Busy weekend

Well, this weekend I will be busy. I am seeing B B King on Friday and Michael Blunt on Sat. Now I have seen B B about 6 times in the past and have even been on his tour bus chatting with him for 30 min. He is a gentle giant of a man and very humble to his fans. I expect the show on Fri to be just about the same and the ones I have seen in the past. One thing about B B is he doesnt change up too much. If it aint broke dont fix it I guess is his thought. Then on Sat I will see M. Blunt. I am not really a fan and just really want his autograph, but I will be back in a few days to let you all know what the night was like. I hope to be able to enjoy the two shows and until next time

The Rascals DVD Shoot

The New Rascals are coming to New Jersey in May to shoot a live DVD concert. They are asking for fans to show up. Information can be found on their MYSpace page . The shoot is "LIVE DVD filming at CENTRO South Amboy, NJ" May 10th at 9pm. Bet you butt that Dawn and I will be there most of the day hanging with the guys and taking more and more pics and video. Its been too long since we saw them all last and it will be good to see them again and spend some time with them. Also, coming to the area soon is Fast Fred and the Ghostriders. They are coming to NY in a few months and hopefully Danw and I will be able to meet up with them also. It looks like a busy spring for us. More later.

Talking with Nazz

Talked last week with Stewkey from Nazz. You all remember them as the originators of the hit "Hello, its Me", with Todd Rudgren. Well, they played in Sellersville last week and I got to speak with Stewkey about a concert Idea, my partner and I have. He told me it was a tremendous undertaking, but If we could pull it off that we should contact him and if and when the time drew near, we would exchange phone numbers, to get it together. My partner and I want to have a concert of local acts, up to 10 total, play a charity show. We would need the artists to donate their time, and in return, we would be donating parts of the proceeds to two charities. We would like to have something like Hippiefest for charity eventually, but I have been told by some of my friends in the business, that starting locally first would help. To date I have a commitment of 2 bands, Nazz, being the possible 3rd, and next month I have to meet with Laura Cheadle at the North Star Bar to talk to her and see if she is in. This is truely a monumentous task and will take the better part of this year to try to pull it off. More on Laura next month. Now to get ready for B B king this weekend. Then Rock art shows, James Cotton, Mark Hudson, The Rascals dvd shoot and more. more to come

Peter Tork and The Blue Suede Shoes

Imagine actually getting to meet one of the Monkees. I was lucky enuf to have that happen to me. I found out they were playin in a local venue and I contacted them to see if they wanted some new pics for their website, as I have been fortunate in shooting about 10 bands now. I met them thur Richard Mikuls and have to say that I was impressed with Peter's talent. I only had known him as a bass player from NY, but to find him playing keyboard, guitar, was news to me. Their set included a Monkee song or two, and some other pop/rock, but mostly it was blues and it was refreshing to hear. Getting to Meet Peter and the rest of the band was great. I shot a lot of photos and some video for the band and (I still owe them the video) and even got all their autographs on my guitar. Peter Noone was also on the bill and I got him to resign another guitar(already signed one). Peter Tork is an honest and sincere man who seems to care about his audience and in todays world that is something to be proud of.

The Moody Blues

Saw the Moody Blues at the Tower Theater in Philly, and the show was great. Not being a big Moody fan, I was leary of attending, but had to please my wife. I was suprised at how many of their songs I really knew, and enjoyed. They are professionals in that one of them was ill but gave it their all just the same. I came away with a new respect for the music of the Moody Blues, and had a great time with my wife at the show.