Lunch With Beardo- Surrealistic Picnic (2006) (FDH Records)

001 The First Official Transmission from the Planet Lunch; Innocence to Wisdom
002 The Second Official Transmission from the Planet Lunch; They Are Wonders of the World
003 The Third Official Transmission from the Planet Lunch; Space is the Plate

Produced by Eric the Ill at Spacestation 11
Mastered by Colin Marston


After travelling a spacedelic journey in from the Planet Lunch aboard a Surrealistic Picnic basket travelling at the speed of interstellar overeat, the mysterious band of bearded men orbited the industrial wasteland of the Hudson Valley (which closely resembles fruited plains and fertile crescents on their homeplanet) and the eastern United States for several years, occasionally making stops at an abandonned NASA/NSA spacecraft called "Spacestation 11" to beam down mixed signals of galactic ear candy to the art-terrorist unit FDH Records, who then released the broadcasts for public consumption (though they remained mostly a fetish object for disillusioned loners, slackers, sporto homos, and other members of the permanent underclass).

The band of beardos has been spotted assuming the form of resident musicians at various venues throughout upstate New York and beyond. These include, but are not limited to Eric "The Ill" Hansen (Humans Are the Worst Invention, Murdershift, Lance Uppercut), Jesse Heffler (Deprivation), Jon Wazoo (The Sex Machines, The Casket Architects, Rails to Wounded Knee), Timh Gabriele (m0dnAr, Autocratic Forcefeed), and Jeff Bumiller (dylar, Murdershift), pictured right

Lunch With Beardo- The Surrealistic Picnic Sessions (2005)

Recording for Surrealistic Picnic (2006, FDH)

Lunch With Beardo- Live at DCC (2003)

Recorded 10/10/03
Again, I was not a part of this show, but was performing with m0dnAr in the "clothing" performance. Also on this bill were Mr. Noise, Dick Motorolla, and Mark Marinoff.

m0dnAr and Lunch With Beardo- Live in Tim's Basement (2005)

Lunch With Beardo- Live at Six Mohonk (2004)

Another video recorded 09/17/04 that I was not a part of. I did however perform at this show as m0dnAr (a "hugging" show) that was filmed (not sure where the footage wound up). Also on the bill were Emil Beaulieau, Prurient, Crank Sturgeon, El, and FFH.

Lunch With Beardo- Live at the Flywheel (2004)

Here's a video recorded 05/05/04. It should be noted that I did not participate in this performance and was not active with the group until 2005/2006.

Lunch With Beardo- Miles of Smiles (2006)

Excerpt from a performance 04/26/06 at Fort Smiley's in New Paltz, NY

Lunch With Beardo- Weird Stones (2007)

excerpt from a practice session in 2007

Lunch With Beardo- The Right to a Lunch Break (2007)

Excerpt from a performance 02/26/07 at SUNY Purchase
show with Prurient, Burning Star Core, and Carlos Giffoni

Lunch With Beardo- Postprandial Dim Sum (Live at the Rugroom) (2006)

caution: this is loud as fuck

Recorded 08/13/06 at the Rugroom in New Paltz, NY as part of the CD Release show. Also on the bill were If, Bwana, The Subliminator, Carpet of Sexxy, and It's a Trap

Lunch With Beardo- Live at the Shithole (2004)

Recorded live at Club Crannell in Poughkeepsie, NY on 01/14/04

Lunch With Beardo- Live at Rock Against Racism (2007)

Innocence to Wisdom:


Recorded 04/29/07 at Rock Against Racism festival at SUNY New Paltz. The studio version appears on Surrealistic Picnic (2006)

Gluttons for Punishment:

Lunch With Beardo- Go Fly a Kite (2006)

Recorded live at SUNY Purchase in 2006, opening for Kites. Extract of a much longer (way too long) performance

Lunch With Beardo- Captain Milkshake (2008)

from a 2008 practice session

Lunch With Beardo- Lunch Time Crumbs (2007 Practice Session)

Lunch With Beardo- "Atonement", "Punishment" (Live at Tritone 2007)

Lunch With Beardo performing at Tritone in Philadelphia, PA. This show was split into three segments,"Sin", "Atonement", and "Punishment". "Sin" kinda sucked so it's excluded here. "Atonement" is probably the best of the three numbers in the night, with "Punishment" being the full on noisefest

Lunch With Beardo- Trepanation (Live at Purchase 2007)

Not sure which SUNY Purchase show this was. We played a bunch since Jesse booked the shows for the school. Here's an example though of a show that was way too long (30 minutes)- not the only example either mind you- that I've distilled to the essential bits (the middle of it).