Music and lyric inspired in a flash while washing the mirror in the South West corner of the dining room, and looking over my shoulder at the big metal, vertical VVV sign in the upper corner of the bar. A prep chef came in only a moment later and put on music- I never would have heard my song with the music on- it almost did not get conceived.
lyrics
1, 2,
3V Veni Vidi Vici
In The Tower District in Fresno
It’s the upscale restaurant with the hip hop shows
Beautiful waitresses so everybody goes
Where it’s such a scene when they pack em in at night
And the foods so delightful
That they worship every bitefull
It’s where the young sharks go when they wanna flex their dorsal
Where the actresses go when they finish their rehorsal
19 years the scene has been around
The alcoholic former owner ran it in the ground
And when his bet was big and his debt was deep
I hear Cynthia and Tony bought it pretty F’n cheap
And now they pack em in from near and far
With killer appetizers, dinner, and a full service bar
And the DJs thumpin gets the whole place bumpin
And the band on Sundays gets the dancers humpin
Jim Wright played piano there
He had studied at Juilliard
The last of the old school, he described it
It sounded hard
Jim Wright taught to me the secret psychological discipline
Of how to never ever make a mistake
And he told me of the field trip
He took to see Rachmaninov
Who wouldn’t start to play
If there was a rustle, or one cough
Jim Wright taught to me the secret psychological discipline
Of how to never ever make a mistake
3V
Now the first owner did the financing all wrong
Third mortgaged her home which Stash bought for a song
She had used all the workers and tiles on her kitchen
It’s why the mosaics and countertops at Stash’s house are bitchin
3V
Since it opened I’ve washed all the windows and mirrors there
Played background music for people that didn’t care
I was but a kid with a Chapman Stick and short hair
That was such a long time ago
That was before cellphones, computers, the internet
A few years later that’s about as primitive as you can get
No Facebook, texting, or live streaming video
No YouTube, Google, I’m telling you kiddio
That was before the arts council banned me
After they helped score me the art museum residency
Gave me a grant, I was their little media darling
But the image of Fresno I presented was startling
Startling!
STARTLING!!
Now the English translation for Vini Vidi Vici is
I came, I saw, I conquered
And if you don’t eat some dinner before you hit the bar
Just watch out ( watch out!)
Be careful, you’ll get zonkered
So they’re serving dinner until late
You’ll be delighted with your plate
They’re among the best in Fresno
So I know you’ll be impressed so go to
3V!
It’s got a patio, it’s where ya wanna go
If you’re lookin for some quiet
And don’t wanna see the show
You ask the hostess please
Set you out in the trees
It’s beauty in the Summer
And comfy as Belize in the Wintertime
With the heaters and the tent
So cozy like the memories of all the evenings spent
You can ask Jeff Fetters
How there ain’t nothin better
Than the big three letters on a bitchin night in Fresno
That’s right, I said Fresno!
( instead of a guitar solo, the listener gets this slightly doctored interview, and since I’m a maximalist, you also get a guitar solo.)
3V Vini Vidi Vici
In The Tower District in Fresno
It’s the upscale bistro
With the hip hop credo
Beautiful bartenders
It’s really really neato
And it’s such a scream when they pack em in so tight
And the foods so delightful
That they worship every bitefull
It’s where the young sharks go when they wanna flex their dorsal
Where the actresses go when the finish their rehorsal
Young girls go when they’re wearin somethin slinky
Where the rap stars go with the bling on their pinky
3 V V
In Fresno
credits
from We'll Always Have Fresno,
released July 24, 2013
Kevin Hill played 2 notes of "STARTLING" brass- one of the notes twice- in the STARTLING brass section. Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba.Those 3 notes are the only instrumental musical guesting on the entire CD..
Tony and Cynthia Briceno- guest interviewees.
My name is Brian Kenney Fresno, and I have this super fun solo ROCK show
where I sing modern TALES of urban
legends and epics of the absurd- in a
sing along format, mostly about Fresno Ca, my home town, and everytime I say
"Fresno", everybody eats the raisins and says "WHOOO!" in a group
experience.
It's really fun!
Everybody laughs a lot!...more
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