Breakfast In Kandahar

(to the tune of breakfast at tiffanys - Matchbox20)

All I want is some damn hot food
And I said, what about, some extra potatoes?

and she said f**k off, there arent any left!
So I said f**k you, I havnt eaten in 3 days!
And she said f**k off, next in line!

I see, Dont get me wrong I like KAF
with its high walls and great kitchen staff
Well,I guess I was wrong
So what the hell? Ive been in a FOB for a weekand its just warm food that I seek
Just give me some f**king turnip bitch!

And I said, what about, a little gravy?
and she said f**k off, there isnt any left!
So I said f**k you, I havnt eaten in 3 days!
And she said f**k off, next in line!

You'll say, I'd love some food that aint plastic
No mustard sauce or ham steak
And we're falling apart,
You'll say the cafeteria has come between us,
Our stavation is heinous!

Still I know you just don't care.
And I said, what about, some more potatoes ?
and she said f**k off, there isnt any left!
So I said f**k you, I havnt eaten in 3 days!!!
And she said f**k off, next in line!

And I said, what about, a little gravy ?
and she said f**k off, there isnt any left!
So I said f**k you, I can see it right there!!
And she said f**k off, next in line!

And I said, what about, a little more macaroni ?
and she said f**k off, there isnt any left!
So I said f**k you, I havnt eaten in 3 days!!!
Just give me some f**king turnip bitch!

Keep Your Head Down, Your in Kandahar!

Matt Minglewood's Kandahar

a classic already By David Frank For the Daily Gleaner

On a late afternoon at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton last weekend, the veteran Cape Breton blues and rock musician Matt Minglewood brought the crowd to its feet more than once. He did it predictably enough with a soulful rendition of Rita MacNeil's well-known Workingman, which he introduced as the blues for the Cape Breton coal miner.

But before that, he also brought people to their feet with a searing new song that has the makings of an equally powerful anthem for the working Canadian soldier on the ground in Kandahar .The 60-year-old Minglewood, with more than a dozen albums behind him and a load of honours to boot, introduced the new song cautiously, as a tribute he wrote as a result of his experience playing for Canadian troops in a similar big tent in Afghanistan .

As he tore through the song in trademark style, tough and wild but never out of control, there were shouts of recognition from the audience. In the song there was respect and there was humour, and in the refrain there was also an undercurrent of ambivalence that acknowledged the dirt and dust and danger of the soldiers' mission: "Keep your head down, You're in Kandahar ."

He did not have to spell out much more in a community where hundreds of families have been directly affected by the deployment and a region that has absorbed more than a fair share of the death and injury.Yet, this was not a song for or against the Afghanistan mission. In the context of his performance, as was the case for Rita MacNeil's classic, it was a song of solidarity for the work force in a hazardous occupation where workers have little or no say over the purposes or conditions of their work.


In his own way, Minglewood has, over the years, been a kind of folk performer for his far-flung generation of Maritimers and their children, who have been as likely to be found in the Canadian Forces as in the oil sands of Alberta . As in the old folk tradition, his appeal has always drawn on his ability to share identity and experience between performer and audience.


For a few minutes in that tent in a parking lot behind city hall, Minglewood's performance was one of the unexpected highlights of the annual music festival in downtown Fredericton . In front of an audience that was moved to tears as well as cheers, Minglewood was keeping the tradition alive.


The song is unreleased, but the first verses of Kandahar (Keep Your Head Down) can be heard at the Minglewood website, http://www.mattminglewood.com/

Canadian Forces Tours - Matt & band in December along with country artist Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Ginette Genereux, Jennifer Roland, and comedian Pete Zedlacher had the pleasure of performing for our military on another Canadian Forces Tour, this time of Goose Bay and Alert. Then Matt in March, along with George Canyon, fiddler Alexis MacIsaac, Ginette Genereux and comedian Pete Zedlacher entertained the crew of HMCS Charlottetown in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.

(http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/charlottetown/gallery/ship_gallery_e.asp?category=442)

In May he embarks on another jaunt this time of the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan. Performing for the troops is one of the most rewarding gigs he has done. Matt, Grant & Moon want to say thanks to all, especially the soldiers, and feel honored to have the opportunity to perform & help bring a slice of home to them.

For more information contact MattMinglewood.com.

or e-mail at minglenews@mattminglewood.com