Checkers Acoustic Jam 5/17/17 Storms In The Valley

(Anamosa Storm 5/17/17)

Setlist:



Listen To Love
I Fought The Law
Oh Death
Let's Work Together
Gold Dust Woman (Julie Gordon Vocals)

With:

Julie Gordon
Belinda James
Ryan Paul
Mark Randolph
Carl Meiners
Donna Jo Eisner

A very small crowd at Checkers due to some severe weather in the area. The participants mentioned were the only ones that showed up.  Lorie Parker stayed home.   The storm hit the area around 5:45 and skies were dark.  Very dark.  Although we did get plenty of wind and rain the tornadoes were not here, there was reports of one around Waubeek close to home.  Coming home, we didn't have any damage from storms, some tree limbs down but overall we escape the wrath of the face cloud.

The highlight was Julie doing yet another great version of Gold Dust Woman and Belinda James actually did shoot a video to which she sang background vocals although she was not miked up.  Smart phones will make you part of the songs selection.   Julie and Ryan were the hosts of the jam and they both did a fine job.  I Fought The Law makes it debut.

Later on, Julie and Ryan did their own version of Ring Of Fire, more akin to the Johnny and June version rather than the Social Distortion version of mine.  Later on, I played percussion and backed Belinda and Mark up on their songs and Carl managed to do a bunch of Kris Kristofferson songs (Silver Tongued Devil, Me And Bobby McGee K.K Version and The Pilgram).  Julie and Ryan concluded the jam with an encore version of Rio.  I suspect since they had the name Dreams Of Arcadia they should do a Duran Duran song.

Despite the weather, a fun night.


Recording Session: Various Jams

For this, mono recordings taken from smart phones (Belinda James recorded them)
Recorded to four track recorder-R. Smith

Teri (with Jeff Overly on Sax)  5/13/17
Gold Dust Woman (With Julie Gordon, Lead Vocals, Belinda James, backing vocals, Ryan Matthew Paul: percussion) 5/17/17

5/19/17  at Hoarder House Of Hits: Anamosa IA
Producer: Terry Bainbridge and Rodney Smith
Recording: Martin Daniels.

For Shame Of Doing Wrong.

Originally I wanted to try Cuts Like A Knife but instead we messed around with I Fought The Law before trying For Shame Of Doing Wrong.  Terry thought that song would be better recorded.  It was done in one take.   I wish the rest of the songs would be one take songs as well.