September 26-27, 2009 Earth­dance, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville, California
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

September 26, 2009

According to Moonalice legend, ancestors of the Moonalice tribe had some decent dance moves. But those moves were lost during the BC to AD changeover, and wound up in two sister tribes, the Spinners and the Hokey Pokeys. The Hokey Pokeys were never able to jump in with both feet, so they turned themselves around and went away. The Spinners, on the other hand, hit paydirt 40 years ago when one of their own started playing alphabet games with a chemistry set and sugar cubes. Her name was Terra Firma Spinner. She married a Moonalice, a bass player, moved to Laytonville, and danced happily ever after. That’s why we’re here.

According to Moonalice legend, some people are Discordians. For them, today is Bureflex. If you are not a Discordian, today is Saturday. We recommend that you party like it’s 1929.

According to Moonalice legend, on this day in 1820 Col. Robert Johnson at 3 tomatoes on the courthouse steps in Salem, NJ. He claimed it proved that tomatoes were not poisonous. According to Hardwood, for whom tomatoes are kryptonite, Col. Johnson should have stuck to blues, because he was wrong about tomatoes.

September 27, 2009

According to Moonalice legend, Mendocino county has unusual features that ensure its place as the world’s leading center for hemp agriculture. You all know about the climate here. You also know about the green thumbed people who live here.. But did you realize that Mendocino was the first place in the world where nature provided built-in irrigation, even indoors. Unfortunately, white people removed it during the Reefer Madness mania. Laytonville was also home to nature’s most useful tree, the Rolling Paper Tree, whose leaves were vanishingly thin, perfectly rectangular, with a fold down the middle and glue along one edge. Again, white people exterminated the Rolling Paper Tree in a fit of stupidity. And so, the wonderful farmers of Mendocino County are forced to make due without the resources originally provided by nature. At first it was hard. My sense is that you guys figured it out. Thank you.

Poster Details

Artist:	Chris Shaw
Performers:	Moonalice
Venue:	Earth­dance, Black Oak Ranch
City, State:	Laytonville, California
Date:	September 26-27, 2009
Printer:	PsPrint
Dimensions:	12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:	Offset Lithograph
Paper:	14 pt
Series:	Moonalice M217

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Notes

• Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
• Listen to the show on September 26, 2009 at Moonalice.com.
• Listen to the show on September 27, 2009 at Moonalice.com.

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September 11, 2009 Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
Metallica Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, the Marin County Civic Center was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. History says it is the last project Wright worked on before he died. The legend reveals the real story. It was the last project Wright worked on before he came out of the closet. It turns out the Wright spent his whole life as a closet bass player. In true Moonalice tradition, he finished designing this building, traded his pencils for Precision Bass and disappeared into the bowels of the music business. We probed the Legend and discovered that Wright disappeared at precisely the same time as a bass player named Jack Casady emerged on the scene. Jack’s in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, but all he ever wanted was to play bass in the building he designed. Ladies and gentlemen, here he is, the former Frank Lloyd Wright, Jack Casady.

According to Moonalice legend, Chris Shaw created a beautiful poster for this concert, which benefited the Marin History Museum. The museum memorializes the Marin County music culture created by the Dead, the Airplane, Quicksilver, and others. The poster was created in that spirit. Unfortunately, Metallica’s management felt it was their duty to confiscate the posters, rather than let the museum give them out for free. The tribe totally respects the desire to protect a trademark; asking nicely would have gotten the job done without leaving a bad taste in anyone’s mouth.

Poster Details

Artist:	Chris Shaw
Performers:	Metallica, Moonalice
Venue:	Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
City, State:	San Rafael, California
Date:	September 11, 2009
Printer:	PsPrint
Dimensions:	12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:	Offset Lithograph
Paper:	14 pt
Series:	Moonalice M210

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Notes

• Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
• Listen to this show at Moonalice.com.

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September 5, 2009 Fish­lips, Bak­ers­field, California
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, the Moonalice tribe was living here when white people arrived in the 19th century. The tribe wasn’t very successful here – there wasn’t enough water to grow hemp. When Col Thomas Baker showed up, the tribe was only too delighted to sell the place to him. Col Baker was a good guy, so he double-checked to make sure the Moonalice matriarch wasn’t going to get angry when white people discovered oil, created the Bakersfield Sound, and succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. The Matriarch in Bakersfield – Fear and Loathing Moonalice – looked around at the desert, shook her head, felt sorry for the crazy white guy and moved her tribe up north to Mendocino County.

According to Moonalice legend, today is the 103rd anniversary of the first legal forward pass in football. Before that, football players had to sneak behind the university gym to throw forward passes and they risked expulsion if they were caught. Fortunately, society came to appreciate that the forward pass was not a public health problem and that decriminalization was actually in the public interest. It was a long struggle, but the world is a much better place thanks to legalization of the forward pass.

Poster Details

Artist:	Chris Shaw
Performers:	Moonalice
Venue:	Fish­lips
City, State:	Bak­ers­field, California
Date:	September 5, 2009
Printer:	PsPrint
Dimensions:	12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:	Offset Lithograph
Paper:	14 pt
Series:	Moonalice M209

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Notes

• Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
• Listen to this show at Moonalice.com.

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September 3, 2009 Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, California
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, the city of Santa Barbara is named after one of the great Moonalice matriarchs. Santa Barbara is a distant cousin to Santa Claus. Similar jolly personality, but with a different body shape. Every year on April 20, she flies in her sleigh around the world, pulled by 8 howling monkeys, leaving gifts for Moonalice children. For children who have been bad, the gift is usually a bag of stems and seeds. But if you are good, you could expect some choice nugs from Santa Barbara’s exceptional hemp crop. So next April 20, remember to put leave cookies and milk by the chimney, just in case Santa Barbara is hungry.

According to Moonalice legend, today is Newspaper Carrier Day. Ironically, it is also the birthday of Google, which is making Newspaper Carriers obsolete. As for a former paperboy, I would like to suggest that the newspapers start printing on superthin hemp paper. If you have bought papers lately, you know that they cost a fortune, so this might just save the newspaper business.

Poster Details

Artist:	Chris Shaw
Performers:	The Marshall Tucker Band, Moonalice
Venue:	Lobero Theatre
City, State:	Santa Barbara, California
Date:	September 3, 2009
Printer:	PsPrint
Dimensions:	17.25 in. x 12.75 in.
Medium:	Offset Lithograph
Paper:	14 pt
Series:	Moonalice M207

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Notes

• GE and Taylor opened
• Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
• Watch this show in HD at Moonalice.com.

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August 30, 2009 The Blue Cafe, Long Beach, California
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, the tribe first settled in Long Beach thousands of years ago. The climate was perfect for hemp agriculture and way back then there weren’t any white people around to mess things up. The tribe really liked it here and they maintained good relations with the local native American tribes. When white people came, they built the harbor and started shipping stuff around the world. This was the best thing that ever happened to the hemp business. In the 19th century, ships of sail depended on hemp for sails and rope, but not the flowers. So the Moonalice tribe sold rope and sails . . . and smoked everything else.

According to Moonalice legend, the Spruce Goose never should have left Long Beach. Howard Hughes gigantic flying boat lived here until 1988, when the Walt Disney Company bought it and then decided to get rid of it. Why? No one knows for certain, but the Legend suggests that Mickey and Minnie did not like the Goose’s hemp-powered engines.

According to Moonalice legend, it is now August 31, which is New Year’s Eve for G.E. Smith. Yesterday was New Year’s Day in Ancient Egypt. It’s also the first day of the rest of your life. Forget making resolutions; just enjoy yourself.

On this day in 1948, the great actor Robert Mitchum was busted for possession of marijuana. They gave him 60 days in jail. So much for making an example of Mitchum.

Poster Details

Artist:	Chris Shaw
Performers:	Moonalice
Venue:	The Blue Cafe
City, State:	Long Beach, California
Date:	August 30, 2009
Printer:	PsPrint
Dimensions:	12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:	Offset Lithograph
Paper:	14 pt
Series:	Moonalice M205

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Notes

• Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
• Listen to this show at Moonalice.com.

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