The Captain Midnight Dossier

Our intelligence file on the master of waterbed rock ‘n’ roll

By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor

tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com

Oxford-bred Captain Midnight will land at Proud Larrys’ this Thursday, March 7, 9 p.m. on his March Mopery Tour. You know what mopery is, right? It’s the act of exposing yourself to a blind person. As Oxford patiently waits for Midnight to expose his naked truths to the blind of soul, HottyToddy.com decided to share what we know about the mysterious guitar-slinging character.

NAME: Midnight

ALIASES: 12AM, Josh Cooker, Josh Cooker Melonpants, The Kid

RANK: Captain (previously Your Yeoman Purser)

UNIT: The Captain Midnight Band

SKILLS: Guitar wizardry, digital dexterity, blue poetry, the downstroke, custom lighting and dirty electronics, waterbed rock ‘n’ roll, tanning, waterbed rock ‘n’ roll

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES: Jawa eyes, pointy hat, Dutch Mantel beard

Captain Midnight’s B. C. Rich Warlock just got a new paint job.

ORIGIN AND TRAINING: Born and raised in Oxford, studied legs in Harmontown, special training in New Orleans

CURRENT BASE: East Nashville

MAIN WEAPONS: B. C. Rich Mockingbird, B. C. Rich Warlock, rapier wit

KNOWN ASSOCIATES: Little Rae Rae, Bob Weir, C. T. Beefoff, Moon Pie Curtis

PAST GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Speed, McFly, Cardinal Fluff, Americans on Parade, Cronk

UPCOMING OPS: Going into the studio in April to start on a new record to release this summer.

NEXT MISSION: Proud Larrys’, Thursday, March 7, 9 p.m. The third stop on the March Mopery Tour, from the midwest to the coast and into the Carolinas.

SELECTED MATERIALS:

“Jug of Wine” and “Satisfy My Appetite”

“Naked”

“Witch’s Tit”

The Captain Midnight Band. Photo by Matt Read, Funky Umbrella Photography.

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