Well, I'm still a little bit weak from the beer but I gotta tell ya the Satan and Adam gig was marvelous. We got to spend some time with Adam while he prepared for the show and I will tell you he is a first rate unassuming blues musician and a helluva nice guy. So too is Mr. Satan. It was a great show. I think Adam must be, I can't find the words but I doubt that he's ever been in better form. Mr. Satan's body has slowed with age but not his soul. I've got video that I need to burn to CD and send to Adam and perhaps he'll edit and post some of them. Oh, it was also the debut of Adam and his kick drum. I gotta cool shot of him kickin and stompin with his Harpgear amp at his side. I think Brian would like that. Adam, thank you man,
Yes, that was the show. Fun time, although I'll end up having driven 1600 miles in total for one gig. The footdrums are now officially part of the S&A show. I'll do two songs per show, at the beginning of the second set: one solo, one with Dave.
It was nice to hang with LipRipper and his wife. Thanks for the beer!
About my form: It was certainly nice to discover that my week's hard practice on 16th notes put me in a position to throw down a few things when I needed to. At this point I'm still trying to figure out what works, what's musical, and what doesn't and isn't. This particular song is really supposed to be in the spirit of Clapton's live version of "Crossroad Blues," but with the tempo a little kicked up. I'm learning how to comp behind Dave; his vocals were down in the mix here because Kevin was standing directly in front of me. The foot drum wasn't securely anchored. Lots of things to tweak. That's why I drove all that way for this gig: I wanted to try out a couple of songs with the footdrum, and one of them with Dave, so I'd know what needed working on before the August tour.
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Enjoyed the video Adam, and particularly liked the drum. A question if I may? Do you have to be seated to play and use the drum or could it be played standing? It's just that with that fast rhythm it looked uncomfortable for you and I felt you'd be more animated if you were stood up? ----------
Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks? If a harp player can spend three decades on the road and still have new mountains to climb... well, shit. What a pleasure.
