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A. John Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Cal Poly Pomona

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*The “Out-Laws of Physics”* (Link to "Official" home page) Performing at "The Press Restaurant," Claremont, November 25, 2006				More Cowbell!!!

"Leaux" (John Hadden) Bass Guitar	"Slo" (John Mallinckrodt) Lead Guitar	"Throte" (Jolene Houser) Lead Vocals and Guitar	"Styx" (Harvey Leff) Drums	"Phingerz" (John Jewett) Keyboards


Free .mp3's! No CD yet, but here are some sample sounds and videos Free .mp3's! Introductory remarks
Recorded in Styx's dining room, 1 March 2006
"Lesson in Leavin'" Brent Maher and Randy Goodrum Originally performed by Dottie West Jo Dee should'a done it this way!						"Gonna Knock on Your Door" Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne Originally performed by Eddie Hodges A Bouncy Favorite!
"Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" Written and originally performed by Willie Nelson The Out-Laws channel Willie						"Your Cheatin' Heart" Written and originally performed by Hank Williams The Out-Laws channel Hank
Recorded in Styx's dining room, 11 July 2006 In honor of Beverly Schuster's 34 years of dedicated service to the physics department on the occasion of her retirement
"A You're Adaptable" Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise & Sid Lippman Originally performed by Perry Como Lyrics adapted by Jolene "Throte" Houser				"The Physics Department Mama" An Out-Laws original! Lyrics by Harvey "Styx" Leff Music by John "Slo" Mallinckrodt				"End of the World" Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee Originally performed by Skeeter Davis Lyrics adapted by John "Phingerz" Jewett
Snippets Recorded live at The Press, 3 December 2005
"Lesson in Leavin'" Brent Maher and Randy Goodrum The LIVE, IN-CONCERT Version!				"Walk, Don't Run" The Ventures Surfin' Out-Laws!				"Marie Laveau" Shel Silverstein and Baxtor Taylor Cajun Out-Laws!
Video of an early performance at the Upland Lemon Festival, 24 April 2004
"Rockin' Robin" Jimmie Thomas, Originally performed by Bobby Day

Then:

The “Invaders”
(performing in our parents' living rooms circa 1965-67)

Bryce Shirley: Rhythm Guitar
Wayne Winterbourne: Drums
Tom Wieland: Bass Guitar
Me: Lead Guitar

The original lineup (Bryce, Wayne, and John)

Tom joins on bass (and check out the cool logo!)

“Barr Sinister”
performing in our parents' living rooms circa 1967-69

Mike Boeck: Bass Guitar
Me: Guitar
Bob Mann: Drums
Rick ? (Sorry Rick!): Keyboard (except we used to just calll it an "organ")

Mike, John, Bob, and Rick

Per-fessional

Practice Sheet

“Vishnu”
~1969-71

Ken Deroche : Guitar
Me: Guitar
John Hadden: Bass Guitar
Paul Ripley: Drums

Vishnu at "The Woodshed"
Minocqua, Wisconsin— Summer 1970

Killing them softly

4th of July Parade—Minocqua, Wisconsin

Loveland Pass, Colorado (Album Cover?)

“Conan”
Late 70's-Early 80's

Abe Taylor: Guitar
Ken Emerick: Bass Guitar
Chris Wolcott: Drums
Conan Dunham: Vocals
Me: Guitar

Abe, Ken, Chris, Conan, John
(The band for Conan III, A Sure Thing)

“Mike Johnson and Friends” sometimes AKA "Skids"
Late 70's-Early 80's
No Pics! Help

Mike Johnson : Acoustic Guitar and vocals
Me: Electric Guitar
John Gonder: Mandolin, Piano
Dennis White: Mandolin, Guitar
Willow van den Hoek: Backing vocals
Others ...

Band pic would go here

A side: "Fire in Topanga" B side: "California Gray"

College Days

Diverse Friends	Rock Star wannabe

My Miata encounters formidable adversaries on a road trip in 1995

Paul Bunyan A goofy T-Rex	The Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Hanging around

Carol hanging off the deck of “Swifty” in Mutiny Bay	John hanging off a rock on Pike’s Peak

Cruising in Prince William Sound

Who’s having more fun?

!!!! Look out for that iceb...

Some music I have made or helped to make (.mp3 format—mostly kind of low res to save space and bandwidth)
Bouree	[0.4 MB] A very short triple-tracked piece performed on an alto recorder. I just think it’s kinda purty.
Mechanical Universe	[1.2 MB] In the early 1980's I applied for a job with Professor David Goodstein to help produce the "Mechanical Universe" series. I was one of several finalists for the position and I really wanted the job, so I composed and recorded this piece as a suggested theme song hoping it would demonstrate my “double threat” capability as a musician and a physicist. I didn't get the job.
Oh Well	[1.8 MB] A cover version of the Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac classic. Recorded with my friend John Hadden who graded my physics homework when he and I were students at Harvey Mudd College and who played bass in our band “Vishnu” and its disreputable but occasionally star-studded post-baccalaureate remains, “Buffalo Springsteen.” Hadden now plays bass with the Out-Laws of Physics (see top of page.)
The Telephone Song	[1.8 MB] One of my first totally solo efforts recorded in 1980 in the 8-track bedroom studio that I installed in the attic of a beautiful old house in Berkeley that had been featured a few years earlier in a Life Magazine cover article. Intended for an album I never finished.
Just Something About You	[2.1 MB] Another solo tune for the album that never was. Kinda “Ricky Nelson à la Led Zeppelin.”
StarDancer	[2.4 MB] Like synthesizers? You may change your mind after listening to this over-the-top piece that I put together using my Sequential Circuits Prophet-5.
Crazy Lady	[2.7 MB] A song I used to perform in a country rock group led by a fellow named Mike Johnson (not this Mike Johnson.) (Hey, Mike; get in touch with me if you see this.) He and I recorded this version at the Sausalito “Record Plant” where I was working weekends as a technician in the late 70's. Mike played acoustic guitar and sang the lead vocals. I played all the other instruments, programmed the drum machine, sang the backup parts, and did the engineering.
Borderline	[5.4 MB] Another song written by my Mike Johnson (and, I assume, copyrighted under his "Barbequed Records" label) and recorded at various studios in the East Bay area including my own around 1982. I hesitated for several years to put this one up for fear of stepping on his toes, but I have not been able to find him to ask permission despite a lot of time spent searching. I love this song like to think my guitar playing on this one is at least a little bit Mark Knopfler-esque. I can't remember many other details but I think it features John Gonder (of the 70's-80's era "Back Up & Push") on piano and drums. I hope that posting this may prompt a response from Mike, John, Dennis or anyone else who was involved in these efforts.
Circle of the Fool	[2.0 MB] A song written by my friend Conan and recorded at the “Attic Sound Lab” (my attic recording studio) for the album Conan III in the early 80's. Conan wrote and sang the song. I played all the instruments, programmed the drum machine, and did the engineering. (Great to hear from you, Conan! Feb 2006)
Blame it on El Niño	[0.8 MB] A song I wrote in honor of the 1997-98 weather phenomenon. Recorded “direct to disk” in June 2002 in my office using my CASIO SK-5. (Oh dear. My musical sensibilities appear to have gone seriously downhill in the intervening twenty years.) To the tune of “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” and with apologies to its writers—Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil—and its singer Eydie Gorme. Not so amazingly, I suppose, the same idea evidently occurred to others. See Mearns & Gallon and also Dr. Elmo.
That's How Much	[3.6 MB] One of several songs written and recorded by my Attic "client" and friend, Shadee Rashada, and included here with his permission. Shadee played and sang all parts except for the lead guitar, which I added. (Great to hear from you Shadee! December 2003)
Other Stuff??	I have other music from some of my old “Attic Sound Lab” clients that I would love to put up here, but I feel like I ought to get permission first. So, Sam Bostic, Billy Keener, Edward Joseph, ~~Shadee Rashada~~ (One down! see above), others: Send me email. Let me know where you are and what you're up to these days.

Finally, here are a bunch of birds

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