A troubled troubador, Bestcellar has wandered aimlessly from town to town, from dingy two-bit bar to shanty run down hotel lounge, from east to west, from north to south, for as long as anyone could remember. Armed with only his trusty 12-string ovation and embattled Princeton Chorus amplification unit, Bestcellar spun tales of wanderlust and forlorn love in his tunage and wove intricate tales out of his own experiences. The only documents to emerge out of these meanderings were the 1995-6 trilogy of cassettes, "The Elusive" (TS#010/SK004), "Twenty Minute Legends" (SK005), and "Overcast" (SK008). In addition, a rather shoddy Compact Disc document was produced, the 1998 compilation-come-lately "Show Me You Still Want Me To..." (SK013). Ultimately, Bestcellar was totally dissatisfied with the results. He subsequently asked Spade Kitty to pull the record off the shelves and declare the disc out of print for good. Storming out of their offices on a June day in 1999, he claimed he would never work with the label again, despite the fact that the production values and sloppy mastering job were entirely his own responsibility. Today there remain but 25 Bestcellar compact discs at Spade Kitty Headquarters and about 10 at our satellite office in Seattle. These discs are under lock and key and Bestcellar has claimed he will "sue the flaming pants off the label for millions should any wretch procure these now-declared defunct discs!!!" Quite unexpectedly, Bestcellar disappeared off the face of the earth towards the end of 1999 after his coffeehouse series with compadre Violonist Aldis Weible ended in disinterest and lack of funds on both parties' accounts. Although 100s of people all over Chicago had the opportunity to view freely inspired music, the pay sucked and both people became crusty and hard-hearted for a time. Alas, recently Bestcellar has re-emerged! In October 2001 Spade Kitty mavens discovered the malcontent simmering a new batch of songs in his secret apartment on the north side of Chicago. The usually pessismistic bastard produced five or six songs within a two month span and declared the rebirth of his association with Spade Kitty. He recently debuted some of the new songsmithery at a very special Big Horse Lounge show for friends and family.
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