1/31/2024

 Last time with Dave (and Skizz)! At east until he comes back up here again on some kind of tour.  He is one of “those people” and there is a really good chance that is gonna happen some point in the nearish future. 

We were out in Rockville at a place called Hank Diedle’s.  It’s a nice little room, I’d never played there but Smitty was road managing for a group and they came through and we met up there. There were a load more people that night….

Anyway, we went up and did two rocking sets and the crowd was thin but enthusiastic, all that really matters. 

Nothing spectacular, just three dudes throwing down in a semi-empty place on a Wednesday night. Maybe not spectacular but pretty magical!

1/12/24

 Dave is back in town while he and his family pack up their place to move back to central Texas. I’ll take a couple of gigs with him and Skizz if we can sneak them in!

Back at “home” playing 1919. Nichole wasn’t working (kinda poleaxed over that honestly. People I saw a couple of days later asked “where was Nichole”?) and it was a rainy-assed night with wet feet that never got dry. But the room was pretty full and stayed that way all night. 

We did two solid sets and it was the regular kinda fun. When we wrapped I noticed this guy named Patrick at the bar with his wife. He plays with my buddy Larry in “The Latin Band” if you’ve ever been lucky enough to talk to Larry about it. 

We start taking and he says “I need a bass player for a benefit we are playing Sunday, are you available?” But that is a story for another post!

9/16/23

Another night at 1919 with Dave and Skizz!! Pretty standard at this point except two things. 

One of Skizz’s bands, Zocko played the night before and they were bad as hell!! All instrumentals and totally on top of their game. First time I’d ever heard Herb Alpert and liked it. And I’ve heard that terrible song a thousand times!! Looking forward to seeing them again and again. 

The other reason this was a little different is Dave moved back to Texas! So that is it for this little combo. At least for now. Dave will be back occasionally and hopefully he doesn’t forget about us. Gonna miss doing these. Every time was a load of fun with like minded people. You don’t get that everyday and I’ll miss it. 

8/8/23

 Dave called me up and asked “do you want to play at a pie place?” One of the easiest “yes’s” ever. Without gear I can walk there!

I made it down just as Rodney was going up. Damn good songwriter! Really enjoyed the 6-8 tunes he threw down at the top of the night. 

Then we went up. Tiny stage between the business and the garage. Pretty cozy and it felt real good. I stood on the floor because there was no space on the stage.  Loved it!

Skizz was with us on a little cocktail kit. He pointed out that you are pretty much on one foot when you play one of those. Got to be some kind of freak of balance to pull that off. 

Pretty cool night! I’ve got to start going there more. It’s so close to the house and I really dug Rodney and Breezy(!) the bartender. It’s good up here!

7/7/23

This might have seemed like a regular night at 1919 with Skizz and Dave but there was more!

Shaun Young, a dude that lived in Austin but is now up in Boston came to town and we were backing him up. Pretty cool stuff and a really nice dude.

The three of us went up and did what is now the regular thing. Kicked it pretty hard honestly. When it was time for Shaun to join us turns out there was some misunderstanding with what we were playing. 

The dropbox  had a list of a dozen songs and 7 or 8 tunes in a playlist, but not everything on the list. And it turns out the list was the guide, not the playlist of  tunes!! At one point Dave was talking about playing upright on a few so I thought “I’ll learn these 7-8”…  I was wrong as hell!!

It all worked out. We played real well and the small crowd liked it. Most of the tunes I didn’t learn were easy enough to play. I just watched hands. After we all laughed at the mixup. What else are you gonna do?

6/23/23

Another Friday night at 1919 with Lonesome Dave. Yeah, this feels good and I like settling in to it. Dave would still prefer an upright but I’m still covering the bottom end for him when needed and really digging it. 

We were up with Skizz, the drummer from the Clash night. That dude can throw down! We did two long sets and it was a real treat throughout. Hell of a good feeling learning how another player does it and getting to groove with them. There is a moment when you can feel it drop in to place and that is all there is in the world. 

Dave came up with a new/hybrid set of tunes. Some of his and a few new covers we worked up ,just the two of us. And of course we hit a couple that were not on the  list because live music works that way.