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info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist

22 May 01 - 06:43 PM (#468182)
Subject: Sweet Pie,
From: GUEST,guest,J.P.Evans

I am trying to find Information about this Barrelhouse piano player/blues shouter/nudist/satirist.He Played the New England &New York from late 60's to early 80's.


23 May 01 - 09:30 AM (#468592)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,
From: RWilhelm

I don't know where he is now but I saw him in Salsbury Beach, MA in the 70's. He played piano buck naked and would brutally insult audience members between songs. A hell of a show. I heard he spent his winters in Florida.


23 May 01 - 12:01 PM (#468702)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,
From: LR Mole

He played URI a number of times around '76--'80, I think .Used to feature a tune about his ex-girlfriend Kay, encouraging audience members to inform her that he was still available. One night Marceau gave a performance at another building, and I was listening to Pie when a coed and (presumably) her mother came in for a drink after the mime show. The whole audience, on cue,happened to erupt into the song's tag line."IF YOU SEE KAY" we all roared happily.The coed and her mom left.


12 Aug 10 - 09:25 PM (#2964055)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,
From: GUEST,Keny56

He used to be a regular 1974>76 at a club called BO JIMS (Bob & Jim were owners) in Worcester, Ma. Was just off Kelly Sq. He did have a vynal LP out.


12 Aug 10 - 09:33 PM (#2964059)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,
From: dwditty

He seemed to be around UMASS Amherst a lot - walking around in a leather loin cloth and vest - summer and winter,,,circa 74-76.


21 Aug 10 - 02:18 PM (#2970131)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,pianist/blues shouter/nudist/satiris
From: GUEST

He now lives in Quartzsite, AZ. Owns and operates a book store. Still in loin cloth/G string..


21 Aug 10 - 09:37 PM (#2970293)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,pianist/blues shouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST,GUEST

Sweet Pie lives here in Quartzsite AZ and owns a bookstore. His name is Paul Winer, and his picture is all over the web. He just recently was invited back up to the northwest coast and did a show.


20 Dec 10 - 06:35 PM (#3058123)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,pianist/blues shouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST,Blues in Phoenix

I just saw my first Sweet Pie show on Sat Dec 18, 2010. He was opening for Candye Kane at the Rhythm Room here in Phoenix. She talked him to leaving his book store for a day and be her opening act. It seems we were a virgin audience, nobody there had ever seen his act (or his as*) before. I can truly say it was a very different show and we all thoroughly enjoyed it (he even played an encore). FYI - he is still looking for Kay.


20 Dec 10 - 11:48 PM (#3058265)
Subject: RE: Sweet Pie,pianist/blues shouter/nudist/satirist
From: open mike

he wears some interesting "threads" just a few of them....


14 Dec 11 - 03:16 PM (#3273798)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST,Normand De Cotret

I saw him several times in Salisbury Beach at a place called the Surf, back in 1974. He sure was a blast & an excellent pianno player.


11 Jan 12 - 07:25 PM (#3289009)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST

The Sweet Pie I'd like info on used to play at the strip club The Blue Moon in Tyngsboro, MA. They found his body washed up on shore in Revere, MA. He called himself Boogie in the Buff.

Anybody remember?

Thanks.


12 Jan 12 - 01:59 AM (#3289125)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST,The beach

He is still out there, and a friend of Jay Leno. I recorded him in Amherst MA circa 1973. Lives in Arizona now and owns a bookstore. Good guy.


03 Jun 13 - 07:05 PM (#3522412)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST,Guest

You can look him up on YouTube and see the bookstore. My uncle is BOB from the Bob at Bojims....I was very young when I met him. Signed a pic for me when I was sick....very nice man.


09 Aug 13 - 12:25 PM (#3547280)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST,doncarloselrey58

have an autographed Sweet Pie album "-To Matilda May your lips Quiver and Tits twitter"


11 Aug 13 - 01:30 PM (#3547928)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST

Vermont is a poor man's Colorado


27 Apr 14 - 12:14 AM (#3622495)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST

I remember! My grandmother, aunt, uncle, mother and dad took me to the Blue Moon in 1980 for my birthday. Sweet Pie, wearing naught but a sandwich sign stating "have a piece of Pie" and featuring drawings of various body parts (which he soon shed) hosted a very unique and memorable show.


22 Sep 14 - 07:32 AM (#3662587)
Subject: RE: info:SweetPie,pianist/bluesshouter/nudist/satirist
From: GUEST

sweet pie is in quartzsite arizona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uZHLCC_L7k here is one vid i shot, more on my channel