Groovin' at the 100 Club, London England.
Wednesday, 1/29/14 – Played last night in London at the
famous 100 Club!! This joint has been in business since the mid-40s, and has
hosted everyone from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to The Sex Pistols and
The Clash, as well as lowlifes like Motorhead, The Who and Paul McCartney.
Amidst others way too numerous to mention. A heck of a stage to play on!!
We
had two opening acts working with us – Rev. Farriday & The Longdogs, a
Guitar/Harp/Drums trio with slide guitar and a cool rootsy sound; and Vdelli,
an Australian rock trio, also very energetic and good. We played well, aside
from a few glitches – probably only known to us – and got a good response from
the crowd. This thing has tightened up tremendously in just a few gigs, and
it’s turned into a powerful show. Really fun to play with Johnny Bee now, we
seem to have achieved that intuitive rapport that’s so essential, and he’s just
a drummer of such high caliber, as well as being a great guy and a lot of fun.
And Mike…I’ve played with him a lot over the years, but he’s just extraordinary
right now. Really playing at a whole other level, and obviously having a good
time doing it!
And I’m having a blast playing too…I know
where I can stretch out and show off and where I can lock in the pocket
(sometimes both at once!), and helping to drive this band is a gas. I’m pretty
jazzed with the night…and being up on that historic stage was both a privilege
and a huge charge. This is really what it’s all about for me…playing with a
great band, immersed in the music, in the groove, in an amazing venue with an
audience that’s totally with you on the ride. Some really delightful folks in
both the supporting bands and in the crowd, everybody seemed to be having a
great time, and I was as well!! Met some interesting characters backstage,
too…strange, there always seems to be at least one very self-important promoter
in the dressing rooms being unintentionally hilarious, and this place was no
exception! Ahahahahah. Spinal Tap’s character Sir Eaton-Hogg was not so far off
the mark at all, at all.
Slept
really well after the show! Sounds uninteresting, I know, but man I needed
it.
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