Lips & The Trips  

Lips &    

Blasted out of Houston in 1996 to make my Spiritual Home, New Orleans, my Home-Home.

Met up with The Trips:

Mark Fowler and Matthew El DeOrazio to make merry with electricity, rock'n'roll, and rhythm'n'blues  a/k/a

"SWAMP THROB" 

The Effervescent, Ever-present, Organic, rhythmic, pulsating beat emanating everywhere but heard most easily here in The Swamp.

Sample Original Tune Titles:

  "Swamp Throb"

  "Crocodile of Love" 

   "New Orleans Queen Snake Shake"

   "Mardi Gras Twister"

and Cover tunes:

   Earl King's "C'mon Part I"

   Guitar Slim's "The Things That I              Used to Do"

   Barbara Lynn's "Lose A Good Thing"

   Allen Toussaint's "Fortune Teller"

JUST A NOTE

My gratitude ever radiates to Beans Barton, Sean Walters and Red Dog Redmond who encouraged, trained and came to my aid during, before & after, those Formative Years in Houston, when I first started up my so-called music career (playing in public) back in 1985. 

Also to all the kind folks that played in The Trips, especially Gary Clark & John Hessel who formed the core of my band before I moved to New Orleans and after I evacu-vacationed to Houston post-Katrina. 

BLESS Y'ALL AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FUN!!!!

The Trips:

Mark Fowler, guitar

Berklee School of Music graduate, a New Orleanian since 1983 (when I first visited here and wanted to move here); his New Orleans connection is connected to my New Orleans connection in the form of two players from Fredy Omar's band: his--Eric Schuman (now w/Some Like It Hot) and mine--Ralph Gipson (also w/his own band Santiago).  

Mark helps you out with your product as he runs the Tiptina's Music Co-Op.

Mark's been Psycho-DelaSized!!!

 Mark as a young man, on tour in Bulgaria

Matthew El DeOrazio, drums

Matthew El DeOrazio came to me in a dream following a gig at the Kerry Irish Pub back in oh-seven (ah, that was a good year).  Besides his own rock'n band in which he sings and shreds guitar, he and wife Melissa, have been touring and playing their original numbers in "Sweet Jones." 

Mark, Matthew & Sweet Melissa, Fairgrinds Coffeehouse

Matthew helps you out at the grocery store from time to time.

Matthew's been Psycho-DelaSized!!!

Matthew, Holiday Home Tour, 12/2015