MUSINGS & RAMBLINGS

RJ's shows are never disappointing. You never know who will be in his band but you can bet it'll be the best the bay area has to offer.

I sent out the call to the Roadtrip gang and had some takers. I was aiming at filling the van when it dawned on me that I didn't even have the van!
My daughter had borrowed it for a week.
Thank goodness it didn't fill. Rolf volunteered to drive and that was cool.
I got to cut loose a bit and had a whopping three beers! That's a lot for little ol' me and I was feeling pretty good by the end of the first set.

We got there and found easy parking on a Wednesday night. Who was the first person I saw when I walked in?? Johnny Cat!!
He would be the guitar player for the night. I was so happy to see him because I knew it would be a fabulous night of blues guitar. The guy can play!!

Saw Marty Dotson who would be the drummer and Mike Phillips who would be the bass player.
What a band!! From the first song to the last....tight, tight, tight!!
But the first set was the best. It was a long first set that smoked.

It just don't get any better than this I was thinking to myself.

I know some of you know me and my obsession with blues guitar, and there's not many harp players I feel this way about, but RJ I would travel to the ends of the earth for. His style, his sound, the bands he puts together, just everything about him makes me wanna "call my job" and tell the boss I won't be in because I've had to much RJ.
And I was ready to if my boss didn't approve my time off.

Had some fun on the dance floor with some crazy saloonites. One chick was on the prowl for free drinks.
"I haven't found not one guy to buy me a drink", she says to me. I wished her luck and got back into the music.
Later...."I found someone to buy me a drink but I had to give him my number. But guess what??? I'm not gonna call him back! Am I smart or what?"

She came back through out the night with all sorts of funny stuff.

One of the roadtrip gang members almost decked a guy. I went to the back to get a drink off my beer when I saw she had him backed into the corner and was gonna kick his ass!!!

What a gal!! The guy had it coming and was belligerent all night.
Other than that....it was a great night of music and dancin' at The Saloon.

Had some guest musicians and one of them was Little Johnny Lawton. He is so awesome. The way he yanks on dem strings....aaah man!
I love the way he and RJ play together and it would great to see them together more often.

RJ....I love ya, baby!
And that is strictly on a blues business note.
You are a true blues treasure.
Thanks.

Later,
Mo