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10 SpotHght Santa Cruz Sentinel Friday, April, 4, 1986 i Hitjic 8 The fair-sized audience was thrown some curves by the man who began his show with a solo version of "The Message Is You," a song which sounded better with just Myrick and his guitar than it ever did in its relentless stu-dio-fied airwave attack. From this strong beginning came a strong show. '3 '''Ji 1 -jm. nm ii iniimiMor -Wist Photos by Dan Coyro ate'- his new lean guitar style Look For The Big Yellow Sign r.i ikmpc upi Ptewtii rfrV-Cx RAIN OR PrairieHome Gary Myrick showed off his Skinny Gary Myrick packs a punch By DAVE GIN GOLD Sentinel Correspondent COMPANION With Garrison Keillor It's America's favorite two hours of music and good humor. SpunMXvd byt CDM CORPORATION Project Manager fon forward stage manner, Myrick kept the show from stalling by mixing solo numbers in with metallic rock and funk work-outs.

He took to tim-bales quite well for a percussion jam with Klong, and generally rocked the crowd with skill. Gary Myrick showed himself to be an excellent all-around musician, and a gifted entertainer and songwriter. Now if he would only finish his vegetables FLEA Products vy thai Work1 fans. Myrick was no slouch in his latest incarnation. The fair-sized audience was thrown some curves by the man who began his show with a solo version of "The Message Is You," a songwhich sounded better with just Myrick and his guitar than it ever did in its relentless studio-fied airwave attack.

From this strong beginning came a strong show. He explained the "Skinniest Man in the World" business as "a conceptual piece of stuff that I'm doing," before offering a new song, "The Skinniest Man." Beside the song and concept. The Skinniest Man In The World is said to be the name of his band, and the title of a forthcoming Myrick album. In power-trio residence, Gary Myrick proved himself a very able guitar player, leaning on pentatonic licks and whammy-bar gracings, but not above some scritchin' funk, helped by the hot rides of syndrummer Steve Hong. With his straight "Good Shoes Deserve A LOW COST Vaccination Clinic for Dogs and Cats Rabies $3.95 Cat-3-in-1" $6.00 cZS Cat Leukemia $12.00 cumd Cat "4-in-r $9.50 immum.) $7.50 iwmmi Heartworm Test $7.00 Intestinal Worm Test $5.00 Pet Prevent-A-Care Inc.

i7p7i spa-sbx SKINNY man Gary Myrick brought bis skinny tour to town for a turn at the Catalyst Friday night, and his reducing act hasn't taken the punch from his performance. The Dallas native, who has lodged in Los Angeles for several years, toted his "Skinniest Man in the World" schtick by in what turned out to be a taughtly-paced evening of solid new rock. San Francisco's Robert Seidler opened the show with bis tense, sturm and drang rock act, in an effective appetite-whetting appearance. Then came Myrick, who has dropped all keyboards from his arsenal in favor of a stripped-down three-piece band. Although his recent change in direction from full-fleshed singersongwriter to lean rock guitarist disappointed some unbending older Amir Second Chance' OKN DAILY ConUnumt a Wfear IhuHtkin MeadowView CAPITOLA ApM 4 How 9i30oMtt 12i00moa WHqi npplnCimr 101 4lSrMt WATSONVILLI Ink.

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