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Com­mem­o­ra­tive Moon­al­ice Twit­ter poster by Chris Shaw

Com­mem­o­ra­tive Moon­al­ice Twit­ter poster by Chris Shaw

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Moonalice Twitter poster by Chris Shaw

Com­mem­o­ra­tive Moon­al­ice Twit­ter poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, Moonalice invented the Twittercast concert, broadcasting links in near time  for live concerts and at random times for past shows. The band has Twittercast 101 concerts and counting.

Follow Moonalice at @moonalice

Tweet to @moonalice

Poster Details

Artist:Chris Shaw
Performers:Moonalice
Venue:–
City, State:–
Date:July 16, 2009
Printer:PsPrint
Dimensions:12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:Offset Lithograph
Paper:14 pt
Series:Moonalice M186
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6/12/09 Bon­na­roo Fes­ti­val, Man­ches­ter, TN poster by Chris Shaw

6/12/09 Bon­na­roo Fes­ti­val, Man­ches­ter, TN poster by Chris Shaw

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6/12/09 Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

June 12, 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Man­ches­ter, Tennessee
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, back before the War of Northern Aggression this area – now known as Coffee County – was called Smokin’ Bud County. It was home to a matriarch named Bonnaroo Moonalice, who served the finest barbecue anybody ever tasted. The secret, of course, was in the smoking. Bonnaroo invented a multipurpose smoker fueled by hemp buds. The smoker cooked ribs on the inside, but also had hoses to cook lots of people on the outside. Bonnaroo’s barbecue was so popular that it drew musicians and tens of thousands of people from all over. Then came the war of Northern Aggression. As soon as she heard the news from Fort Sumter, Bonnaroo formed up a 420 Moonalice Signal Brigade of Tennessee. Her smoker proved instrumental in protecting confederate troops from reality.

According to Moonalice legend, Manchester, TN is midway between the town that hosted the Scopes Monkey Trial and the island where Jack Daniel made his whiskey. Coincidence? We think not.

Poster Details

Artist:Chris Shaw
Performers:Moonalice
Venue:Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
City, State:Man­ches­ter, Tennessee
Date:June 12, 2009
Printer:PsPrint
Dimensions:12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:Offset Lithograph
Paper:14 pt
Series:Moonalice M178
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John Molo Joins the Tribe poster by Chris Shaw

John Molo Joins the Tribe poster by Chris Shaw

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5/23-24/09 Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

5/23-24/09 John Molo Joins the Tribe!
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice Legend, John Molo has joined the Moonalice tribe! The Bella Madre Festival in Geneva, MN was the first gig of White Cloud Moonalice, drummer extraordinaire!

Poster Details

Artist:Chris Shaw
Performers:Moonalice
Venues:Belle Madre Festival, Summer Camp Festival
City, State:Geneva, Minnesota, Chillicothe, Illinois
Date:May 23-24, 2009
Printer:PsPrint
Dimensions:12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:Offset Lithograph
Paper:14 pt
Series:Moonalice M176
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5/9/09 Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, NV poster by Chris Shaw

5/9/09 Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, NV poster by Chris Shaw

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5/9/09 Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

May 9, 2009 Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, Nevada
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, today, May 9, is National Train Day. It is the day we celebrate the romance of the rails, and especially the Moonalice tribe’s contributions. It all began with the 15th century genius Leo da Vinci Moonalice, who conceived of the first locomotive. Three hundred years before James Watt demonstrated the steam engine, Leo sketched out a rail-based transportation system. Scientists who built models from Leos drawings discovered the brilliance of his work, but also a few limitations. The hemp-fired boiler produced enough energy to move a two-car train, but the further you went, the more lethargic the engine got. And it demanded more and more fuel. Apparently, Leo’s hemp-fired boiler got the munchies.

According to Moonalice legend, the tribe made many other contributions to the railroads. Boxcar Tilly was the very first hobo. She passed out in a box car near Baltimore in 1840 and woke up 40 years later, having missed about 150,000 miles of travel, plus the Civil War. But no one made a greater contribution to development of rail travel than Sir Humidor Moonalice, the English tribe member who invented both the smoking car and the refrigerated box car, better known as a “reefer”.

According to Moonalice legend, a Moonalice matriarch named Red Queen Moonalice ruled here in Crystal Bay in the 19th century. Red Queen was a great visionary – she saw Crystal Bay as a center for (shall we say) a highly evolved form of Moonalice culture. When white people first came in 1848, Red Queen recognized the threat to tribe’s way of life. So she made up some line of bull that there was gold near Sutter’s Mill. Before you knew it, the white guys grabbed their shovels, bought some Levi’s, and took off. The next time the white guys showed up, about twenty years later, she made up more cock ‘n’ bull about silver near Virginia City. Boom. The white people took off again. By the time a third wave of white people came, though, Red Queen had passed the mantle of leadership to her son, Two-A-Clubs Moonalice. Two-A-Clubs was a few high cards short of a deck, and didn’t appreciate the nuances of his mother’s strategy. He told the next wave of white people that there was no more gold or silver, but they could find low tax rates and nice casinos in state of Nevada. And so the white people stayed forever.

According to Moonalice legend, today is the 149th birthday of JM Barrie, author of Peter Pan. The tribe has no idea what Barrie was taking when he first wrote Peter Pan, but we want some!!!!

According to Moonalice legend, May 9 is also the 141st birthday of Reno. The community is actually much older, but the name was changed on May 9, 1868 by Charles Crocker, construction superintendant of the Central Pacific Railroad, who apparently anticipated the creation of National Train Day and decided to cash in.

Poster Details

Artist:Chris Shaw
Performers:Moonalice
Venue:Crystal Bay Club (Crystal Bay Casino)
City, State:Crystal Bay, Nevada
Date:May 9, 2009
Printer:PsPrint
Dimensions:12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:Offset Lithograph
Paper:14 pt
Series:Moonalice M173
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5/2/09 Nar­row Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA poster by Chris Shaw

5/2/09 Nar­row Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA poster by Chris Shaw

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5/2/09 Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

May 2, 2009 Nar­row Center for the Arts, Fall River, Massachusetts
Moonalice poster by Chris Shaw

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, the city of Fall River prospered during the Civil War. During that time, the city became America’s leading producer of textiles. At its peak the city had one million spindles going in its mills. All this prosperity allowed, Fall River to play a major role in supporting the war effort. In addition to cotton cloth, the city provided a brigade, the 420 Moonalice Quartermasters. The Moonalice Quartermasters were responsible for procuring and distributing hemp through the Union Army. It was a tough job, due largely to the imprecision of quality control testing in those days. Lacking today’s sophisticated equipment the 420 Moonalice Quartermasters had to resort to brute force. They smoked half of every bud to make sure it was safe for the troops. It was. At least, they think it was.

According to Moonalice legend, Lizzie Borden hired live-in servants to care for her parents. The two servants, Forty Whacks Moonalice and his son, Forty-One Whacks, were nice, but not very alert. They were passed out cold – having shared some bud in the family hemp cellar – when the axe was flying upstairs. Forty Whacks was mortified by the bloody murders, but Forty-One Whacks was smitten. His love for Lizzie knew no bounds. Not only did he cast himself as Reasonable Doubt in the musical version of Lizzie’s court case, he grew and marketed a strain of hemp that helped to pay Lizzie’s legal bills. The hemp, known as Steel Lizzie, left smokers with a splitting headache. It was very popular among masochists.

According to Moonalice legend, the worst fire in Fall River’s history started in the Pocasset Mill in 1928. By the time it was put out, the fire had destroyed a big part of downtown Fall River. How did it start? This is where history gets sketchy and the legend takes over. Unfortunately, it says nothing about how the fire started. What it provides is an interesting perspective on the importance of leaving a burning building before the cows come to roost.

Poster Details

Artist:Chris Shaw
Performers:Moonalice
Venue:Nar­row Center for the Arts
City, State:Fall River, Massachusetts
Date:May 2, 2009
Printer:PsPrint
Dimensions:12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:Offset Lithograph
Paper:14 pt
Series:Moonalice M171
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  • Guest percussionists: Webb McNamee, Schwager, Stella Xanthakos
  • Baked goods: birthday cake!!! 🎂
  • Twittercast #5
  • Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
  • Watch this show in HD at Moonalice.com.