I woke with trepidation and as I looked out the window I was greeted by a world of swirling whiteness. Snow. Lots of snow. My friend Gary Colvin’s worst nightmare. Gary is our point man in upstate NY. Our “closer” if you will. He gets butts in seats. Back in the late part of last [...]
Brian and I left Ithaca, NY last Thursday in a hurry to get up to LeRoy, NY and see our friends Gary and Christy Colvin. Our show at the Shop in Ithaca was, well…… let’s just say lightly attended;-) So we cut our set a bit short and headed up the road. A few Labatt’s [...]
NYC…… We pretty much planned a drive-by gig in New York City. I’ve learned too many times what a logistical hassle it can be to play and stay in the big apple, so we got a room outside the city. Driving up from DC was easy and short of all the pushing and shoving of [...]
And I didn’t want to leave….. If you told me 2 years ago that I would end up having a home away from home that I didn’t want to leave in Washington DC, I would have seriously doubted the claim. However, the Mansion has turned into just that. Our time in the District last week [...]
Many miles have passed. I’m on a couch in my favorite little sitting area at the Mansion on O street. I love it here. As always we were made to feel very welcome when we arrived and I got a kick out of watching Brian’s head keep turning at all the things there are to [...]
When last I left you we were headed out to the Marriott Hotel in downtown Memphis to spend some time in the swirling vortex that is the Folk Alliance Music Conference and play a song or two for a late night showcase. When we stepped into the bar, because where else would we go?, we [...]
When I first talked to Jimmy (Davis that is) about coming to Memphis and playing for a week I let him know that my alterior motive was food. Mostly barbecued pork and fried chicken. It is Memphis after all. My first afternoon here we re-visited Central BBQ in midtown and I fell hungrily onto a [...]
Back at Murphy’s Bar last night. I wrote a bit about it last June when WW, Jimmy, Ray and I played with steel guitar ( and every other kind of guitar it turns out) wizard Eric Lewis for a rousing, rabid, Memphis crowd. It was awesome. I should have known, but I really had no [...]
Memphis….. I’ve written about you before and now I’m back for more…. I arrived road dazed and stiff from my drive. Dallas to Memphis is a long haul, but worth it. I pulled up to The Sidecar Cafe just as the February sun said “see ya” and was greeted by about 100 motorcycles. My host [...]
And we’re off……. After a half day of running around and a little procrastinating about leaving the house, the girl and the dog, (I mean who would want to leave this face for 3 weeks?), I took off for Dallas to stay with some friends and cut off a few hours of driving time to [...]
