Jam – 2012-11-05 – Carroll’s

05 Nov 2012 Leave a comment

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After missing a week of Deadstein due to Super Storm Sandy which impacted almost very one, Deadstein was ready to go on this Monday night before election day. It was great that everyone was able to make the jam and to continue on with the Deadstein in the wake of this terrific storm that is the most significant thing to hit NY since we endured 9-11, just over 11 years ago.

It wasn’t so much how we played as much as the fact that we played at all, and as such, the attainment of our 20-song goal was not on my mind. We were going along pretty slow, we didn’t get an early start, and I didn’t think there was too much hope for prolific song playing. Nevertheless, I pushed a bit, got an extra song or two at then end of the sets an may have turned out a nice song list in the end.

At some point during the second set we started toward some Beatles songs which were played better than could have been expected. There were some good moments in the Beatles segment of the night, including some songs that we typically do not play. The Deal to close the night was a good capper to get us back tour roots.

I do not recall any guests for the night with the exception of Scott Bayer, who I will no longer consider a guest when he shows up, so as far as the humans go, it was just the six of us.

I played the first set with a Mesa Lone Star amp which initially sounded good but gave me too may concerns to continue to the second set. For the second set I selected the remaining Fender Twin. Lee had this really nice looking drums set with really nice rich grained wood. I do not think I have seen that kit to date. Finally, for being good clients of Carroll’s, they provided us with the new Jony Ive designed Hercules guitar stands. These could be one of the coolest pieces of equipment I have ever seen.

So with the jam on Monday and the impacts of Hurricane Sandy just in our fresh memories getting gas on the way home was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. The fact I was getting into my neighborhood at 1am enabled me to fill my car with gas. An issue which would dissipate by the next day but a blessing nevertheless. Next time we play will be after I am back from my Texas vacation in Austin, so it is great to schedule Deadstein without missing a jam during my week away. I usually cannot wait to play next, but writing this posting on an airplane makes me want to hold off of a little longer. See you then.

http://www.deadstein.com/audio/11-05-12/

Jam – 2012-10-25 – Carroll’s

25 Oct 2012 Leave a comment

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Thinking it was October 26 that we were jamming on, I thought it was a great opportunity to play the Radio City Show from that night in 1980, 32 years ago.  Alan had the same thought and came into the jam saying that it would be good to jam on the anniversary show from Radio City but it seemed as if we had played most of those songs recently, so it probably wouldn’t work.  I had downloaded the MP3s onto my iPhone to listen to the show on the way in and thought the song selection worked for this week.  I was puzzled but then my stupidity was resolved when I realized today was the 25th and not the 26th.  That  was a dilemma; do we play the right day, wrong songs, or wrong day, right songs?  We chose right songs, wrong day.

As I presumptuously assume we all know, those Radio City show featured an acoustic first set.  That was a little bonus and challenge for us; not that we were going to be acoustic, but it is a bevy of additional songs.  It think it was a pretty good night but the fact that I’m writing this 3 week after the fact, you are gonna have to take a listen for yourself.  Check out the MP3s below.


http://www.deadstein.com/audio/10-25-12/




		
	
	


	

			




		
			




			
Jam – 2012-10-18 – Carroll’s
	
	
24 Oct 2012 1 Comment


			

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With Kno Juan to join us I was the only guitarist for the night, but in contrast to last week, we for the most part stuck with Grateful Dead as opposed to the Jerry Garcia Band.  With did a nice fill of the peppier songs like Uncle, River and Cumberland.  I threw in the very surprising Sailor Saint to close the first set which had its manic ups and downs as it usually does.  With the beautiful autumn weather I have been taking advantage of kayaking and have been preoccupied in the processing my photos.  I therefore haven’t had time to attend to this posting.


As far as guests, we had Rich’s friend Lauren early in the evening and Ryan, Steve and Lindsey joined us for the rest.  It think that was about it.  Ryan did play a couple of songs with us


Somehow, after the set break we meandered into a Dark Star to start the second set.  We then got our feet back on the ground with the Samson which I recall a great drum ending to.  The Eyes of the Maker was a struggle to contain but we let go a bit thereafter with the Playing –> Shakedown –> Playing.  It didn’t seem it at the time, but we did get through about 22 songs so it was quite prolific..  The hear any of it, go to the links below:


http://www.deadstein.com/audio/10-18-12/


	


	

			




		
			




			
Jam – 2012-10-08 – Carroll’s
	
	
10 Oct 2012 Leave a comment


			

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A Monday night jam is always a last resort for us as it makes the rest of the week a miserable mess.  Nevertheless, a Monday night jam is way better than no jam at all.  We were scheduled to play with Trister but he was a no show at the last second and Alan was on the self appointed disabled list for a week.  That left only the five of us to hold up the fort.  It did give us a chance to catch up on some highly neglected Jerry Garcia Band music.  Our only guest was Steve, MOndays are tough you know.


We started with Jerry Garcia Band/Grateful Dead songs to begin and end that go both way, but other than that, we were almost all Jerry Garcia Band.  Somehow we did throw in a RosaLee McFall which could have been the highlight of the night.  It had a great galloping beat and I am amazed we were right on with the turn over to B throughout the song and didn’t jump it once.  That is the trick with this song.


Many of the Garcia Band songs were big and long and therefore, we didn’t reach the 20 song mark.  You always expect to play a few less songs when it is a GarBand night.  for instance, the Simple Twist of Fate had a 2-round base lead.  The Waiting for a Miracle was miserably slow, sorry about that one, and many of the songs were over 10 minutes in length.  All of this and the 45-minute break lead to the low song count but the vibe was there.


To hear the music we played, check out the MP3 links below:


http://www.deadstein.com/audio/10-08-12/


	


	

			




		
			




			
Jam – 2012-10-02 – Carroll’s
	
	
10 Oct 2012 Leave a comment


			

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Writing this post over a week after the jam is going to be difficult.  All I can really remember is that all six of us were there but Scott was a surprise as he was scheduled to take the week off.  As far as guests we had Steve and Lindsey and that was about it.  Scott suggested we start off crazy and we did with the Help on the Way.  I think it was a bit better than I could have expected so early in the set.  Additionally, I threw in the second verse of the Other One to complete it from only singing the first verse from the week before. I recall it being a rough night and we kind of fell apart by the end of the night.  Nevertheless including the 3 songs we didn’t get recorded we topped the 20-song mark.


If you want to hear what we did this night, go to the MP3 links below.


http://www.deadstein.com/audio/10-02-12/


	


	

			




		
			




			
Jam – 2012-09-27 – Carroll’s
	
	
01 Oct 2012 Leave a comment


			

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This Thursday’s jam had us all back together for a jam plus we had Larry Brent playing for most of the night.  With all the catching up to get through I didn’t think there was a chance we would get past 20 songs.  Apparently I was way wrong as we got in 24.  We had a beefy 14 song first set with Larry and then a second set that we played with him for the first five songs, and played with just us Deadsteiners for the last 5 songs of the night.


As far as non-playing guests we had Rob and Heather, who left us with an inspirational good bye like no other as we “let inspiration move us brightly” during the Terrapin.  They popped their heads in and both gave a big inspirational good-bye.  It was pretty funny.  By the end of the night Ryan and Maggie showed up to catch our closing.  Once Larry left, I took the opportunity to try the If I had the World to Give, which once again shows improvement.


Closely following the Jewish Holidays, Alan tried to get a biblical theme going and all we got from that was the early Greatest Story and Brothers and Sisters.  The PA system was a bit woofy during the first set, and we finally tamed that beast by the end of the second set.  Sometimes, it is just like that and you have to play through the friction.  Hopefully next week will be a little slicker.


To hear this week’s music, use the links below:


http://www.deadstein.com/audio/09-27-12/




	


	

			




		
		
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