Life is Busy

Just to catch you up on some things goin' on, Tuesday Sun is still happening. We have been recording and there are 6 songs almost ready for demo. Dr Louis is the sound meister, as if that's a real engineer title. Keep an eye on the Tuesday Sun website for details.
Lately I have been sitting in with the praise band at Germantown Baptist. This week we will be playing during the revival at GBC on Monday and Tuesday night.
On Saturday, June 7th, I will be playing in Jackson, TN at Bluesfest 2008. It will be a live performance of "Fried Glass Onions, Memphis Meets the Beatles".

So what's been keeping me so busy. School! Yes, I'm back in school studying website development.
I am going to finish something I started a few years back. Day job, night school, family, music. Not at all in that order, but it keeps me in line.

Tuesday Sun

Here we come, Saturday Jan 19th. We will be playing at Higher Ground in Hernando. Join us for coffee and some tunes.

Shaw Blades

What a show! This was an add on date at the end of their tour. Here's Tommy Shaw on "Lucky Man". Playing the Moog parts on guitar. It sounded great. Just 3 of them all night. Jack Blades from Nightranger and Will Evankovich from American Drag. They played some Styx, Nightranger, Damn Yankees and everything from their "Influence" CD. Like I said earlier, "What a Show"!

75 bucks

Nothing to do with music, but...
Go to Getman Orthodontist and click on the contest bar. You'll figure it out.
No strings attached. They just want some website traffic. This contest is over Nov 15th.

Fall Fest

Tonight I'll be sitting in with some of the guys from Tuesday Sun at Hope Presbyterian's Fall Fest. Got the call last week. They handed me a CD with some Johnny Cash on there. That sold me! "Sure I'll do it".

5:15- 6:45.
Come On!

Keeping up!

So here we go. To catch you up on a few things. A couple of weeks ago, I hooked back up with Dr Don for an acoustic set at 1st Baptist in Counce, TN(Pickwick). We played for about a half an hour and received a standing ovation. That was truly gratifying.
In other music news, Tuesday Sun is good to go. Got the players in place and the set list is up. You can contact us on the website, so come on over.

Tuesday Sun

Looks like I have landed a new home for my music. "Tuesday Sun", check out the website. Though I don't think they've met AFKAS yet (he he).
In the mean time...

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More later.

Elvis has left the building...

"Thank-ya, thank-ya very much" for all the calls and referrals. As you may have heard, I have taken a hiatus (a break, pause or interruption) from the Dani band. It's been a great ride for the last 3 plus years. I've met and played with some really talented people (see the list on the right), Dani especially. AFKAS and I enjoyed sharing the stage with her.
Did I say hiatus? According to wikipedia, hiatus is a euphemism for unemployment. Oh, I'm not done playing music, just making myself available to play more often. Keep the calls coming.
Did you notice the Elvis shirt? :)

GoldStrike Casino

Here's a shot from the last night at GoldStrike. Jeremy Smith on drums and Chris Geswein on bass. So where's Chris? Oh, it's just his arm. And yea, that's me on guitar. We are due back on August 25th.

Ok if you've read this blog before, you'll notice there was another picture below. I've remove it for the sake of " who really wants to see road kill".

Now back to our regularly scheduled program. Here's a picture from 1965 of a band called "Thee Beachcombers". Talk about retro, check out the "duds" and the "do's". David "Murt" Harris on drums and Buzz Allsup(second from left) on lead guitar. These guys opened for "The Byrds" at the Municipal Auditorium in Pensacola. Why these guys? We work for the same people.

Collierville's Fireworks

Here ya go, we're one week into our 2 week stay at Gold Strike and here's what's up. Along the way I met T.G. Sheppard. Wished I would've had my camera. And one night, a water pipe busted just above the keyboards and started pouring out of the ceiling. Panic. It stopped us in mid-song and mid-set. So I removed my equipment, aired it out and played acoustic guitar the next set. A set later it was all up and running. No harm no foul. Sounds like a Korg commercial. Along the way back early one morning, I created some roadkill. Some said it was an otter, others said a muskrat. I'm just glad it wasn't any bigger.
Here's a shot from Collierville's July 4th celebration. I was told there were over 10,000 people there, wow. It was also Chris Cook's last show with us. So Jeremy Smith has joined us on drums for the Gold Strike run.
We've been added to the Delta Fair & Music Festival in September. Plus there's a Redbird's game coming up we will be playing.
Stay in touch!

Lee Way Studio

Last week; Dani, Zack and I spent a couple of days at Lee Way Studio recording some tracks. Kevin Houston was at the controls with Dave Smith on bass. Steve Potts from Booker T and the MG's joined us on drums. Pictured from left to right is Zack, Jock, Kevin, Dani, Steve and Dave. We've got a great sound coming up so I'll keep you posted there.

I have updated the photo album on the right. Check it out.








This week we start our run at GoldStrike. Yes, we are there for 2 weeks. And don't forget Tuesday, we're in Collierville for the fireworks and celebration. We go on at 8:00. Music starts at 5:30 with "The Aims Gang" and "Almost Famous".

More later...

Sunset on the Square

Hello Collierville! That was fun. Not too hot, late in the afternoon and in the shade. Lots of familiar faces, thanks for the support. Suzy from VA, hope you enjoyed the trip down and I'll see you in September. You know we will be at the fireworks on July 3rd. That's at the park on Powell Rd. We will be the last band on before the fireworks.

Starting July 2nd, we will be playing at Goldstrike Casino for a couple of weeks. Check the "All Shows and Times" for specific dates and times. And next week we're in the studio.

Scroll on down, I've got you a back-stage pass. Ya know you can click on the pic for more detail. Did you see AFKAS at the show?
Happy birthday Todd!