STEPPIN' OUT ON CHURCHILL ROAD

Sure, Liverpool's got the Beatles. And New Jersey can brag about Sinatra and the Boss. Boston's got Aerosmith, the J. Geils Band and Bonnie Raitt.
But Churchill Road's got 'em all beat with the Fat Bastards -- and they will be playing to another expected overflow crowd March 11th at 8 p.m. at the Churchill Fillmore East. (Otherwise known as Jeff's house). The concert is free, and guests are welcome to bring appetizers and drinks.
"We do great versions of such blues classics as Statesboro Blues and Hootchie Kootchie Man. Classic rockers such as Werewolves of London and Brown Sugar," growled Jeff in his best Muddy Waters impression. Jeff, the harp player and vocalist, said "you never know what we'll play."
The band is named after a Seattle-based wine, which can be purchased at fine wine stores such as Publix. Why is a classic rock n' roll/blues band named after a wine? That's a story only Jeff or one of the other band members can tell -- or make up.
Like any fine wine, the band is a little different with every performance. The previous three Fat Bastard concerts featured different members, from the great music cities of New York City, San Francisco, Sarasota and Philadelphia.
Band members are Jeff's lifelong pals, visiting Churchill Road for a golf tournament. So don't be surprised if one of the guitarists starts playing slide with a putter during a torchy version of Stormy Monday.
Dancing in the living room and crooning to the moon were some of the antics from the spill-over crowds at the recent Fat Bastard concerts.
Song requests, Jeff said with a wink, are accepted -- backstage.