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Moon & River

I played last Saturday at the Moon & River Cafe in Schenectady, NY. It's a great little place for music of the soft spoken variety, such as my own. However, this past Saturday, I played with Phil Drum, Dave Scheffel, and Bob Redman--three excellent muscicians who often play at Caffe Lena's open mic. It was a cool show. We played loudly, though. Phil opened with a solo set; although, Dave joined him on harmonica for a song or three. Bob joined him once or twice as well. Then Bob played a set. He had Phil and Dave play along with quite a few of his songs. Then I played solo. Here follows my set list with which musicians joined me on which songs: Endless Passenger In Your Dreams Sink or Swim (W/Phil Drum) Crayons (W/Dave Scheffel) Breaking Free (W/Phil and Dave) Phila Street Serenade (W/Phil, Bob, and Dave) It was cool having others play along with my originals. Phil really nailed the solos and--dare I say it--fills on Sink or Swim and Dave played a nice back up harmonica on

New Year, Same ....

2007 has arrived along with another sinus infection. I have been on antibiotics four times in the last year. I should get frequent flyer miles or something. I can't even remember what it feels like to be 100% healthy. Well, First Night was pretty cool; even though, I was ill. Almost Awake came over for spinach lasagna and bread and music related conversation, as well as a tour of the house. It's nice to have friends over once in a while. Hey, it's nice to just have friends! Especially during holidays or events like New Year's Eve. After dinner, Almost Awake played at a local church as a part of Fulton County's First Night celebration thing. The acoustics of the church were pretty sweet! The turnout wasn't bad. I'm hoping to be playing First Night next year. Just as long as I'm not sick... After writing my last blog entry, I sort of broke out of my lifer's block... sort of... I did write a song. It's called Phila Street Serenade (Ode To The Open M