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White Knuckle Sandwich (1)

August 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Anne Shapiro, Jennifer Duffy, and I joined forces in the ’90s as White Knuckle Sandwich. We performed in many theaters and clubs in NYC, including frequent shows at the Duplex and the Fez. We wrote a jingle for MTV, and had a couple of songs in the movie Bad Bride. Our 1999 CD had 22 of our songs on it. Here’s the breakdown:

White Knuckle Sandwich (Anne)
Bugs Not Drugs (Doug)
Fleet Week (Anne)
Lookin’ For A Man (Jen)
Medulla Oblongata (Doug)
Traveling Love (Anne)
Doggie (Jen)
Wreck Of A Man (Doug)
Big Cake (Anne)
Everybody (Jen)
B.C./R.W. (Doug)
Bills (Anne)
Holiday Heart (Jen)
One Night In Bangkok (Ulvaeus, Andersson, and Rice)
Don’t Sleep In The Subway (Trent and Hatch)
(I’ve Got To Be) The Person That I Am (Doug)
The Beginning Of The Universe (Jen)
Love Is Fun (Doug)
Sprite ’94 (Anne and Jen)
I’m Canceling My Counseling (Doug)
The Spaghetti Song (Anne)
Happiness Or Unhappiness (Doug)

Tags: *Music · W

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 name New Uke, New York // Sep 26, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    […] White Knuckle Sandwich organized two evenings of ukulele bands at Joe’s Pub in May 2001.  This was, mind you, before the uke became so popular.  Anne booked the bands, Jen designed the card, I came up with the title — New Uke, New York. And, of course, we all played. […]

  • 2 name Bugs Not Drugs // Jul 4, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    […] Knuckle Sandwich (Jennifer Duffy, Anne Shapiro, and I) recorded this song of mine on our eponymous album.  I also made a semi-animated paper cutout cartoon of it for the old “internet TV […]

  • 3 name White Knuckle Sandwich (5) // Aug 28, 2013 at 12:29 am

    […] Duffy and I collaborated on this drawing for a postcard, for our band White Knuckle Sandwich.  I drew the astronauts (partially swiped from an old pulp cover), Saturn, the seltzer, and the […]