00. So we got another energetic set - they played from 10:00 until 3:00 a.m.- including breaks."

Jim R.

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"My favorite Morells memory is one particular night at KC's old Parody Hall,circa 1980-81. The second-story dance floor was literally swaying to the beat, and I'm thinking, if it falls, at least I'll die happy. The band harmonizing on Psychedelic Situation, Wepp (Boy Go Wash Your Breath) and more. The best moment, though, (which I have documented on a tinny tape) is when, on the encore, they lurched from Folsom Prison Blues to Blitzkreig Bop.I contend they are the only band capable of doing it that well."

-Rick H.

Remember the old Parody Hall in Kansas City? The Morells played there in the early 80s. I snapped this shot while driving by this summer, my only reasoning being a sense of duty to capture history before it's torn down or turned into a Pizza Hut.

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If there ever was a song that Pixar should cast to a new short, this is it.