SUNDAY 5/23/21 12:41AM--the three survivng/singing members of the LCB (and Cory, of course) did an acoustic show at Killarney House this evening...the first time we hit the three part harmonies, playing MR. BOJANGLES, I got very emotional, like I do when contributing to three part harmonies...and allegedly Ray did too...It was great to see Mike again after about 35 years or so...
On the rather negative side, I hardly heard my guitar for most of the night...Mike's mandolin was inaudible as well...until someone appeared with a mandolin that has a built-in pickup in it...
I'm pretty sure former keyboard player Dave had a gig...as for Kenny, Ray says Kenny has gone "full Qanon" meaning (I think) that he's now a far right Chump supporter...
It didn't happen right away, but at some point, I lost my position as co-pilot to Mike...not too big of a deal, I was kinda expecting that...my first attempt at LMYR was derailed by Mike's mandolin interlude...but I got it done, complete with lyric mutation...A very innaresting and flattering idea--Mike told me that HE saw my youTube video of MR. QUARANTINE MAN and performed it somewhere...
For me, our harmonies made up for the sound of my guitar and some of my solos...I think Dianne took a video or two, and took pictures as well...pretty sure Gary took a video or photos, not sure which...
Dinner was really good too...we got there at about 5:45, about 15 minutes later than I wanted to, but I think I was done eating at about 6:30-ish...Dianne is glad she went, I think...she had a pair of requests and got 'em both...
I was expected a slightly bigger turnout, all those Fakebook friends of Ray's that keep saying they wanna come out and see him play...Actually the room was pretty full at six o'clock, but that was probably the dinner crowd...a few folks did stay until nearly the end of the show...
I had to take over the driving TO the gig because Dianne was intimidated by the entrance ramp to Route 50 East...we switched places on the shoulder of the DC Beltway!!! and lived to tell about it...I had assumed I would drive home...*I* figured she fall asleep in the car, but she didn't...
A female singer I know invited me to a jam run by her boyfriend(?)...Dianne wants me to go...it will be the first time I play my electric stuff...because I can't find it (IF I still have it) I'm likely gonna buy a new distortion pedal...It's less of a hassle than bringing the Gizmo...the jam is on June 1st, a Tuesday...
10:24PM--just ordered the Boss OD-2...could come as early as Tuesday...
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