# A Postcard from the Day

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A Postcard from the Day is the second live album (and most recent release) by the Washington, D.C. band The Slickee Boys (Dacoit Records, catalog #2006-1). The album, compiled by guitarist Marshall Keith, collects recordings from 1980 to 1982, taken from shows in Maryland, Virginia, D.C., and New York City.

## Track listing

* "Life of the Party" – 3:48 (Mark Noone)
* "Cinderella" – 2:23 (Gerry Roslie)
** Originally recorded by The Sonics,
* "Porcelain Butter Kitten" – 2:41 (Kim Kane)
* "Can't Believe" – 3:46 (Marshall Keith, Noone)
* "Disconnected" – 2:45 (Noone, J. Charney)
* "Goin' All the Way/Glendora" – 4:09 (Mike Bouyea/Ray Stanley)
** "Goin' All the Way" originally recorded by The Squires, 1966
** "Glendora" originally recorded by Perry Como, 1956; also recorded by the Downliners Sect, 1966
* "Jailbait Janet" – 2:15 (Kenne Highland)
** Originally recorded by The Afrika Korps, 1977
* "Henry VIII" – 1:52 (Fred Murray, Robert Weston)
** Popular recording by Herman's Hermits, 1965
* "Hiccupped to Hell" – 2:13 (Ersel Wank)
** Originally by the Wanktones
* "Ain't Gettin' Any" – 3:27 (Robert Hudson, John Ford)
** Originally recorded by The Monks
* "Louise/Control" – 4:27 (Jesse Lee Kincaid/Howard Weulfing)
** "Louise" originally recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders, 1966
* "Stepping Stone" – 3:39 (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)
** Originally recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders, 1966; also recorded by The Monkees, 1966
* "Mean Screen" – 2:16 (Scott Duhamel, Eddie Flowers, Highland)
** Originally recorded by The Gizmos, 1976
* "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite" – 1:40 (Jeremy Spencer)
** Originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac (as Earl Vince and The Valiants), 1969; also recorded by The Rezillos, 1978
* "Pictures of Matchstick Men" – 2:38 (Francis Rossi)
** Originally recorded by the Status Quo, 1968
* "A Question of Temperature" – 3:29 (Mike Appel, Ed Schnug, Don Henny)
** Originally recorded by The Balloon Farm, 1967
* "Riddles and Fairytales" – 2:17 (Tony Camp, Brian Cooke)
** Originally recorded by Bohemian Vendetta, 1968
* "Reverse Psychiatry" – 3:34 (Keith, Noone, Emery Olexa)
* "The Crawling Hand" – 2:45 (Keith)
* "Nagasaki Neuter" – 3:11 (Kane, Keith)
* "Weasel" (WHFS commercial) – :26
* "When We Were Kids" – 2:54 (Noone)
* "Gotta Tell Me Why" – 4:35 (Noone)
* "Here to Stay" – 3:49 (Noone)

## Personnel
### The band

* Kim Kane – Rhythm guitar
* Marshall Keith – Lead guitar
* Mark Noone – Lead vocals
* Dan Palenski – Drums

### Additional musicians

* John Hansen – Lead vocals ("Stepping Stone")

### Production

* Seth Martin – Soundman
* John Chumbris – Soundman

## Additional credits

* John Hansen – Stage dude
* Tom Shea – Stage dude, cover photo, collage of photos
* Marshall Keith – CD design
* Cathy Gatlin – Collage of photos
* Carol Albert – Slickette
* Kathleen Sheedy – Slickette
* "Thanks for setting the spark on this project: Jim Moon; for cassettes: Robbie White, Tom Shea, Kay Pauley; for carting us all over the East Coast: Tom Shea, Allen Atkinson; for paving the way: Razz; for keeping us going all those years: our great fans"
* Recorded at:
** The Psychedelly, Bethesda, Maryland ("Goin' All the Way/Glendora", "Stepping Stone", "Mean Screen", "Reverse Psychiatry", "When We Were Kids")
** The Elbow Room, Harrisonburg, Virginia ("Disconnected", "Riddles and Fairytales", "Gotta Tell Me Why", "Here to Stay")
** Desperados, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ("Life of the Party", "The Crawling Hand")
** The Cellar Door, Georgetown ("Cinderella", "Porcelain Butter Kitten", "Can't Believe", "Hiccupped to Hell", "Ain't Gettin' Any", "Louise/Control")
** The Bayou, Georgetown ("Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite", "Pictures of Matchstick Men", "A Question of Temperature")
** Columbia Station, Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C. ("Nagasaki Neuter")
** CBGB, New York City ("Jailbait Janet", "Henry VIII")