NOTE: The following has been revised for use at the August 27-31, 2010, Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the First C&TS Train into Chama,
pulled by #483 on September 6th, 1970.
Question: "
What exactly IS a 'Foamer' " [aka
'Foamite']
?
Answer: See the following
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'The Ballad of Festus Frothjaw'
aka 'The Foamite Song'
(To the tune of Wreck of the Old 97 / Charlie and the M.T.A.)
Well, a Foamite is a feller . . . What leans from the winn-der
Of his car . . . with a cam-ruh in each hand
Takin' hunnerds o' pitchurs (that all look about the same)
As he chases choo-choo trains across the land
[Chorus (optional)]:
Well did he ever retahrn? No, he never retahrned
And his fate is still unlahrned {BASS: Poor Ol' Festus}*
He's gonna rot for-ever in the Pokey at Pagosa
He's the Foam-er who nev-er retahrned
Them Foamers, they flock to Lobato and the Whiplash
From all across the Yoo . . . Ess . . . Aye-EEEE
When the Cumbres & Toltec, heir to the Rye-O-Grandee
Sends a pair o' their fine steamers that-a-way
[Chorus (optional) and/or Banjo Solo]
Ol' Festus J. Froth-jaw come a-Foamin' over Cumbres
But them Smokies . . . wuz thick . . . as . . . fleas . . .
They smashed BOTH his cam - ruhs, and tossed him in the pokey
When they caught him a-STEERIN' with his KNEES!
[Chorus (optional)]
So Lay—aay—dies, if yer man is a Foamer
With miles ... of ... film Gig . . . Uh . . . Bites . . . to . . . burn
Don' let him drahve a-loan from Aunty-neeto down t' Chaama
He'll get buss-tid, and nevv-er retahrn.
Copyright © 1992, 2009 by R. B. Sperry (El Russo Loco)
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
* BASS = Jeff Badger, Hopefully - at least on 08/27 & 08/30, 2010
...
(All spelling & punctuation errors above are deliberate, intended to emphasize intentional mis-pernounciation for foamerish dialectical purposes.)
All performers are also expected to be able to sing & play 'They are Rioting in Silver Plume' when an encore is inevitably requested.
(See [
ngdiscussion.net].)
Surprisingly, after the following - a combined hersal, re-hersal, premier public performance AND video recording - and in spite of Ed's superb performance on guitar, an encore was NOT requested. IMHO, one was deserved, but, well ... YOU be the the judge:
(NOTE: at the time of this recording - 08/30/2010 - Ed Stabler's CD 'Wind in the Wire' was listed at #16 on the INTERNATIONAL music charts in the 'Cowboy' (NOT 'Country-Western') catagory!
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Roosso
p.s. That's the infamous wildlife photographer Roger Hogan who appears in the doorway about 3/4 of the way through the video, and Jim Granflaten of the DRHS (restorers of D&RGW #315) crossing in the background near the end.
Edited 18 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2023 08:00PM by Russo Loco.
