Stone City/Rumors: Notes of the Jams of 10/3/21

Stone City Songlist:

Good Time Charlie Got The Blues

If I Were A Carpenter

For What It's Worth

Let's Work Together

Help Me

Everybody's Talking

Cinnamon Girl

Rick Wengle-Percussion

Dave Bonham-Host

Rumor's  Sunday Funday  With Mandela Effect

Terry McDowell-Host

Songs

You Don't Know How It Feels

Cross My Heart

Sane

Rockin In the Free World

Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight

The Whiskey Ain't Working

Drum Solo With Jasper (below)

Billy Bourbon-Lead Vocals, Guitar

Tommy Bruner-Lead Guitar, Lead Vocal on Rockin In The Free World

Mark Awad-Bass

Bob Gleason-Harmonica

Maurice Morris-Guitar

Ronnie Boles-Picked up a guitar to play on Cross My Heart

Jasper (DJ and Kimberly Hovenstot's grandchild)-played drums with Ole Crabby Supervising.

(MJ and friend from last year's Blues Jam) 

I've been dealing with hyperextended rotator cuff issues which has made playing drums somewhat painful if I do an uptempo number such as Betty Lou Getting Out Tonight. and stumbling over the reggae version of Rockin In The Free World which has been done a few times since my introduction to it at Whisky Jo's two weeks ago.  DJ and Kim Hovestot's grandson Jasper is three years old, and he has aspirations of following in his grandpa's footsteps to become the next drummer about 15 years down the road.  While his drum solo with me holding him on the drummer's throne is what you expected from a three year old, he actually kept the decent time on a Billy Bourbon song.   These are the things that make me smile and be a part of the jams, even if it isn't a song.   I would have loved to have a son or daughter learn how to play drums.

(Jasper solo.  Both photos of him and the other guy is from Billy Bourbon) 

(this one without the other guy in the other photo)

There were a couple more drummers at Rumors, (Herman and his constant asking about Belinda James (haven't talked to her in over a half year)) and Ronnie Boles made another trip from Marshalltown to join in the fun and actually played some guitar to Cross My Heart before going home.  I then motioned DJ to take over after Jasper's drum solo of sorts.  He did a few before Terry finished up the jam. 

(The future drummer at the Rumors Jam in a few years from now) 

The Stone City Open Acoustic Mic was dead.  Ed Butler did showed up and played after me.  Rick did percussion and tho I had my songbook, I ended up just doing the songs that I knew off the top off my head.  Carl Meiners showed up before I left and mentioned that Billy Lee Janey was hosting a acoustic jam at the bar in Troy Mills.  I might have stayed for a second round of songs at the General Store, but I made a pledge to go into town and do some songs there as well.  Plus I needed to stop at the store anyway.  With Dave hosting the jam every other week, I will focus my energies over there but if I feel up to it and if my rotator cuff would quit bothering me, I may do both jams.  Troy Mills, probably not.