I'm having all kinds of trouble getting into the mood to write this blog, so keep your expectations low.
Wednesday: Halloween. I played at Blind Willie's with Scott Glazer's Mojo Dojo. In addition to Scott on bass, the band was comprised of Steve Cunningham on guitar, Dan Lawrence on keyboard, and Zack Albetta on drums. For the first time, there was no second horn player--one fewer person to outplay me! I've worked with Dan on this gig before (among several other gigs in the last twenty something years), but I'd never met Zack until this gig. Excellent playing, and a really cool guy to boot. Steve and I decided that the last gig we played together was fifteen years ago. He's just as funny and quirky as ever.
As you might expect, there wasn't much of a crowd--maybe a dozen people--for the entire evening. We amused ourselves, though, mostly by ridiculing Scott's well worn jokes and preambles to various songs. Playing-wise, I was just ok.
Thursday: The Yacht Rock Revue birthday party. As legend has it, this is our eleventh year as a band, and we celebrated with a gig at Venkman's.
This one wore me down with the long drive to get there, the tight stage set up, and then the three hours of down time before we played. By the time we finally got on stage, I was over it. Tough gig--I was not interested in playing.
Friday: Some kind of corporate gig in Atlanta, alternating sets with a bar mitzvah DJ. I was strangely more energized about playing than the night before.
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| Ganesh Giri Jaya subbing on drums tonight |
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| I love this picture |
Saturday: Outdoor gig in Dalton, GA, in November. Greeeeeeeeaaaaaat. 8-10 PM.
Fortunately, there were two propane heaters on the stage, and the one closest to me helped keep me relatively comfortable (I also wore tights and a long sleeve thermal shirt under my stage clothes). I spent a lot of time standing under this thing.
Once again, no idea for whom we were playing. It wasn't even clear whether or not this was even a private gig, as they closed off the streets in front of the park and let people walk up.
I don't know...anyway, this was a really cool spot, and we had a lot of fun with the trains going by behind us every so often. If they had a summer concert series, this would be a fun one to come up and play in warmer conditions!
