The Tour...

Hey y'all.
Just got in from open mic #3 in the current campaign.
Again, at Buffalo Wild Wings in Kennesaw.
They had a special on big-ass Sam Adams, so I had two (one before playing, one after). Jeez!
Awright, the set:
Box Of Rain--been reading Phil Lesh's book. It came w/a CD of GD "rarities" (mainly "Cardboard Cowboy" from '66). The others are readily available via trade or download. Each song is preceded by comment from Phil. The last track is "Box of Rain" from Soldier Field '95 (the last song of the encore of the final show). Jerry had done "Black Muddy River" (a sad, sad song), and Phil wanted to bring some hope to end of the "tour from hell". I've been doing this song off and on for a while, and am bringing it back for the band I haven't put together yet.
Anything At All--An Earhorn song, not performed since '03 sometime. It really needs the strings, but it's in my key for good singin', so...
Montana--1st public performance of this one. Tried to bring it into the Riders, but the group had yet to get to the stage where we could pull off slow ones (which is why "This Time" took a back seat), so it rode the pine till tonight.
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy--I love it when piano guys write a song in a guitar key. This is an Elton John/Bernie Taupin song (another about the perils and pratfalls of the music business--"weak-winged young sparrows that starve in the winter...broken young children on the wheels of the winners"), and I decided to go for it tonight.
Am congested like a mad bastard from the pollen, so I sound like Dylan from "Nashville Skyline", but had to get out and play some more. Am close to putting a band together for a show of folky stuff. Bringing it all back home for a while. Awright, awright, awright.

Omphaloskepsis

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Omphaloskepsis

Came across "omphaloskepsis" while reading Phil Lesh's book. I think we've all engaged in it from time to time.

4/21/05--The Grand Open Mic Tour!

2nd open mic in two nights. Buffalo Wild Wings in Kennesaw. Had to get a couple under my belt. Haven't been behind a P.A. in a month, so 'twas time.
An 11-year old girl got up w/the host and sang "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. Gutsy. A family place, not a "bar", and her folks were there, so it was cool.
The setlist:
Third Week In The Chelsea--a guy who knows Rick Welsh from a message board came up to me after I played. He does "Genesis". Nice to know people are out there who know these songs.
Too Fast For You
True Love Will Find You In The End
Untitled ("Blue Diamonds") ("Summer Somewhere" --ed.6/15/08)--Found myself w/time for one more, so here goes.
Nice comments from a few people.
More to come!

The spoils of rock stardom! Always liked this picture. Backstage at Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA. Not nearly as squalid as it appears here, and definitely nicer than many around the Southeast. I just love the crap on the floor all around me. Opposite this angle is the "Wall of Poop", where band names are altered by using the word "poop" ("Poop Jam", "Gladys Knight and the Poops", etc.). Excelsior!

4/20/05--1st "real" post...

A friend brought up that 420 is a term of "the man". How revolutionary is that? Guess I'll think on that a bit.
10:15 p.m.--Just got in from playing my first post-Riders open mic. Bogey's in Duluth. Open Mic Atlanta lists it as Bogey's Neighborhood Grill and Bar, but their sign says Bogey's Sports Bar and Grill. Probably wouldn't have gone if I'd known that. The host was playing when I got there. I was the only other music person there. Otherwise, there were about 20 folks at the bar, bathing in the light of about 5000 TV's. Almost all of them had a different baseball game (almost heaven). But a sports bar just the same. Nobody paying attention to the music. Worth a shot. At least got the first one under my belt.
The setlist:
Third Week In The Chelsea--planned this one for weeks as the opener. How much of a badass is Jorma Kaukonen, getting the band to record his letter of resignation?
True Love Will Find You In The End--bought the Beck recording from iTunes. Simple tune. Look up Daniel Johnston, and learn more about this guy. Great songs.
Too Fast For You--I reclaim my original arrangement. Still must find another person to do this with me. More to this song than that one guitar part.
So I did it. Hooray for me.

Day One: Is This Thing On?

provando, provando...

Howdy y'all.
Nothing here yet, just falling in line w/the blog thing, so's I can post some adventures.
Huzzah!
Peace,
Andy