May 30th gig at The Palms

I will be there tonight. Burnin' a VAC day tomorrow. Need some Healing.
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POST-SHOW REPORT

Been missin' everyone. Thanks to all of you for being so nice to me tonight. Very nice set list, mostly classic material from the band's first two CDs (including the awesome Canta con Amigo, which Jerry started off with his incredible Flamenco chops). Tyriq was killer on I Feel Good, Tony slammed Tower's Get Your Feet Back on the Ground and Greazy Thing from the latest CD, and Mike took on the lead vocal on Dave's Salvation.

Three subs tonight: Mike Gonzales on keys filling in for Jamie Hosmer, Tom DeLibero on trumpet for Gil, and Chris Logan subbing for Dr. Lenny on vocals.

Some shots from a thumpin' hang...

Really great to hear the band after my latest too-long hiatus (not goin' to DayGigistan in the morning). Astute, veteran blog observers will likely note that I didn't do all that many shots this time, and they're pretty much from a single POV. Place was packed, no room to move around, so I pretty much stuck to my seat. I'm still healing up from my recent jaw surgery, so I didn't have a lot of energy to be crawlin' all around this time, and I just wanted to dig the music anyway. Hope you like these shots.

CODA: FRIENDS OF SANTA FE
SUNDAY NIGHT HANG AT RED ROCK

The Steven Lee Group was back at Red Rock Sunday night (8 pm - 10:30 pm), so I went. You gotta hear these cats. Tony Davich and Rochon were on the gig (w/ Joey Finger on tubs, Billy T on Keys, and Rocco Barbato on reeds).

Killer band. Great peeps.

Below, OK, I did not know this -- Steven plays trumpet, too. He did a tune on trumpet, with Rocco on bari. Very cool.

CODA: OLE BORUD



Awesome. Jerry's workin' on gettin' him here for a sit-in this fall.

Feb 21st gig at The Palms

I been away from the band for four months, but we had the day off, and I'm burnin' some VAC time tomorrow, so it's time to come hang. Been difficult to not see y'all for all this time, band and fans alike.

What were we doin' a year ago Monday night?
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POST-GIG REPORT

One thumpin' fine time. Lotta new originals. The next CD is gonna be killer.

They also did Old Borud's "Backyard Party." Totally badass. You gotta buy his CD ("Shakin' the Ground").

I went to the Outlet Mall this afternoon and bought some purple low-cut Chuck Taylors and a purple tie, just to bust Tyriq's chops. When I got there tonight...

LOL. Great minds think alike. Below, Fat City Horns lineup tonight: Dave Phillipus, Tom DeLibero, Gil Kaupp, Dave Stambaugh, Rob Mader, and Jerry Merra.

Monster sit-in this evening: Amanda Corvini on bari, Brandon Fields on Alto, Michito Sanchez on percussion, Mike Lent on guitar, Ron Walters on keys. Below, some random pics.

Wow. I am not used to stayin' up this late (it's 2:10 a.m. as I pop the clutch and post this). Runnin' outa steam. More this evening (I shot more than 160 pics). Goin' in to DayGigIstan late, but I still gotta go in for a while. Great to see all of you tonight.

BTW, Cheryl sends her love.
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TUESDAY NIGHT: MO' SHOTS

Yeah, man. Great fun...
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CODA

Our brother Drew Zingg's new website is now up (click the image below).

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On the subject of Steely Dan, Drew's not in this video below, but I never tire of this clip.



That's Tom Barney on bass.
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