Stone City Acoustic Showcase 12/2/18

Songs:

Go Out And Get It
If You See Her
Stop Draggin My Heart Around
Sundown
Good Time Charlie
Tulsa Time

Sharon helped sing on Sundown

I have had my Impala for Five years and four months and it turned 100K in my driveway the other night.  So much traveling to bargain hunts, to Davenport, to Dubuque, to Madison and to Waterloo and two long drives to St. Louis and Kirksville Missouri, to visit Hastings before they closed their doors.  This car has done everything I've asked of it.  There's been a couple of scrapes and cracks in the window due to dumbass construction guys having an open ended top that spewed rocks out and cracking my windows.  I also hit a couple curbs and having to replace two tires in the process.  I hope to get another 100K or 2 out of it. A great car that continues to do the job.

I must be doing  something different.  In the past two weeks of indifference, I have been playing better of late.  In fact Dave Bonham swore that was the best guitar performance I ever did.  I think playing the same songs over might have something to do with it, or I'm beginning to get comfortable with the songs.  I'm proud of the fact that Go Out And Get It made it's debut and people liked that song.  I also get compliments about playing the more obscure stuff.  It don't bother me when Dave plays Everybody's Talking,or Glen Gardner for that matter.  Songs are meant to be played by anybody and everybody.  Which is the fun thing to do.

Glen announced he was going to Arizona in January and February, joining Carl Meiners down in Scottsdale.  Glen is tired of the snow and cold and can't say that I blame him.  Hell, if you got the money go for it.  I'd love to go myself.  Carl is leaving after next Sunday, so I must spend time with him before he goes. Without him and Glen, the jams will be a bit more empty.

And so, Ron Lafluer talked to me about coming over to his place and jam to help him and Dakota.  I'm not sure if this would be a right fit, one blow up and I would leave.  I hope we can at least help each other and his band out, but I do know about his reputation of going through drummers and bass players.  He can rock it with the best,  all I can do is let him know about my situation and how my regular job comes first and anything else with that.  I'm not that dedicated to music anymore, it's supposed to be a hobby and we'll leave it at that.  But I may have gotten too deep with Ron and now have to see if I can fit in with his band.  Ron is retired and can play music all day, I have to work a regular job to pay bills.

Dave knows how to play guitar and he was talking of all the interesting chords that I did on my songs tonight.  The slight difference is that I didn't resort to bashing out on the strings as I did Wednesday Night, but then again I didn't do Samson And Delilah.  Even Katy, God bless her liked the songs I did tonight.  It really means a lot to have people compliment on the music that you do.  I'm sure I can play drums in four bands and still do guitar on jam Sundays but it has to be fun for me to do this.
Dave's very knowing on guitar playing and styles, I just go by play and feel.  I do believe playing certain songs do make some jam nights better.

Last year at this time Julie became my special friend and so Stop Draggin My Heart Around was dedicated to her since she sang that song and singing Gold Dust Woman wouldn't sound right if I done it.  The song was spur of the moment.

And so it goes.