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MY REMEDY—I discovered absinthe somewhat late in life. As you might know, absinthe is a spirit made from the holy trinity of botanicals: wormwood, anise, and fennel. Absinthe is an acquired taste; but if one loves the taste of salty black licorice, one can easily fall in love with absinthe. Absinthe was one of the only spirits to have been banned by numerous governments in the early 1900s, and I became even more curious. Why? Why would a lovely spirit nicknamed the “green fairy” be banned from civilized society? People in late 1880s feared that the green spirit in the bottle was a hallucinogen and dangerous. Absinthe was blamed for Van Gogh’s ear-chopping incident, and for filling up the insane asylums in Europe. Absinthe was also blamed for murderous rampages in Switzerland. Pressure from the Temperance Movement in the early 1900s finally led to its ban widespread ban, including in the USA in 1912. Absinthe remained illegal for some 80 years until a British citizen named George Rowley worked to legalize and reintroduce the spirit into the UK and beyond. In the temperament of an artist and my role as a (mad) scientist, I began studying up on this spirit in theory and practice, which eventually lead to this song, which may or may not have been written while sipping on absinthe. Working with the Jalan Crossland band, this song—as they say on American Bandstand—is a song you can dance too. Shaun Kelley and Andy Phreaner provided the fab rhythm. Jalan’s banjo picking is classic Jalan—unpredictable and spot on. Sometimes you just need some green fairies to help you put your dancing shoes on and go.

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from My Remedy & Come all this Way: TSS Revisited #9, released January 16, 2022
MY REMEDY
Shaun Kelley—bass; Andy Phreaner—drums, vibraslap; Jalan Crossland—banjo; J Shogren—vocals, guitars, misc. Original recordings at Thunderground Sound Studio (Laramie, WY); Dan Tinker, engineer; Original mastering by Jim Wilson. New recordings and remixing at the Stump (Laramie, WY); Remastered by David Benyamin (Paris). Original is on Bird Bones & Muscle (2010), JAHA!#3

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