Blacklisted by The Residents

Well, actually, by their mail order house RalphAmerica (also known as Astropitch.) And all for complaining about never receiving the copy of the latest Residents release, Animal Lover, that I ordered nearly six weeks ago.

It reminds me of the days back in the 70's when to order a Residents recording meant sending in a mail order form indicating the items you wanted. Then you generally ended up calling Ralph Records at least once, and talking directly to one of the Residents (usually the former band member John Kennedy who handled all the mail order) to ask where the heck your stuff was. But at least the Residents were cordial.

This time around, I asked for a refund, to which RalphAmerica's Dren McDonald complied, then gave me the finger and said my money was no longer welcome. Gee whiz, and to think I was supporting the Residents back when they had little or no following. If Animal Lover didn't totally suck, I might just be offended!

But a little retaliation is in order. Thus, I offer to any interested party CD-R copies of two of the legendary unreleased Residents recordings from 1970-1971, The Warner Brothers Album and Baby Sex. The Residents have, I think, been waiting decades to release these old tapes. The problem is, they will utimately no doubt be released as an extremely overpriced special or limited edition offering, sold, yes, on RalphAmerica. RalphAmerica will get an obscenely disproportionate cut of the price, leaving the Residents themselves to scramble for any left over crumbs.

So let's beat Dren and his crew to the punch. Simply reply to this post, write a few sentences about why you are a deserving Residents fan, and I'll get the CDs on their way.