6/29/05

Jake's Toadhouse, Decatur, GA

Again, mellow, organic evening. Here's what I was involved in:

Fingerprint File*
I'd Rather Be Blind*
Ain't Wastin' Time No More**
A Month Of Sundays***

*APL, bass, vocals; Jason Williams, guitar, vocals; Robert Nichols, keyboards, vocals; Terry (same cat from last week), slide guitar; Scotty, drums
**add Jim on fiddle
***APL, backing vocals; Tony Scott, bass

I'm sure more could come of this. Maybe it will.

6/22/05

Awright.
Just home from La Casa del Sapo (Jake's Toadhouse). Open mic hosted by Lefty. 'Twas a good night of mellow, organic "jamming" (some free-form, and some impromptu groups workin' their way through songs). Here's what I played on:

100 Years Ago*--one of my favorite covers from my Riders days. Always loved to rip it to shreds with Rick and Preston.
Cover Of The Rolling Stone**--Sorry y'all. I know this one like the back of my hand, but wasn't enough of a bandleader to get through this one. D'oh!
This Time**--more of my slow truck-drivin' songs, not performed by the Riders in forever.
Don't Do It*--Robert just sings his ass off on this one. We even get through the transitions without falling apart.
Subterranean Homesick Blues*--I remember all the words, but flub half a line. Rippin'.
They Love Each Other*--Lefty sings his ass off this time. We all have slightly different arrangements in our heads, but get through alright.

Personnel:
*APL-bass, vocals; Jason Williams-electric guitar, vocals; Robert Nichols-pianet, vocals; Steve Saunders-drums; Terry (what's his last name?)-slide guitar.
**APL-acoustic guitar, vocals; Jason Williams-electric guitar, vocals; Robert Nichols-Pianet, vocals; Steve Saunders-drums; Tony Scott-bass.

In search of love and music
My whole life has been
Illumination
Corruption
And diving diving diving diving
Diving down to pick up on every shiny thing
Just like that black crow flying
In a blue sky

Here's the whole text of that song:
http://www.jmdl.com/lyrics/song.cfm?id=BlackCrow

Yup. Pretty cool night.
Rah-hoo!

6/15/05 (now)

Hey y'all. Just home from open mic at Jake's Toadhouse, hosted by Lefty. Robert Nichols showed up, along w/Tony (my replacement in the Riders), and Steve Saunders (a former Rider). Interesting.

Third Week In The Chelsea
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Romeo & Juliet
Montana*
Too Fast For You*

*w/Lefty (mandolin [Montana], electric guitar [Too Fast For You], vocals), and Robert (electric guitar, vocals)

A real thrill playing w/those guys again. Something I've been waiting for since 3/17 (the night Lefty and I had our conversation about leaving the band). Will do more fer sure. Peace!

6/7/05

One more time at Brewsters. Turns out Darrin and Tim are packing it in after tonight. Big bummer. The crowd turned sour on 'em, and it wasn't as fun anymore (I know where they're coming from).
Tonight was a round of Open Mic Atlanta's songwriter competition. I, in my non-competitive way, entered "Too Fast For You". Got a $25 gift certificate to Brewsters out of it (a random drawing, not because of my songwriting prowess). Also did Marshall Tucker's "24 Hours At A Time", in my tradition of doing something new every week. And that song pretty much sums up where I am right now, along w/"Too Fast". Heading for Bonnaroo this weekend for a shitload of killer music. Awright. The open mic adventure will probably head to Jake's next week, as Lefty is hosting one starting tonight. Gotta get back to playing w/that guy.
See ya!

5/31/05

Brewsters Neighborhood Grille

True Love Will Find You In The End
Too Fast For You
Run For The Roses

A real thrill tonight, as Darrin and Tim celebrate their 2-year anniversary as open mic hosts at Brewsters. The joint was jumpin'. Packed before anyone started playing. The real thrill for me was that the person who inspired "Too Fast For You" was in the audience tonight. I don't know for sure if she knows (or thinks) this song is about her, but we shall see. I was definitely giddy while playing it, and clammed a few times for good measure. Hee-hee!