From the liner notes of "The Great Escape," fall' 09:

You're Tom Warnick. You spent the past few years, starting in spring 2006, wondering if you'd still have your feet planted firmly on the earth, instead of six feet under it. But you battled through it all, fighting the good fight with a bellyful of moxie and a heart full of gumption, thanks in no small part to a knockout wife who's stronger than steel, sweeter than angel food cake and as forceful and unrelenting as the Mississippi River. Plus, it doesn't hurt that she's a looker!
So, after nearly kissed off by the world, TW &the World's Fair circled the wagons, regrouped and attacked with gusto--with guns a' blazin'--and these 10 new songs as deadly, sizzling bullets. You're Tom Warnick & the World's Fair--their message to you?

"See you on Boot Hill."

--Paul Stevens, somewhere in autumn 2009

*****Tom Warnick & the World's Fair play a mixture of hot-shot sideshow rockers, heartbreak waltzes and junkyard blazers, with a cross between old, weird Americana plus a wonderful and fun mixture of rockabilly/surf/folk-rock/country. Song topics include impostors, kissing stands, drunk gunfighters, fire eaters, boxers, comic-book villains and film noir-type subjects.
They are mainstays of the NYC music scene, and have played at the Knitting Factory, the Slipper Room, the Delancey, Galapagos, the Rooftop Films series and many burlesque and Manhattan variety shows. The World's Fair features all-stars Alan Young, Ross "Lightning Bolt" Bonadona (Eric Mingus) and Peter "The Hitman" Monica. World's Fair alumni include David Dorbin, John Sharples, Joe Filosa, Steve Calhoon (Mono Puff) and Bill Gerstel.(Piñataland).
We're glad you stopped by. Take a look around!
--TW