Popcorn Jam 5/22/16 Duffy's Encore

Players:

Tommy Bruner-Guitar
Tim Duffy-Bass guitar and Vocal (Help The Poor)
Belinda Christensen-James-Lead Vocal (Fever, Blue Bayou)
The Mad Record Collector-Drums

Setlist:

Fever
Blue Bayou
Help The Poor

Photo: Tom Bruner, Crabapple Smith

A very brief set today, very laid back.  Terry McDowell was hosting it for the first time, taking over for Tim Duffy.....who manages to show up around quarter to six and got drafted to do some songs right off the bat.  There was this woman in crutches who wanted to sing some songs and I offered up my services. Alas, Belinda couldn't take the stage so we handed the mic to her on the floor and she sang there.

I've done Fever the Little Willie John way but this version was Peggy Lee, complete with drum accents   Whatever the case it was my first time doing this song.

(L to R  Tim Duffy, Cecie Stark, Rick Clay, Barb Madion, Terry McDowell)

The other hosts were Cecie Stark, Rick Clay and Dan Johnson with Bart Carfizzi helping out big time. Some highlights were the bass player that played in Rare Earth coming in and nailing a version of Whipping Post with Terry McDowell playing the drums. But the main highlight was Tim Duffy surprising everybody by showing up to play once again.   I doubt if he'll do that next week.  The commute from here to Georgia is a bit long.  Also Steve Bray and Bruce Stanley showed up as well, although I missed seeing Bruce.   It was fun to jam with Mr. Duffy one more time.

I think I stayed out way too late Saturday Night watching Blue Scratch  play the Sanity Room in Independence  and chatted a bit with Julie Gordon.  There's so much I'd love to know more about her and her music influences, and learning to know more about Kyle Oyloe since I only knew him for about two months.  Julie loves just about  everybody that she meets,  she's always been that way. I think I spoke more about myself and my drum playing, but really, I'm a hard hitter just like Mike Serbousek and like Terry McDowell.  Rock drummers usually are louder and hit harder.  I'd chat longer with her if I could, but closing time was coming around and basically everybody needed to headed home.

I was feeling kinda tired and dragging while going down to Rumors after practicing for a bit, so it was a nice change of pace to take it easy on the drums and do some mellow stuff.  I wouldn't mind going to Cooters to see Mike Williams and his acoustic jam but I'm more into the electric side of things and rock and roll.   And while most of the gang went out to celebrate Terry's first time of hosting a jam session, I got in some exercise walking around New Bo and being chased by a fucking grackle, they're not as gung ho as redwings but they are annoying.  Nesting season sucks if your a walker or bike cycle rider and have to deal with Mother Nature's birds.   I'm glad I have friends like Terry and Tim Duffy and the rest of the crew, but I still like me being a loner and coming and going my own way.   And being a hobbyist on the drums I still remain an outsider of sorts.  Don't know if I will ever change my ways to be compatible in any bands, but I do love and enjoy talking tunes, with Julie, or Terry or Tim or anybody else.   And I remain partial to the Popcorn Jam, I feel more at home at Rumors than I would at Cooters.   We never know what's going to happen but there's always a surprise or two in store.

As long as I continue to have fun, I'll still be around.

All photos in this segment was taken by Karie Skogman who plays in Lipstick Slick and is regarded as the Lita Ford of Cedar Rapids.  Rick Clay plays in Four Day Creep.