summer 1997 tour dates

here's what john sent me today

JD here. Got some news. Here follows that news:

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS AND SIMON JOYNER:"ORNERY AS PIGS" TOUR '97

6/12: University of Wisconson (no Simon)
6/13: fuel Cafe, Milwaukee
6/14: Zoot's, Detroit MI w/ Smog
6/15: Speak in Tongues, Cleveland OH
6/16: club laga, Pittsburgh PA
6/17: Brownies, NYC
6/18: the Middle East, Cambridge MA
6/19: mandrake studios, Baltimore MD 
6/20: Black Cat, Washington DC
6/21: Tokyo Rose, Charlottesville VA
6/22: Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill
6/23: no show. drive day. chant the maha-mantra while en route to KY
6/24: sugardoe cafe, Louisville KY
6/25: no show yet, will try to remedy this situation
6/26: the Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
6/27: Omaha? not sure yet
6/28: Zandbroz Variety, Sioux Falls SD

The South Dakota show is a brand-new addition about which I am excited.  

Incidentally, the tour title "Ornery as Pigs" is only the latest in
a long series of possible tour names and probably won't be retained,
though I'll bet Simon digs it.

Much love from Iowa where it's pretty nice today, all things considered,

John