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Down A Hole – Alice In Chains

There was a kidnapping at school yesterday. Don’t worry, though – he woke up!!

When I was 18 years old, I wasn't an adult yet, and I gigged in a strip bar. The girls were nice. They danced and took their clothes off on stage in front of us. It's a good thing the band was sitting on chairs, or my appreciation would have shown. Anyway, you had to be 21 to enter, or 18 to work there, so I guess I've been an adult entertainer since before I was an adult.

Bad to the Bone – George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Looked great in lingerie too.

The machine at the coin factory just suddenly stopped working, with no explanation. It doesn’t make any cents.

I was playing at a huge motor coach park many years ago. The kind that look like buses. At that time I had a subwoofer which consisted of two 12" speakers in a 1/2" plywood case. While we were doing the sound check, the guy who booked us sat down on the woofer and said, "If I had one of these, I wouldn't need a wife!" Notes ♫

And that is exactly what we love about this fred. Notes ♫

Thursday Morning - Giles, Giles and Fripp

Rocket Number Nine Take Off For The Planet Venus – Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra

I'm going to start a procrastinator's club. I'll let you know when I get around to it.

I wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind.

I've read that deaf folks enjoy loud music with a lot of bass, because they can feel the vibrations. I don't think the deaf people that came into our outdoor restaurant had that experience. We max the volume out there to about 85dba at the closest table to the band. So many adults come to eat lunch, and we don't want to chase them away. Every dollar spent at the restaurant when we are playing is job security. The owner likes us a lot, but he wouldn't have us if we started chasing people away. After the lunch crowd leaves, we can crank it up a bit, but not too much. It's important to play at the appropriate volume for each venue. We have one yacht club we often play that during dinner we max out at about 65dba. When dinner is over and the dancing starts, we peak at a little over 100dba. We have another regular client that likes it loud, and we are about 115 near the speakers. I put in my musician's ear-plugs for that gig. The deaf folks might like us there. :D Notes ♫

We were playing outdoors, under the canopy, to an almost full house yesterday (the tourist season is waning). There were only a couple of tables left. A group of bikers parked, came in, pushed two tables together, and about a dozen of them sat down. Then they started "talking" with sign language, and I realized they were all deaf. Hands flying everywhere, and ignoring the band. Other people were dancing, listening and applauding, but these folks were not paying attention at all. Imagine that. Actually, I was fascinated by their conversion. I could see the facial and physical expression with their hands, whether it was excitement, disagreement, joy, or whatever. Quite entertaining. They had their meal, and left. I hope they come back. Notes ♫

Association to Sci-fi - a song I used to sing in a cover band when it was popular Mr. Spaceman - Byrds

So Many Stars – Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 Sergio wrote it, but I like Sarah's version too

Air On The G String – J.S. Bach

My friend’s bakery burned down last night. Now his business is toast.

Valve or slide?

Funeral March of a Marionette – Charles Gounod

Good ol' Craigb - lettin' me know when I repeat myself The good thing about having a short memory is I can laugh at the same jokes more than once Hope I haven't done this one before.......

It's My Party – Lesley Gore We opened for her, way back when, and she was a real pro, and a nice gal.

Yesterday, I accidentally swallowed some food coloring. The doctor says I’m okay, but I feel like I’ve dyed a little inside.