A Conversation with Malcolm Holcombe (continued)

PM: Hey, how come Another Wisdom took so long to come out? What's that about?

MH: Well, it's been sitting around gestating and somebody had to dig it up. And Don Tolle dug it up. And this record has songs that I'm trying to bring alive again, in appreciation for all the folks involved, including Sam and Joe and Kenny and John Gardner, and many others.

PM: Yeah.

MH: So Don Tolle resurrected these tunes that were just laying there in wait, gestating. And who knows what happens one day to the next when something sees the light of day?

PM: Yeah, things take a while to come around sometimes, that's all.

MH: A little rain and sunshine, just kicking around some blocks of dirt and see what you find under your foot.

PM: [laughs] I hear a Live in New York City is soon due. Is that recorded at the Living Room, or where?

MH: No. This is over at a little place of gathering under the street.

PM: Really? What do you mean?

MH: It's a little after hours, a little fellowship at an old friend of mine's bungalow.

PM: Cool.

MH: His cave. And we went over there after a show at Billy's Underground with--who was that I was in the show with? I remember who it was--Willis Alan Ramsey.

PM: Ah.

MH: Yeah. And we went over to this fellow's house, Evan Eames. He's a videographer. We befriended one another in Nashville. If you remember, Frank, when there was a troupe of videographers. Oh, there's so many who come through town. But anyway, he was one of them that was following around a half a dozen songwriters, watching their careers for a few months--

PM: Right.

MH: --how they ebb and flow. And he happened to catch me on some ebbing and flowing. And then I was up in New York, and he said, "Why don't you come over to my house and let's set up a microphone and have a few friends come over and sit around and play us a few tunes." So that's what we did. So it's just more like a live impromptu, laid-back kind of little living room pickin'.

PM: So is there going to be a video of that available, too, or--

MH: No, no, no, no...

PM: [laughs]

MH: No, no.

PM: Absolutely not.

MH: There's some pictures, I think. Somebody had a camera or something. And we hope to take--my wife's in charge of that. Maybe late winter or something, early next year, we'll sling a few of those around and--

PM: Yeah. I want to hear that.

MH: Well, I'll send you one when the time comes, Frank, when we start sending those things out to some people to see if they like that. But I'll definitely get you one.

PM: Thanks. Somebody ought to do a documentary on you, Malcolm. Has anybody tried?

MH: Well, like I say, that Evan Eames did. He did a story a long time ago--I forget--around ten years ago. You know when that Geffen thing went--

PM: Yeah.

MH: During the middle of that.

PM: I wonder, can that video be found anywhere?

MH: Yes. It was aired in Sweden not too long ago, strangely enough. They must be bored over there.

PM: [laughs] They're into music, I know that. I hear that there's seven million people and seven million bands.

MH: Really? You ever played Sweden?

PM: No.

MH: Me either.

PM: Well, I went there when I was doing business there for Mesa Boogie, the amp company, but I never played there.

MH: That's a good amplifier.

PM: I heard that. Well, Malcolm, thanks for your time tonight. You know we think you're the real McCoy.

MH: Well, Frank, I appreciate you calling. I appreciate your interest. And Godspeed to you, good luck with your music, and tell all the folks you're working with over there, Jack and everybody, send a howdy, as always.

PM: Will do.

MH: And we'll see you later on.

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