Jesus in a Pancake

 

She found the face of Jesus in her Pancake

At the Waffle House on the interstate

And she felt the presence of the divine

 

Made by a cook named Jesus

Served by a waittress named Marilou

Surely it has to be a sign

 

All the patrons gathered ‘round to see

She took a picture with her cellphone to give to her brother Steve

Who doesn't believe

 

She found the face of Jesus in her pancake

Smiling at her from a plate

And He gave her fame throughout the land

 

Everywhere they went they drew a crowd

She had never been so proud

A handsome cowboy from Texas asked for her hand

 

The reporters came and camped on her lawn

An unknown country singer went platinum when he wrote her a song

That was way too long….

 

She found the face of Jesus in her pancake

She would never lose her faith

He put her in a state of grace

 

…

 

Then His image began to fade

He put Him in the freezer but it was too late

And we could no longer make out the face

 

And all the non-believers started in on her with their hate

They called her ignorant, a fraud, and overweight

Which she couldn't debate….

 

She found the face of Jesus in her pancake

And He gave her instant fame

But soon we were all just moving on

 

They shunned her at the Wal-Mart

The handsome cowboy broke her heart

Oh how she cried when he was gone.

 

The reporters packed and left the next day

They found out Jesus was illegal and wanted to hear what he had to say

Before they took him away…

 

She found the face of Jesus in her pancake

At the Waffle House on the insterstate

But if you asked me now, I couldn't tell you her name.

 

 

 

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Bible Milk is something of a concept album. I know... people don't even listen to whole albums anymore... let alone buy them.... especially mine. Still, there's this theme of drawing parallels between the 19th and 21st Century. We all have our iPods and HDTV but still it also seems like we are heading into another Gilded Age. Another generation of powerless workers driven by corrupt plutocrats.

We have been allowing this to happen. Rather than working together to make the sort of future our hyper advanced technology and knowledge should allow, we are caught up in a maelstrom of distractions.... irrational fear of so-called terrorists... socialists... immigrants.... and the like. In our ever increasingly desperate situation with our insurmountable debts... lack of health care... eroding education... we get drawn into superstition... snake oil salesmen.

Jesus in her Pancake is about all that. Mostly, however, it is about the new traveling freak show. Back in the 19th Century, we had side shows traveling along with the circus but today we have YouTube. Everyone can get their freak on there and share it with the world. If they're lucky, they might get their fifteen minutes just as Warhol predicted and just like the woman in this song.

Typical of our oh so nifty times, this track features musicians in Salt Lake, Park City, and one in Portland Oregon. Ahhhh.... Technology....

WHIPPLE - GUITARS, BASS, VOCALS

FILTHY McWHISKEY- BANJO

JEREMIAH MAXEY - DOBRO

SEAN MCCARTHY - PIANO

JASON GIRON - DRUMS

NOAH BERNSTEIN - SAXOPHONE