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Paul Pot is a recording/visual artist from Berkeley, CA originally from New York.His mother is an artist and printmaker. HIs father was a writer. His musical career was launched by a local hit on UC Berkeley's radio station KALX in 1980 called "Plastic TV Land on Acid". It was played on Radio Free Europe on their year end "Tops in Pops" show, For many years he submitted tapes to KALX. In 1985 he was the lead vocalist in a punk band "Gail and the Fudgepackers". They were featured on the first Shredder Records compilation. After two performances at Gilman Street the band exploded, imploded, whatever. From 1995-1997 he was the guitarist with " Poor Impulse Control ". Lasted longer, but the same end result. He is the guitarist/singer in the "The Happy Clams" and also performs acoustically. He has hosted the Missouri Lounge Open Mic in Berkeley since 2004. He has been showing his artwork in the bay area in the new millenium.
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Music by Paul Pot
The Tender Touch of Paul Pot Happy Hour Show with Leslie Thorne and Larry LevyThursday 3/13/25 from 5:30 to 7:oo pm At the RITE SPOT , 2099 Folsom St, SF Latest Digital Single
cover by Paul Pot (of course) "That Cat is Really out of the Bag"A song written to somebody who is enamored with a lying narcissist. Done in my early Pope Paul Pot style where I use guitar and whatever instruments and ordinary items that may be lying around the house. The song also features another alter-ego of mine, the Great Kazoo (see link to Tiny Desk entry video for another Great Kazoo number.)listen to it on YouTube. Make a comment and, of course if you like it, tell your friends and tell them to tell thiers.It is on most streaming platforms. If I try to create a link to a lot of these streaming serivces for you they seem to go to a playlist that the song will be on. It's generally not the first song on these generated playlists, but if you subscribe to any of these services, look up the song and give it a listen. Comment or like it. And of course, tell your friends.
Paul Pot Facebook Page includes current Facebook live shows. Detailed timeline of Paul Pot's musical career See Paul Pot performing live in 2007 on Youtube Paul Pot: The Great Kazoo plays Shelter in Place 2020 Tiny Desk Entry. Check out the website of his band THE HAPPY CLAMS Website of THE MISSOURI LOUNGE OPEN MIC
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Art by Paul Pot
In 2019 I drew a 3 foot x 28 foot pencil drawing called IN JUST SO MANY WORDS. Click on picture to see all of it. Click here for the Missouri Lounge Poster Gallery featuring most of the over 400 weekly email flyers that I drew to promote my open mic from 2004 until 2020. Dive Bar drawings. A series of drawings I did of dive bars including descriptions. I will add more drawings in the future.
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