Recreating The Kooks’ Acoustic Gig At Canter’s Kibitz Room: A Primer
By Ryan - Wednesday May 21st 2008
Readers! Did you snooze on the free acoustic Kooks gig at Canter’s Kibitz Room last night? Fear not; we’ve got your back with this handy, printable step-by-step instruction sheet as to how to recreate the gig in your very own studio apartment. Behold:
- Hang a few dozen 8×10 framed live classic rock photos on the walls of your apartment. Go heavy on Aerosmith, if possible.
- Purchase a pastrami on rye from Canter’s deli, to go. While in the area, stop by Liquor Time Liquor (7873 Santa Monica Blvd at Fairfax) and purchase a large bottle (1.75 L) of Jack Daniels “Old No. 7″ Tennessee whiskey.
- Place the pastrami sandwich on the floor of your apartment. Douse it with the whiskey. Spare no whiskey. Liberally pour the entire contents of the bottle over the sandwich. Next, grind the sandwich thoroughly into the floor and spread it as far as you possibly can. Use a broom or a mop to ensure even distribution. When finished, scoop whatever food particles remain, if any, into the garbage. Mop up any remaining whiskey with a dry mop so as to preserve the scent. If your floor is carpeted: Skip the mop.
- Wait outside the front door of your apartment for five minutes. Eventually allow yourself inside (after checking your ID to verify you are 21 or older).
- Invite six friends over. This will be the ambiguous “friends of the band, UK label reps and management” group, so they’ll need to already be in the venue (your living room) before the show starts. They should all have British accents. Give them carnival tickets. They will, during the course of the show, trade these carnival tickets to you for free alcoholic beverages, so make sure you have something on hand for which to serve them. NOTE: They’re Brits. Don’t expect a tip.
- Invite 12 more friends over. These are the Los Angeles fans. Each fan should have a minimum of one camera or recording device on his or her person. There were probably some 75 people at the actual gig, but you’re building this replica to scale. That is, unless you want to do the sandwich-and-whiskey trick six more times.
- Collectively watch this video submitted by one of our readers.
Voila! You’ve just recreated The Kooks: Live In Los Angeles: A Free Acoustic Set At Canter’s Kibitz Room. Pat yourself on the back, get your hands on one of those carnival tickets and trade it in to yourself for a well-deserved cocktail.
