Popcorn Jam 5/29/16-Memorial Day Jam

Set list:

Green Onions
Move It On Over
La Grange
The Letter
Something That Bart and Craig Thought Up At The Last Minute

Lineup:
Craig Dewitte-Guitar
Troy Harper-Bass and Vocals (Move It On Over, La Grange)
Bart Carfizzi-Keyboards and Vocals (The Letter)
The Record Hoarder-Drums

Life goes on.  This is the first popcorn jam without Tim Duffy around.  With this being Memorial Day, the place was somewhat sparse, with more drummers showing up too (Peter Stark, Mike Lint, Rocky Smith) than other players.  Jim Reisner played guitar for a few number earlier in the evening.  This is the first jam featuring Craig Dewitte in about four months, the guy is a walking guitar notebook, he can play Sleep Walk, Breezin and of course Green Onions.  Troy Harper from Toxic Blonde and Sky Pilot was the unwilling vocalist on Move It On Over and La Grange.  I was suffering from back spams today so I really didn't go all out, just like last week, taking it easy.  Friday Night, I managed to catch Julie And The Mad Dogs at Knuckleheads in Anamosa after work and a hard thunderstorm

Once I got to Anamosa, Julie decided to let me do drums on a couple songs, one I was familiar with and the second one was Johnny B Goode, Mike Serbousek's solo to which he pops away from his drums to jam out.  Julie has continued the Mad Dogs this year in tribute to Kyle Oyloe.  I really wished I would have known the man more than I have been.  Only a couple of jams that I ever get to know him and played a couple songs at best.  I didn't keep a log like I have been doing, but the man could play just about everything.  Kinda like me, (although the majority of jammers don't know the songs that I usually do with The Townedgers), but you already knew that.  At least it was a fun hour to spend with my new found friends in The Mad Dogs, I almost didn't go.

Sunday, and Terry McDowell has officially replaced Tim Duffy as host of the Popcorn Jam and he put together another eclectic lineup.   But this was the first time that Duffy's presence was gone.  Before going out the Rumors, I was practicing up some new songs for The Townedgers' next project and my wonderful back tighten up on me, so I really wasn't 100 percent playing but I managed to do okay.  Green Onions I have done with Geoff Redding once in a while (in fact, Greetings From The Star Lite Drive In from 1989's State Fair album, basically rips off the Green Onions song itself)  so I knew the song fairly well.   Mike Lint did the drums for Breezin though.  And Mike says he does love those old Impulse High Hats that I gave him a while back.  He says they have helped his drumming a lot.   Good to hear.

A bit of awkwardness in the air.  Tim Wiley showed up for about five seconds, which bar patrons looked at him as he walked in  behind me and then out the door.  I hardly even noticed him even being in the room.   Perhaps the highlight was Rocky Smith dropping his drumsticks four times in his stint up on stage.  That's gotta be a record, but Rocky kept rocking, even with one drum stick.

Overall, the popcorn jam went okay.