Whittier 12/8/18

Songs;

Ole  55
If I Were A Carpenter
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Everybody's Talking
Good Time Charlie


Stuck with the flu and cold crap that's been going around, I attempted to do some songs tonight but couldn't hit the high notes whatsoever.  Ol 55 made a painful debut with me singing it in the way Tom Waits would have done on Blue Valentine.  Gritty and paint peeling, not exactly tuneful.

If there was any positives out of this, at least my nose didn't plug up or me having coughing fits.  But I was very worried on how I was going to sound while rehearsing   Belinda James was going to help me out but she ending up getting major back and stomach pains so she stayed home.  It was the first time that Glen Gardner played Whittier and he concluded with Blackbird, a song dedicated to the memory of John Lennon who was taken out of this world 38 years ago.

I had no intentions of doing Christmas music but since a few others were doing that, I decided to dust off Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, done in my creepy Ole' Death voice.  Everybody's Talking was actually requested by somebody.  I thought about deferring that one to Glen but did my best despite limited vocal capability.   I don't know how Julie comes off singing great when she's stuck with the cold or flu.   On previous occasions or jams I canceled out if I felt this crappy, but I did feel okay despite having no voice.  And was told I did pretty good despite it all.

Carl Meiners dueted with Sue Ellen on their songs.  Maki Dervo came in out of the cold to do a couple of songs including Corina Corina.  Allen McGrew stayed up past 9 to do a few songs.

A small crowd on a chilly cold December evening.  Things ended around 9:30 after Glen sang Blackbird.

The next day, I couldn't make it to Stone City to play there.  The flu/cold crud wiped my voice out and I couldn't hit any mid range vocals.  It was better just to stay home.