1973
This song as we know it from "Apostrophe" essentially appears on this tour in its entirety, with Marquez on vocals, and with the song arriving in its typical spot after "St. Alphonso's". For this tour, however, things proceed a little differently after the "Good Morning, Your Highness" section- the section which either serves as the end of the studio version, or as the segue into "Rollo" in the YCDTOSA version. In these performances, the band returns to the beginning of "St. Alphonso's Pancake Breakfast" after the "Good Morning" section, performing the opening motif before Frank steps forth and says something to the effect of "Play it really really fast". At this point, the band then repeats the vocal section of "St. Alphonso's", slowing down and leading into "Mar-juh-rene" at the end of the lyrics.
MAR-JUH-RENE- This title refers to part five of the "Don't Eat" suite as it is performed on this tour, and is the source
for the track "Farther O'Blivion" from YCDTOSA Volume VI. When the band finishes playing the first half of "St. Alphonso's" for the second time (see "Father O'Blivion"), Frank launches into this spiel about the wonders of mar-juh-rene (margarine). He usually begins by singing "I stole the mar-juh-rene, I admit it, I did it", then goes on about rubbing it on, etc. Then, bringing the band on down behind him, Frank proceeds to spell "mar-juh-rene", stopping at each letter and telling the audience what it stands for. Example: M stands for the Majesty that is the Mar-juh-rene, A stands for the Agony that is this sound system, R stands for Repeat, which is what I keep having to do so I can hear myself in the monitor, etc. He even designates meanings for the dashes. Throughout the tour, we get monitor jokes, sex jokes, local references, and the occasional solicitation from an audience member as to what a particular letter should stand for. This bit is amusing the first time, but tends to wear very thin on repeated listens. After Frank finishes spelling "mar-juh-rene", the band picks up the groove and shifts into an uptempo shuffle, with Frank throwing out guitar riffs. It is from this section that the YCDTOSA Volume VI "Farther O'Blivion" track is taken, with the section serving as the finale to the "Don't Eat" suite. After Frank says "Join the March and Eat My Starch", the band jumps headfirst into the epic "Farther O'Blivion" (which is NOT the one from YCDTOSA Volume VI).
1974 Jul-Dec
Essentially played as on "Apostrophe". Always played as part four of the four part "Don't Eat" suite. During the "Good morning, your highness" section, the band would continue to vamp on this theme once the vocals were sung, at which point Frank would usually make the closing band introductions, or annnounce a segue into the next song.
1978
Essentially performed as on "Saarbrucken" from Beat the Boots Volume I. This song was always performed as part four of the five part Don't Eat suite.
1979
Essentially performed as on YCDTOSA Volume I, and always appeared as part four of the five part Don't Eat Suite.
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