Summer's here and the time is right...to go see a show...

[laughingwillow]

One week till Phil does Denver.

I'll be showing up (later) on Thursday evening. All I need now is a flight plan into the mouintains with ground control providing coordinates to the pre-chosen helioport. I know, I know, you have said I can choose where to stay. But it would kind of be a bi-atch if'n I chose to stay at an empty house.    I mean, you guys even take the frickin' cats with you. hehe

lw

[TooStonedToType]

I hope you find a place to stay.  They haven't been allowing "concert camping" at Chief Hosa and they are closing the gates a Bear Creek Park at 9:00 pm!  I guess they like tripping hippies wandering around all night with no place to go.  Found this in the local paper.

Sheriff's Calls:

Evergreen:  A deputy found two men in sleeping bags at the Evergreen Lake House on June 25. One man explained that they were in town for a concert and needed a placed to crash.  The deputy asked if he had any drugs in his car.  The man said, "no."  The deputy asked if he could search the car.  The man consented.  The deputy found a pipe and a bag of marijuana in the car.  The man was issued a summons.

http://www.redrocksonline.com/02_events ... rchive=yes -  crazy widespread panic fans, thinking they can sleep in the park.

[JRL]

Space, you should have seen the looks on the faces of all the guitar teachers at the store I teach at when Ben came in, plugged straight into an amp  and started playing!

I mean these guys are all very accomplished, Berklee grads, seasoned jazz players, guys with masters degrees. But jaws dropped, feathers were ruffled, practicing was inspired.

Guitar players are teritorrial beasts, a sighs of relief were heard when he went back to Kentucky

[space]

I mean these guys are all very accomplished, Berklee grads, seasoned jazz players, guys with masters degrees. But jaws dropped, feathers were ruffled, practicing was inspired.

I know that look, JR.  I lived in  Boston from 1985-1994, used to hang out a lot in the coffee shops and bars around the Berklee School of Music:  you couldn't walk down the street without elbowing an accomplished musician.  We lived a beer bottle's throw away in the Fens.

We saw John Hiatt the first time at the Berkless Auditorium around 1991, early in his (first?) dry-out,, and he got the same kind of looks--not because he's a genius guitar player (although he can rock on that rhythm), but 'cause he's an ORIGINAL:  worked out his own sound, up from bars and sawdust dives, not schooled.  He wrote his own life.  

Writers, musicans, painters:  they all have to lift the same bale--learn the chops that came before, then find a way to pour your own heart out .

When I was at BU, I used to have other writers come up to me after a reading to say, "You've had such an interesting life, I envy you that!"  I used to tell them it was because I wrote from life, not from the book:  all lives are interesting--forget about writing what you know, write what you've lived.  

One young lady told me how lucky I was to have been set on fire, it was great material, could she have a copy of that poem?  I thanked her politely, but she didn't get a copy.

We've listened to Ben every day since the disk arrived.  I think I'll drop him a thank you.

[JRL]

Summer is winding down, but still a bunch of good shows happening, ,lots of festivals in the next too weeks. Get out there and support the arts. Every ticket you buy, every dollar you spend in the establishments and conncessions is a vote for more music.

This Saturday I am headed to Konocti to play at the after party for Boardstock. The headliner on Sat is Dave Mathews.//http://www.konoctiharbor.com/boardstock/.

See ya there!

[judih]

looks cool, let it rip

boardstock
jrl rock
wish i was there

judih

[JRL]

Well, turns out I subbed it out so I can attend my mothers wedding! Yogi is gonna be there too.

[neonaut]

Good thing that you did not go to boardstock, I hate all those spoiled rich kids with daddy's $40,000 boat.  But at least the girls were hot.  So what is the next show that you are playing JRL.  I am located in the bay area and am interested to hear your music.
n

[JRL]

I am at the Torch Club in Sacramento every Monday night with the great Aaron King.

This Sunday night also the Torch with Stacie Eakes and the Superfreakes.
Saturday 9/10 we are at the Rainbow Festival at 19th and K in Sac at 4:30 I think, and then back at the Torch that night.

After a busy summer things have slowed to a crawl.

[JRL]

Neo, what ya doing saturday night?

Gonna be out on the Delta, near Isleton.

[neonaut]

Hell, I have no plans, shoot me a pm with some info.

[JRL]

Time to bump this up, summer is back, go out and have some fun people!

[jikuhchagi]

I posted a review of the Allman Brothers, and we are going to see John Hiatt in two weeks. Hoping to catch Roger Waters this fall. Didn't score any Phil shows this summer as they are all too far up north to coordinate, but maybe this fall...

[Indra]

I saw phil and friends in Tampa and Orlando this past weekend.  Some low points, some high points, and some points in between.

[JRL]

Well it's time to bump this to the top yay!!!

This summer is lookin' to be a good one, I will have done 30 shows in May alone.

Tell us of your musical plans, point us at some good shows.

Celebration!!