Tuesday, December 19 2000

It was another mish-mosh night as we are in the holiday season and out of the political wrangling season, Indian summer style.  Larry was late and didn't make it till Duprees.  Andy was a no show, probably based mostly on the pending snow storm and our unimpressive performance from last week.  Maybe vice versa.  Anyway, we started and ended the night without our traditional bevy of lead guitarists.  Larry was missing for first five and the last two songs, experiencing PDLS, post diner liquefaction syndrome.  His egg sandwich probably soaked up the excess butter I tried to put on Kevin's cheese burger cheese omelet. Johnny is lucky he didn't eat that thing.

Tommy was there doing an inspirational job as usually.  He's getting good on those bongos as there seemed to be a lot of songs he didn't sing tonight.  Tefillin Ken was there for the first three song and was off.  Dave was there with my POD for the first songs till Larry got there.  We had the long Riders on the storm epic which went places after if fell into a groove. 

Getaway was marginal to better than would be expected with the makeshift lineup.  Looks like Rain  was off kilter but also had some moments. Thanks for letting me take my first Looks like Rain lead of my life, well at least with you guys.  Lazy River Road had a nice sound till it fell apart at the end due to a lack of structural integrity.  Rider on the Storm was Dave's wet dream.  Let him tell you the gooey details.  I'm already nauseas.  Picasso was the last song without Larry, at least until he lost his intestinal fortitude, and it too seemed to work and hold for most of it.

Duprees was pretty good and tight and Tom Thumb worked into a nice climax.  I always thought Larry and Tom had many similarities but when I heard they both used "If I had the World to Give" as their wedding song it confirmed my theory.  The song was almost there but can use a little work.  It is a beautiful song.  Each of them, and there are only three or four live versions, is super hot with long runs of Jerry notes at the end.  Check them out.

Deal was good, it had a nice bounce and the Victim was tighter and bouncier than usual.  Second set Birdsong Other One Birdsong was long, hot, never meaningless and complete.  I liked it.  The jams had some nice harmonies in them.

Snow for the second week in a row going home.  This one was cake unlike last week and was a neat sight on the way home.  Giants win the division some how and have home field in their hands if they win Saturday.  Go Big Blue.  Rumors of Christine Todd Whitman as head of EPA under President G.W. Bush.  It makes a lot of sense.  The country is going to be in good hands, so it seems.  Happy Hanukkah, Christmas and get psyched to play our last jam of the year.  Number 51 jams in 2000 if any one's counting.   We also did 51 jams in 1999 and 53 in 1998.  What is the over-under for 2001.  I say 32 unless some other miracle hits us.  The Freakabies need butter for their rice balls.

Name: dave s
Remote Name: 205.188.200.42
Date: 20 Dec 2000
Time: 11:23:41

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yes my "goo-filled, guitar playing" dream did occur...thanks to all of you for that....just to add to the mystique...that was the first time i played it on the electric guitar, those 17 practice runs were all on the acoustic...anyway thanks again.........i also thought the LLR was pretty good......"32" seems like a good number (you should be a bookie gind)...i'll take over with one condition, that a jam is a jam if at least 5 of us are there---5.1 if you included johnny-neg

Name: tommy banjo
Remote Name: 216.173.8.66
Date: 20 Dec 2000
Time: 12:24:38

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Wow Gind, you wrote an epic! You made me laugh at some of the notes too(post diner liquefication syndrome). Riders on the storm was perfect...I have been playing with David on and off for 20 years and he never nailed a tune the way he did Riders on the Storm! I never heard him play lead guitar that way! (sorry Dave, but it is true) He also did a nice job of drums sans Scott on Shakedown. I also had to laugh at Larry when he was sooo happy to be back at WWI that he did not let me sing for quite a while! He had to get "it" out of his system. Shame on Kevin for not playing World to Give. It is a groovy song that I think Jerry intentionally made sound like JOhn Lennon. The boys only played the tune 3 times in 1978 (I have them all of course) and then it was over, he never got the groove. Yes, grate guitar work on the end of all those showings. Birdsong>OO>Birdsong was nice. Next week is my "birthday show" and I get to pick the setlist! where is my sheet music to World to Give??.....

Name: Trister
Remote Name: 64.51.71.34
Date: 20 Dec 2000
Time: 12:41:57

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You mean get pshyched to have your last hour and a half meal in the WWI basement of the year, don't you Larry?

Go Giants, go Republicans (sorry, Penny) and good luck in the studios. It's really going to hurt when you're paying fifty bucks an hour to sit around and do nothing. The studio will appreciate the lack of wear and tear on the gear, however.

Later.

Name: dave s
Remote Name: 152.163.206.196
Date: 20 Dec 2000
Time: 15:22:56

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go jets, go america-------as far as the studio i believe it will on be $35-40 and it will give an incentive to play from 7-10 pm and eat before or after no food break

Name: scott
Remote Name: 207.97.128.57
Date: 20 Dec 2000
Time: 15:37:12

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DEADSTEIN RULES !!!! No matter how you slice it!!!

Name: tommy banjo
Remote Name: 216.173.8.66
Date: 20 Dec 2000
Time: 16:54:08

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just slice it thick, remove the skin and make sure there is cheeze and mustard on it.

Name: tommy banjo
Remote Name: 216.173.8.66
Date: 21 Dec 2000
Time: 12:22:43

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next week is my birthday show...i have submitted the set list to Kevin. Of course we end with "Brokedown Palace"....it is only appropriate.

Name: tommy banjo
Remote Name: 216.173.8.66
Date: 21 Dec 2000
Time: 14:51:24

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Cold Rain & Snow (4:15) Black Throated Wind (5:20) Brown Eyed Women (5:50) Hard 2 Handle (9:10) Friend of the Devil (9:05) Me & My Uncle =>Big River (8:15) Ship of Fools (6:02) Mr Charlie (4:21) So Many Roads (5:45) CC Rider (7:02) Scarlet Begonias (74 style, no Fire) (7:59) The Music Never Stopped (end set) (7:03) about a 80-ish minute 1st set

1 and 1/2 hour dinner break with heavy eating snoring and to refresh our "st*ned piece of crap" head

Help => (4:10) SLipknot! => (7:15) Franklin's Tower (8:00) DArk Star=> (21:21) Eyes=> (14:53) Stella Blue (8:18) E: Brokedown Palace (what else would we play in our last night at WWI)

Name: DAVE S
Remote Name: 152.163.197.197
Date: 21 Dec 2000
Time: 15:58:53

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I COULDN'T TELL IF THOSE WERE BIBLE REFERENCES OR TIMES OF SONGS.....GO SCOTTY.....LETS DO WILEYS RIBS AND REALLY GET THAT EATING THING GOING, AN HOUR AND 1/2 OF RIBS SHOULD PUSH WHATS LEFT OF THE LATKAS THROUGH NICELY.....PS---$50 AN HOUR TO DO NOTHING, WELL THATS WHY WE MAKE THE MONEY IN THE FOIST PLACE......JOHNNEG 3:16

Name: tommy b
Remote Name: 216.173.8.66
Date: 21 Dec 2000
Time: 16:10:26

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yeah - what the drummer/guitarist/arranger/capitalist said! if we play from 7-10, we can eat before or after, and spend 3 hrs jamming.

Name: Scott
Remote Name: 207.97.128.61
Date: 21 Dec 2000
Time: 16:12:04

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hey dave, by the way, that riders on the storm was very cool. I never played a Doors tune ever. So next weeks set list looks great and the meal OH MY.... Happy Hanukkah, Jerry X-MAS TO ALL

Name: Trister
Remote Name: 24.151.54.109
Date: 22 Dec 2000
Time: 08:50:18

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That may be why you make money in the first place, Dave, but not me. I'll have no part of paying to sit around and watch you guys gorge yourselves.

Name: Andy
Remote Name: 216.173.8.66
Date: 22 Dec 2000
Time: 14:30:55

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are you trying to tell us something? Will you be there on Tuesday?

Name: Trister
Remote Name: 64.51.71.34
Date: 26 Dec 2000
Time: 09:55:45

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Yes, dammit I'm coming tonite. I'll bring some cards so I can play solitare during the humungous scoppy breaks. When it comes right down to it, I really do love Deadstein, it's just be come a collosal effort for me to get there. To go through it all to witness what happened two weeks ago drives me nuts.

Name: tommy banjo
Remote Name: 216.173.8.66
Date: 26 Dec 2000
Time: 10:58:53

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:^)

Name: LLB
Remote Name: 167.206.112.35
Date: 26 Dec 2000
Time: 12:46:57

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Headcount for tonight. One...

Name:
Remote Name: 64.51.71.34
Date: 26 Dec 2000
Time: 14:05:14

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If nautical nonsense is something you wish.....

Name:
Remote Name: 64.51.71.34
Date: 26 Dec 2000
Time: 15:46:56

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then drop on the deck and flop like a fish

Name: scott
Remote Name: 207.97.128.66
Date: 26 Dec 2000
Time: 16:12:32

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I wonder what LB is bringing for us tonight. Count me in, I'll be there

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