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When the Mendoza Line fitfully relocated from Athens to New York City in 1999 we felt very much embroidered into the visual arts scene in the city, in a lot of ways more so than the music scene, where we didn't really know anybody at first. Some of t
Let’s bring it truly full circle. Here’s the poster from our SXSW show where most of Paul’s silver shirt pictures were taken. Designed and found by @iamewald . We were honored to play on the same bill with two of our favorite bands,
BREAKING NEWS!! Paul’s silver shirt has been discovered. @paranoid_style has it their possession. They shared the following intel: “Paul's silver shirt (which is essentially just a plastic bag to be worn during periods of intense exerci
Over the last several days, the ML formed a “Warren Commission” to unearth more photos of Paul in his glorious and confounding silver jacket/shirt. The following pictures are our Zapruder film. The evidence shows Mr. Deppler only wore thi
Deppler week continues! This picture by @scrimbag was taken at a rehearsal session for the “Lost in Revelry” tour. It captures peek Deppler. The mustache, glorious and ragtag. The clap, half-hearted. The stare, twinged with confusion or
For a short time around 2002, Paul discarded his famous mustache in favor of this striking and absurdly hot jacket/shirt. People say that fashion goes in cycles. Not sure that’s the case with this item. The 👖 however, totally different story.
Let’s keep the Paul Deppler posts going. This picture was taken overlooking Lake Mead in Nevada. During our tour adventures we stopped at the Hoover Dam a couple times. We were always in awe of this incredible structure. It’s probably a
Today we are sharing a true treat - musings from the ML’s beloved bass player/liner note wordsmith, Paul Deppler!! “I cannot remember either the beginning or the end of the story that surrounds this note but know it resulted in one of th
Nineteen years ago today, “Lost In Revelry” was released to an unsuspecting world. Lives were harmed. Damage was inflicted. Also, great times were had. We are debating re-releasing this one on vinyl next year for the 20th anniversary. Let
Our far flung travels brought us into the orbit of many a troublemaking roustabout, some of whom have remained lifelong friends and others we will reconnect with once they are released from jail. Here are some hijinx with music impresario Ben Dickey,
The brilliant Dave Ewald @iamewald redesigned and reimagined the artwork for the “We’re All In This Alone” reissue. He used the original Polaroids including the cover photo of @shannonmcardlemusic pictured here. We discovered these
We couldn’t resist.
The “We’re All In This Alone” LPs are finally finished! Thanks so much to the great folks @kindercorevinyl for making this happen. Also, thanks to @iamewald for putting the artwork together. Head over to Bandcamp to buy one. The lin
Well we’re honored! @nprmusic included “We’re All In This Alone” on their top reissues of 2020! With @jonimitchell @prince @therollingstones @fleetwooddmac @pylon.band @neilyoungarchives. Amazing way to end a terrible year. #m
Hey Folks! @magnetmagazine has an amazing 19 minute Q&A with Tim, Shannon and Pete up today. We talk about our favorite songs, the albums that changed our lives, and some VERY embarrassing moments. Check it out. It’s good fun. The link is i
It’s been a fun week. Here are a few of my favorite photos—they tee up golden memories that would make even Jack Nicklaus jealous. I’m signing off- up next, Sean Fogarty! John
For today’s post, Iʻm dipping into my Mendoza Line paper archives (otherwise known as the crumpled and bent scraps that miraculously survived multiple moves). This is the gold that historians seek—evidence laid bare, beyond the music and
The most memorable ML shows for me are those that either took place in particularly interesting venues, or those that took particularly strange turns. Sometimes (okay, often) the strange turns were our fault. But not always. Following a UK tour in M
Part 2: Fast forward to 1999—I was living in Austin, and Pete let me know that the band was coming to town to play Peekaboo Records impresario Travis Higdon’s Pop Rodeo. With half of the band mysteriously in absentia, however, he asked