Weekend Jams In My Neighborhood-Waubeek And Stone City

First up;

F B and Company-Waubeek Ia 3/3/18

Songlist:

Woman, Sensuous Woman
Everybody's Talking
Summertime Blues
For What Its Worth
The Last Time

David Lam-Guitar
Kirksey-Guitar and vocals

With:

Big Mo
Jay Devore
Phil Bo King
Maki Dervo (Host)
Steve O
Rocky Smith
Lenny Drake
Dionne Koening
Nick Lenicka

There was a big record sale going on at the Octopus in Cedar Falls so I thought I would put another 200 miles on the car just to go up to Waterloo/Cedar Falls and get disappointed again.  Good to know that there's a lot of record collectors scouring the boxes of vinyl and it was a full crowd but I hate big crowds and small bars and after sorting through a box of overpriced juke box 45s I decided to cut my losses and move on the thrift stores   I wasn't in a very good mood after hitting the town and having to deal with 15 straight red lights and the NASCAR drivers on the interstate.  While going 80, I was being passed left and right by idiots in SUV's and pick up trucks going 90 or more.  If the world ends tomorrow, that'll be fine with me.

Once my wasted Waterloo trip was done, (my car went over 90,000 miles) I high tailed it from Independence to Waubeek around 7 :45.  I would not leave the bar till 2 AM

I played drums part of the night, Rocky Smith did the lion's share of drums and one jammer requested him.  Which was fine by me.  I chatted with Nick and he was talking that when he went to Rumors last Sunday, there wasn't much of a crowd.  I told Nick, I was doing more jams closer to home and fell more into Stone City and once the weather gets warmer I'll would be back more often there.   Or maybe not.

I backed up Phil Bo King on his set, then Rocky Smith came up and played guitar and sang an original called Chili Queen.  First time I ever heard him play guitar and sang, but he certainly was playing killer drums.  I took over when Lenny popped up to play Rollin In My Sweet Baby Arms, but this time he kept it to 3 minutes rather than the lengthy 6 minute romp we did back in December.  It was a fairly good crowd, till I got on stage and it was once again a musician's crowd and I was frustrated over that.  David Lam stayed late and helped me with my set along with Kirksey who I let sing part of For What Its Worth.  I wished Rocky would have stayed and played drums and Phil Bo King ended up getting a blister on his guitar playing finger so he opted out. Both Rocky and Phil Bo helped out Maki Dervo on a instrumental and I wanted them to help me continue that song while singing Turn On Your Love Light.   Perhaps I should have done that while they were playing.

With Phil Bo done for the evening, Kirksey did the lead guitar work while David played rhythm.   My set concluded with The Last Time and I backed Kirksey up till closing time.  For being a good sport I gave Maki my heat activated drumsticks which have been in the car most of the winter and I didn't like playing much.   Perhaps he'll use them sometime.

Or not.

NOTES: The Checkered Flag in Independence, a place for bands to play closed up shop.

Julie wasn't feeling well so she stayed home.

The Springville Girls basketball team won the 1A Girls Basketball title winning 60-49 over Newell-Fonda. It was Springville's third straight title.

I did find Mohair Pear, Cedar Falls shop for off the wall things. They do a so so job of stockpiling local artists CDs and some vinyl but in reality I wouldn't call them a record store of note.


Stone City Acoustic Showcase; 3/4/18

Songs:

Keep On Truckin'
Woman (Sensuous Woman)
When Will I Be Loved
Fox On The Run
Turn On Your Love Light

With:

Lane Gaffney (Host)
Glen Gardner
William Schlatter
Ray Larson
Dan Springer
Ed Butler
Maki Devro
Mike Moran
Debbie Swearingen
Russ Swearingen

Russ and Deb came out to help me celebrate my birthday in a late fashion.  They did buy me dinner and gave me a couple of T shirts for my band excursions.

Glen came back quickly from hip surgery and did a few songs.   Ed Butler came up from Coralville to play a few songs as well.  Maki, in usual style played a 10 string mandolin as I was leaving.  I think he recovered from last night better than I did.

Two new songs were debuted.  Keep On Truckin and a rocking Turn On Your Love Light to which I jotted down the words as I was making my way out the door.  The latter song was inspired by last night's jam at Waubeek.

While Russ was there, we did discuss about getting together to play again.  If it's a power trio thing with John Field that could work out.  I'm not exactly sure if I want to sing and play drums at the same time, I rather play guitar if need be.  The thing is I will have to make time for that.  The Townedgers will have to take a back seat but then again The TEs only make it to the recording studio anyway.

I'm three months into dating Julie.  I love her when we're on stage together playing songs, and I love spending quiet moments with her.  She looks much much younger than her age and she has her stage presence on, she's a pinup dream.  Like anybody being together we still are trying to get through the growing pains of being together.  I do encourage her to get out more often, play the jams and be visible.  As for Ryan, something tells me he's not done yet with Dreams Of Arcadia, he's more mainstream to the songs that Julie likes to play than myself.  I'm too eccentric, eclectic and erratic (the 3 E's of me) but I'm more than happy to share the jam stage with her. She does add a extra amount of vocal prowess and mystery to the songs we do together.  That's something that I don't ever want to lose.  We're the closest thing to a Richard and Linda Thompson in this area.

Ed's Setlist:  Price Tag; Save the Cavendish; Carmelita; Iphigenia’s Bachelorette Party; Nothing Compares 2 U

Checkers Jam featured Tommy Brunner and Kim Trevellion doing their version of Gold Dust Woman and Tommy played a few originals. Steve Black Wolf and Donna Jo also helped.  Julie and Dave hosted.  I was at work and couldn't make it.