It was a week that we welcomed Kevin back to the jam after missing it for 2 weeks. That’s a long time off the wagon that only a Deadstein jam can cure. Kevin came back to his normal-C from what he used to B. And felt brand new about it. So I digress.
Well Trister had to cancel at the last moment and Jason was in Colorado and Al D is in Hawaii, so it left no one but me, who was at home, to play lead. Scott was able to get Alan Wikler, of August West fame, to play the Bob guitar as I attempted to hold on to the reigns of the Jerry guitar. In many respects it was quite masturbatory for me all night as I felt I was playing with myself and in many respects I was as I heard many things in Alan that I hear in myself, that we hopefully both hear in Bob. So while Alan played the Bob guitar, he didn’t sing so I also sang the Bob parts while playing the Jerry guitar. It was a split personality I was trying to come to grips with all night. It was a cool experience. Probably the only time that I have ever played Jerry guitar where I had a person playing Bob. I think it worked well though my Jerry playing is woefully short and results in a hollow sound in the music. Nevertheless, it is fun.
I think we got lots of songs in on the night. We didn’t take too many breaks. We did have one guest, Scott Bayer to played a great 1-minute bongo boogie with Rich. I’m glad I captured it on video. A real collector’s item. We played all the way to the end with a Brokedown to cap it all off. I tried the Let it Bleed and I thought that showed some fun potential. It would be fun to do this grouping again. It was a nice peaceful calm session of Deadstein.
Look at the songlist below. Rich recorded 18 songs and I show 4 additional songs. So that is 22 and probably one or 2 others. That a plateful and quite satisfying.
- 01 Jack Straw.mp3
- 02 Candyman.mp3
- 03 Minglewood.mp3
- 04 Dupree’s Diamond Blues.mp3
- 05 When I Paint My Masterpiece.mp3
- 06 Scarlet : Fire.mp3
- 07 Black Peter.mp3
- 08 Around & Around.mp3
- 09 Bertha.mp3
- 10 Let It Bleed.mp3
- 11 Touch Of Grey.mp3
- 12 Althea.mp3
- 13 Loser.mp3
- 14 Scott’s Boogie.mp3
- 15 Hard to Handle
- 16. Maggie’s Farm
- 17 Other One
- 18 Wharf Rat
- 19 Going Down the Road
- 20 Aiko-Aiko
- 21 Ballad Of Casey Jones.mp3
- 22Looks Like Rain.mp3
- 23 Brokedown Palace.mp3
Oct 09, 2009 @ 11:18:31
I think there was a Hard To Handle after Scott’s Boogie and before Maggie’s Farm. Somehow I managed to not push the record button properly and thus the big jam sequence of the night exists only in our imperfect Memory.
Oct 09, 2009 @ 17:28:32
That’s right, we had the Hard to Handle. That is quite a memory on Rich and quite a plethora of songs.
Oct 09, 2009 @ 18:51:23
We quoted “Dark Star” instrumentally towards the end of Wharf Rat but it is questionable if it was complete enough to list.
Oct 09, 2009 @ 21:39:18
If I remember the moment, it’s worth the DS tease mention.
Oct 10, 2009 @ 10:29:39
Did we also play an Aiko, I’m kind of recalling one at this moment?
Oct 10, 2009 @ 11:26:16
Aiko Aiko fits after Going Down The Road to conclude the Big Jam that didn’t get recorded.
Oct 10, 2009 @ 15:48:52
So is that 24 songs and DS tease?