7” VINYL RECORD | LIMITED TO 1 COPY FOR PERSONAL USE
LISTEN SIDE A: BUENAS TARDES AMIGO (DEMO) BY WEEN | LISTEN SIDE B: AMIGO BY SESAME STREET

In the book Ween's Chocolate and Cheese (33 1/3 Book 79) by Hank Shteamer there was this interesting little bit about the origins of Buenas Tardes Amigo and realized I needed to make this a record.

”Despite the high level of musicianship on display in "Buenas Tardes," Melchiondo is quick to point out that there's nothing advanced about the song's inspiration.

"Aaron wrote that from Sesame Street," he explains . "You know how Sesame Street has those little Spanish sequences? You know, they had Maria and a couple other characters and occasionally they would do that, and (Aaron) was watching it and they said, 'Hola means "hello." Buenos tardes means "Good afternoon.'" And I think he just ran with it."

Freeman elaborates: I remember writing that song better than most for some reason. I had moved into my very first apartment by myself after some years at Brookridge Farm. I had my own big bed in my own big room and a TV to watch in bed as well. I remember it being the first time I had really felt like being a musician and artist was my calling and settling into the notion. I remen1ber it was a beautiful morning and I woke up hungover. I looked to my bed table and saw the bottle of Jack Daniel's from the night before. I leaned, turned on the TV and it was Sesame Street and a very white-looking and sounding puppet was schooling the other puppets on how to say "Good morning," "Good evening" and "Good afternoon" in Spanish. I remember laughing really hard and almost throwing up - then the song came very quickly thereafter.”

Art Design by Marc Calvary | A One-Off Boogleg For Private Use Only | Not To Be Sold or Distributed | This Is An Art Project Made With Love For Boognish | Spamela Hamderson designed by Ed Eyth for Muppets Tonight. Back cover images of both the gun wielding puppet and the Beer wielding puppet are from leosimports.com, amigo Written by Carol Hall for Sesame Street Inc., performed by Fran Brill (Betty Lou) and Jerry Nelson (Carlos), Buenas Tardes Amigo by Ween.