7/27/05

Little River Grill
Canton, GA

Hotter than hell tonight. They had it outside for the first time (it's been crappy weather since they started it here), and wouldn't ya know, it was just gross.
Just me and Kristen again. Mike showed up as K was finishing her 2nd set, and I'd already decided to go. Actually, some kids got up and sang "Happy Birthday" to their grandfather. Cool!

The setlist:
Pancho & Lefty
Too Fast For You
The One--blew the dust off this one to see how it stood the test of time. I was a wide-eyed, precocious Lit major at GSU when I wrote this one. Am now doing it w/out the middle part. Need a band to play it for that long.
Wasn't Really--the 1st performance! Just finished this one last week. Rehearsed it w/Adam yesterday. Gonna be a good one.
Something In The Way She Moves--went w/no lyric sheet tonight. Flawless until I realized it, then clammed a beat.
Third Week In The Chelsea--was going to do "Henry", but the folks w/the kids were there, and I decided that a song about a pot smuggler just wouldn't have been right.

Wasn’t Really (A.P. Lester)

Looking back on Vicksburg
Mississippi, say goodbye
Oxford’s just a dream I had
Everybody wants to fly

Somewhere on a windy highway
You blow through my mind
Nowhere is a long, long way
I know we’re right on time

Old as the river
A steady rolling scene
Wasn’t really nothing
Wasn’t just a dream

All along this dark path
Signal fires to lead me home
Among the raving thousand
One man, but not alone

Your kiss is strong and certain
I live for just one more
Your hands are made of music
A song, waiting to be born

What now, inspiration?
Hazy as it seems
Wasn’t really nothing
Wasn’t just a dream

The road goes on forever. Excelsior!

7/19/05

At long last! Adam Howell and I got our act together, and got to play out. Back to Brewster's. John Gardner is now the host. Where this guy finds time to do anything else but host open mics is beyond me. Here's what we did:

True Love Will Find You In The End
Magnolia
Too Fast For You
Pancho & Lefty

A drummer named Stefan joined us. He sat in w/everyone tonight. Brought a great vibe to the whole thing.
Not that the vibe needed any help. Adam is a great guy, and a great bass player. We ran through the stuff in my living room prior to heading to the bar, and he'd actually practiced the songs. A true pro. More to come from our partnership. Guess this was my first real performance as a bandleader. Pretty cool.
Peace y'all!

7/18/2005

M'Vorneen's Irish Pub
Cartersville, GA

Cover Of The Rolling Stone
Third Week In The Chelsea
Romeo and Juliet
Capt. Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy
Too Fast For You
Box Of Rain

Got to play all I wanted, as it was just me and the host. Cool place, a bunch of locals. More folks came in after I was done (ain't that how it goes?). The bar is in the basement level of the same building that used to house Shakedown Street, where Earhorn played a couple of times. More to come this week! Slainte!

7/13/05

Little River Grill, Canton, GA

24 Hours At A Time
"Blue Diamonds" (Summer Somewhere) --still waiting for the title to show itself. Will keep playing till it does.
Tangled Up In Blue--the servers made a couple of requests during Kristen's opening set; I requested "Just Like A Woman" for her next set; did this one for conceptual continuity.
Something In The Way She Moves--almost got it right. Been workin' on it for a week or so. Lyric sheets are a distraction. Will have it from memory soonly.
Box of Rain--always with a message of peace, love, and hope.

Only a few of us tonight. Still a new thing. Some of the Brewster's folks have found this place.

7/6/05

Little River Grill
Canton, GA

Third Week In The Chelsea
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Cover of the Rolling Stone
Romeo & Juliet

Nothing new tonight, other than the locale. The first night for this place. Kristen is a great host, who sounds like Stevie Nicks (she knows this, and does some Mac tunes).
The train keeps a-rollin' y'all.