Paris, Calgary (the musical)

by Thorsten Nesch

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1.	the first 2 days ... 03:04	buy track
2.	welcome to paris 00:52	buy track
3.	alice the landlord 01:25	buy track
4.	theme 01:10	buy track
5.	the paris 03:20	buy track
6.	parisiennes 01:52	buy track
7.	where many fulfilled their dreams 03:30	buy track
8.	rattlesnake continent 01:55	buy track
9.	de mermaid 03:44	buy track
10.	philosophers 03:26	buy track
11.	ship and anchor 02:00	buy track
12.	happy hour 02:29	buy track
13.	the pawnshop 04:55	buy track
14.	in bars 01:58	buy track
15.	quicksand desire 03:14	buy track
16.	cats and alkies 03:05	buy track
17.	the $9,99 haircut 04:24	buy track
18.	x-mas, che and einstein 02:51	buy track
19.	missionary solicitor 02:44	buy track
20.	knack-knack-knack 01:43	buy track
21.	theme 2 01:43	buy track
22.	epilogue 00:17	buy track

about

what 100 years ago cheap hotels were in european metropoles - places reflecting the zeitgeist - are now cheap apartment buildings in fast growing young towns of a million: like The Paris in Calgary.

the musical ran on canadian university radio stations

track 17 "the $9,99 haircut" was turned into a shortfilm by sandi somers, funded by a new style arts channel award and nominated as best short by the albertain motion picture industry - you find it on youtube

credits

released December 6, 2013

the players:
narrator - thorsten nesch
pawnshop owner - jimmy lincoln
stressed lady - leslie cook
rotten thief - les weiss
chappy the cat - jake the cat

the musicians:
lead guitar - randy waldie
drums, perc., guit., acc., bass (lead voc track 15) - les weiss
fretless frankestein bass - lorin goshinmon
singer (track 18) - nancy peck
backup voc. - les weiss and jimmy lincoln
special guest song excerpt "speed it up" by kris demeanor on track 12

produced by les weiss golden penny productions
engineered by jimmy lincoln and les weiss at the shed for JLRecording
recorded on a roland vs 2480
written in 1999 in calgary
recorded in victoria, BC, august 2001.

thanks to the patrons of The Halfway, the JBI and Ropin the Wind

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Thorsten Nesch Lethbridge, Alberta

Experimental Singer/Songwriter

all albums before 2022 mastered / produced by max wuerden (except Paris, Calgary)

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