Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Vol. 1 - I Can Kill You From A Sitting Position

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***Ray is drunker than usual, completely and utterly sauced. Peter is inflamed and taunting Ray with a series of feminine names: Julie, Alice, Sally, Abigail May. Ray tells Peter that he wants to call the cops, and Peter encourages him to do so until Raymond finally does. Ray drunkenly mumbles his way through a 911 call. Peter claims he is ready to fight and beat Raymond, but insists that the fighting be done “honestly.” Tony (their sometimes room-mate) arrives, fed up and furious with all the hollering going on, and then issues violent threats. Tony slaps Peter around. Peter blows up about the mail and about cooking spices. Ray considers moving out and Peter encourages him to “do it or don't.”

Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Vol. 2 - I Was A Mean Motherfucker In My Time

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***Eddie Lee attempts to bring Thanksgiving cheer to Raymond in the form of Budweiser and neighborly conversation. Ray declines and gets pissed off at Eddie Lee, drawing forth a flood of mumbled curses after Eddie Lee leaves. Mitchell D. (as Ardell) prank calls and riles up Raymond. Peter appears and a fight ensues regarding the rent. Ray has a bowl of fuckin’ soup, taunts Peter, and delivers a soliloquy about hating Peter, hating queers, and loving dogs. Ray fixes himself a sandwich. Eddie Lee (as a Nova Express correspondent) prank calls in an attempt to survey Ray on alcoholism.

Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Vol. 3 - You Think Your Mother And Father Were A Couple Of Boys?

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***Ray angrily mumbles to himself, cursing Peter endlessly. Peter finally pipes up and reacts. Tony and Peter amiably discuss food, hunger, weight gain, television, and the nature of pot heads. Ray watches some Jeopardy and expresses surprise at the difficulty of Jeopardy. Ray raises hell over his missing tools and threatens anyone who touches his shit. Ray rants about how much he hates all queers. Ray giggles infectiously. In a segment of raw absurdity Peter and Raymond repeatedly scream at one other in an attempt to get the other one to stop screaming. An inflamed and drunken Peter returns from the jailhouse, demands that Ray find his keys, billfold and money, and unleashes an endless stream of ”Shut Up Little Man's” at the top of his lungs.

Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Vol. 4 - A Night In The Stony Lonesome

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***Peter and Raymond fight until Ray goes out for smokes. Peter bitches to Tony about a host of complaints regarding Ray: Ray drank the wine and the vodka, Ray ruined the evenings dining experience, and Ray called the cops and put Peter in the jailhouse in his bathrobe. Pete and Ray fight about Walgreens hours of operation. The police arrive and yell at Peter and Raymond. The cops leave and then return once more to haul Peter away yet again. Peter later returns in a drunken frothy rage, accusing Raymond of stealing his keys, billfold, and money. Pete and Ray hash out the history of their meeting at the low-rent Spalding building. Peter body-slams Raymond to the ground.

Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Vol. 5 - I Don’t Like All This Cuteness!

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***Ardell (Mitchell D.) prank calls Peter and Raymond looking for Tony. Peter argues with Ray, claiming that the call from Ardell was Tony. Tony appears and a harmonious domestic scene unfolds. Tony shares the doings of his workday with Peter and Ray over more beers. Peter and Ray fight over cleaning the bedroom, cleaning the bathroom, cooking dinner, playing records, and paying the rent. Eddie Lee lays into Pete and Ray for their endless fighting at 4 AM. Ray drunkenly raves about Peter touching and stealing his shit. An audible fistfight erupts. Ray prepares to go to the hospital.

Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Vol. 6 - Stop Stealing My Vodka!

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***Peter calls the SFPD complaining to the cops that they let Raymond go. Ray froths on about wanting to kill queers, all queers, and not wanting to watch queer shit on television. An audible fistfight ensues. Peter taunts Raymond by calling him lady, she, girl, and sister. Peter badgers Ray about cutting his toenails and about being friendless. A drunken and feverishly angry Peter returns from jail and eggs Ray on to call the police on him again. Ray calls the cops and Peter gets on the phone-line to argue with them. The Police arrive again. They leave. The cops return yet again and try a little couples' therapy on Peter and Ray; they leave. Finally, frustrated by the repeat calls and visitations, a new set of cops return once more, and issue several exasperated one-liners: “Quit drinking and go to bed!”

Shut Up Little Man - The Complete Recordings

Vol. 7 - The Peter And Tony Interview

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***This hilarious (and disturbing) interview with Peter and Tony was conducted by Robert Southon, a brave and inspired young man, for New Zealand Radio Station BFM. The exchange took place at the Pepto Palace after Raymond Huffmann, the little man, had passed from the dive bar of this Earth and gained entry into the big tavern in the sky. This recording is at least as provocative as the original recordings. Highlights: Peter maps out Raymond's bi ography in a mocking manner ("he was a deputy sheriff carrying a gun at the age of 14"). Tony fondly reminisces about beating Ray and putting him into the hospital ("I beat his ass more than once!"). Peter discusses his life as an advertising executive. The interviewer discusses 'wounds on the wall' where Peter and Raymond had damaged the building while fighting. Peter tells the interviewer to drink up: "Come on. We gotta get drunk, so we can do it again!" Chewy the dog attacks Peter. This volume also features a photograph of Peter and Tony and the interior of the apartment, art by Richard McMurry (depicting Ray as a deputy sheriff), and a stunning tribute to Peter Haskett in the form of a Vodka label by Johnny Hicks.