June 14, 2005: This just in from Renaldo hismelf!

So it's taken 25 years but Renaldo is now ready once more to attempt standing on a stage and performing something live!

The last (and only time) that happened was in 1980 when Dave and I did a showcase for South Specific.

For the record I'm only doing one song in a mid-size Portsmouth venue, the Wedgewood Rooms, at an event called Binary Nation next Saturday (18th.)�well, that�s the plan anyway.

This came about due to the encouragement of 3 friends of mine who collectively perform as The Autons.

A few years ago I recorded the backing tracks for�a cover version of the Kinks song, See My Friend and, true to form, I just left it unfinished and went on to the next thing. At the time, I played it to some friends who seemed to like it�a couple of month's ago these same guys (now The Autons) persuaded me to complete it and offered to play the final overdubs that I'd imagined but hadn�t laid down. So it was rehearsed a bit and last week was completed at a local studio, the Autons adding some acoustic and electric guitars and a second voice. I'm very happy with the result. Anyway, the Autons are also performing at Binary Nation and suggested I get up there and do it. Using a backing track I'll do some singing and the Autons will do their parts live�.I'm told there�s a possibility the performance will be recorded and filmed.

May 14, 2003:some real news. Renaldo has contributed to a recent recording, a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the Residents called Worm Pizza
There was so much buzz about this recording that they have made some copies available for purchase.
Older: Dean Brosig, fine chap, sent me scans of an old interview from 1980. Here's the quick posting of it:

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May 10, 2003: sorry it's been so long since I've updated this site. somethings are different. EMG ceased to exist for awhile. Now it's back. If you have questions about availability of RATL titles email me
October 12, 2001: New section: Shoe Salesmen. Dedicated to RaTL promos in Ralph Catalogs

October 1, 2001: Added a page for HAMBU HO DO TAK AWA

September 29, 2001: We've moved! Some things have been reshuffled, and I no longer use the Internet Channel as my ISP. No beef with them, however, they always provided excellent service. Mostly a cost-cutting measure. I hope no one objects to the Geocities icons or whatever else they may thrust upon you, beyond my control.
    Esoteric Music Group is going away as an active label. We will miss them, but best wishes to Tom Timony in his new pursuits, involving more mainstream musics. Still not sure how this affects RaTL music availability, but hopefully I'll know more soon.
    Finally posted a scan of the CD booklet for Title in Limbo which looks a lot nicer than the images I had posted.

April 28, 2001: At long last, I have posted pictures from the First Millenial Renaldo symposium

March 20, 2001: Renaldo in the flesh Brian Poole spent a hair-raising & pastrami-consuming long weekend in New York City, and yourn truly managed to spend a good chunk o'time with him, in spite of the Guggenheim Museum's refusal to do so. I'll be posting a transcript of some words he shared with those of us who were able to buy him a drink and wish him a happy birthday last week.
My apologies for not making people more aware of this in advance, if anyone is thinking "darn, I could have made it to that!"

Sometime prior to December 21, 2000: The first chapter in the chilling saga How I Almost Killed Renaldo

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