Show business sucks

[Maïwa]

.......  Play those fingers numb -n- leave 'yer soul on the stage floor...................  senorsal

Sweeet^^^^,

JRL rap them roots around that twig with strings and
unleash the inner vibe!!!  

[JRL]

Guys, that is exactly what happened.

I spent the whole day getting focused and spent an extra hour warming up. After a big kiss from my sweet TJ I went to the dance. As soon as I walked in the door I realized that I was fine.

Jimmy and co were knee deep in setting up the recording stuff, a Powerbook, a big rack of preamps, mikes and cables. I hear Drumbo go off on D Baba and Jimmy go of on Drumbo. I sez to myself "self, those guys deserve each other.

So about a half hour late we commence to play. Immediatley I see whats up on the astral lane. I am just sitting on all this energy just sailing on my good clean karma. Now Jimmy on the other hand was scattered everywhich way. Guys, he looked like hell, and played real sloppy.

That set the stage. I was just in there, stoned immaculate. We played and played, music got better and better. Lew sang Lawdy Mama, Jimmy sang Red House, we jammed on Cissy Strut all took solos and ended the set with Lew singing Fever(the old Peggy Lee song), and the sex juices just dripped.

The night when on and I felt stronger and stronger, and I kept thinking, listen to this! This is something special! You don't replace chemistry like this no matter how good someone is it's gonna take a long time to get like this if ever.

Jimmy couldn't look me in the eye.

We played on. Stacie showed up and sang Standing on Shakey Ground. We whipped into Hey Pockey Way and jammed for 10 minutes and put a ribbon on the set with the deep blues of Dr Feelgood.

Last set was Hey Joe/Voodo Chile.

So yeah, I did give em hell,  don't care who is gonna stand in my spot. The energy I brought was as strong and true as it can be, I got no regrets.

And folks, as soon as I get a copy of the night, it's gonna be in y'alls hands.

[judih]

the anticipation is burning the cyber waves!

what a fantastic surf daddy thing that be
chaos will never be the same


judih ( :!:

[senorsalvia]

Yep, just as I hoped and suspected would occur.....(and do believe me when I say I can not stress how joyous that makes me feel)....   Sure, the transition is bound to  be disconcerting, but always, always, every single F***'N time,  the true sonic warrior resolutely prepares for battle, and the strength of his convictions, the sheer joy and humanity he is willing to pour out, becomes the bridge that spans the depths, and leads to the highest realms.............  senorsal

[senorsalvia]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot.   "Fever"....  One of my all time faves----  Gimme gimme one of those recordings whenever they are available brudda----------------  senorsal

[JRL]

You haven't heard Fever til you hear Brother Lew sing it.

Check out his stuff here://http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/Lewminators/

Play Serious and Lew makes 25 cents

[space]

Hey, Joe

Voodoo Chile ranks high:  takes me back to head-full and cock-strong...ya know, you hit a certain age and you discount youth; you hit another, and you give youth its due.  We're both at that age (along with senor) where you can sometimes summon it back up for a while, and it's so sweet...

Of course you surged on cruise control, mon--little did they know you had a Soul Community in your pocket!

I'd give my eye teeth (wrapped in a plain brown wrapper, delivered discreetly in the dead of night to a street corner near you) for that recording.  Me and Lew got our two bits worth on Serious.

Rock on, Joe.

[laughingwillow]

Yeah, mon. I'd really like a copy of the last wednesday's show, bro.

lw

[JRL]

Soon as I hear something I will let you know D Baba said he thinks we got it all. So I am gonna ask him for a rough mix of all the raw trackage.
I think Jimmy is hoping to cull a track or two from it for his CD. Guess he wants to throw me a bone.

Serious is a great tune, no? Lew is my dear brother, a holy guitar player and a most soulful singer. On Serious he layed it down so hard it stayed down
 See if I can remember some of the lyric, I told him he said it for all of us.

                 Serious (c and p by Lew Fratis)

I may not be too serious about the kind of car I drive
Don't care much for jewels and such
Just need what you need to survive
Like water off the butt of a duck I let roll
Get it off my back
When it comes to my ax let me tell you the facts
I'm serious as a heart attack

(Good stuff eh? gets better)

Didn't go one to school but I ain't no fool
Been around for a number of years
I could play that game but I don't need that fame
MTV ain't worth the blood sweat and tears
Just me and my music and the music in me
About this I couldn't be more austere
Broke a lot of hearts getting here including my own
So excuse me while I crank up my gear

Wow! Those last two lines slay me. hen the bridge says:

Serious as a junkyard dog
Serious as a blinding fog
Serious and I came to play
Don't know long I've got left to stay
Could just be a day

What a song!

[Avery L. Breath]

Yah know, I'm glad to see this all progress in such a possative fashion.  I've learned something from this thread.  Been chewing on a thought the last couple of days now.  About how gald darn hard it is to hold a grudge.  I mean a real grudge..... it's alot of work.  The finality of it bears down on you.  It's like cutting out your tongue to spite the bitter taste in your mouth.  Your just never as big as once were then before you draw the line and said 'this I will not cross again.' I mean, sure, you learn to stand tall again anyways in spite of it all...... eventually......if your lucky.  But........

yeah.

My parents used to say, never burn your bridges.

[JRL]

Avery, bro-- Well I am not sure if I am 100% grudge free at this point in time, but life does go on. I am certainly able to work with Holmes, but things ain't the same. We played a little house party last night. We still got the musical chemistry- it's strong as always- but off stage I just kept to myself.

As luck would have it, I am taking a two week vacation starting next week, plenty of time to plumb the depths of my soul and figure out just how I feel about all this.

I think he's hoping that since I haven't said anything and have been working my gigs with my customary good attitude that it's all good and I am back in the ranks of the Pailer lovers.


He wishes!

So I think I do need to speak to him again before I go, he's got to know.

Ultimatley I got a feeling that he will miss me more than I will miss him.

[TooStonedToType]

"I am taking a two week vacation starting next week"

Come out to Colorado if you can. Were having a little musical hippyfest get together Aug 12-13th.

[JRL]

I would love to but  already got plans up on the Russian River, any ways will be back at work on the 12th.

[laughingwillow]

I hear you bro. If'n I feel the need to say something, I'll usually say it.

That said..... I learned a long time ago to stear away from (most) proclaimations made in anger. It usually backfires on me. ANd I'm not sure JP is worth the curse.
Action speaks sooo much louder than words, brawh. ANd you're still gigging with the guy? Leave him without a bass player some night and that will prolly get through to that neandrathal-looking bastid as quick as anything....  hehe

lw

[laughingwillow]

On the other hand.........

What could JP have done differently to help alleviate your hard feelings?

And what would have done if'n another pro guitar slinger had asked you to go on the road with his band?

Just some grist for the mill, bro.

Have a nice vacation up nort'.

lw