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    How far of a drive is Nashua from Westminster, MA?  I'm gonna be in WMO
    next week and I just might bring one of the axes up if a few Deccies
    wanna meet there and do the blooz jam thang!  Buck?
    
    dawg

    
    RE: Westminster to Nashua, I'd say going highway would be ~ 1 to 1.5
    hr drive. Must be between 50 and 60 miles. I'd go Rt 2 East, 495 North,
    Rt. 3 North. Back roads are shorter, but would save little time. Not sure 
    where (in Nashua) Blind Willie's is located. Hope this helps. 
    
    Rich                                                      

    I somebody will post directions to Blind Wille's, I'll bring my strat
    (or Les Paul) and show up Tuesday night.  I'll even give Sakman a call
    and invite him......Buck, you up fer it?
    
    stevo

    You guys hadda pick a night when I have to stay home and manage the rug
    rats, dincha?
    
    						Brian

    >>You guys hadda pick a night when I have to stay home and manage the rug
    >>rats, dincha?
    
    
    I'll share the cost of a babysitter with you and the other guys,
    or....just bring 'em!
    
    dawg

    I just left a note on Sakman's answering machine.....my guess is he'll
    be there.....
    
    let's make it a decjam.....

    Blind Willey's is at 14B Rail Road Square this is at the corner of
    Main St. and Canal St. there is a Dunkin Donuts at the corner Blind
    Willey's is actualy on Canal st. just beside the D.D. 
    The easiest way to get there would be RT.3 to RT.101A. Take that in
    to Nashua. When you come to a large intersection that has a large
    statue that is Main St. Turn right at the bottom of the hill you
    will see Dunkin Donuts on the left. Turn left there and park your
    in front of Blind Willey's. No cover charge. Just bring your axe
    you can plug into the house bands amps. The band doesn't use any
    keyboard but they have one on stage for jammers. Drummers ofcourse
    use the house band drummers kit.
    If your a Deccie come introduce yourselves....two other Deccie's
    are in the house band. Rob Woodburn on guitar and myself on bass.
    Atleast I'm a Deccie till june 18th....I gut them TFSO'd blues.....
                           Bob
    

    Got the directions Bob, thanks.  Looks like Buck can't make it, but
    I'll bring an axe wif me on Delta Business Express!  I'll probably try
    to be there right at 8:30....I may wanna leave at a 'decent' hour as
    I'll have quite the commute back to my hotel in Westminster.
    
    see ya next week!
    
    dawg

    DUHHH! I don't know where my head is. I mentioned two Deccie's in
    the band. There's three Deccies in the band. The drummer is also
    from DEC Ed (GONZO) Keltz. Sorry Ed! 
    I might as well mention the harmonica man (not a Deccie) is Jeff
    Smith.
    
       Bob

Hey Bulldawg, aren't you gonna see if I can make it???

(Don't be silly, of course I can't! See No Evil is playing at Cityside in 
 Boston that night...  I tell ya, it never fails!!! 8^(

alan

    Bob, re: -1
    
    I guess your previous reply meant there were "at least" 2 Deccies in
    the band (greater than or equal to 2).....
    
    8^)

    >>Hey Bulldawg, aren't you gonna see if I can make it???
    
    
    Gee Alan,
    
    I apologize......but you *know* I've tried in the past you BUSY devil,
    you!  What time do you finish at Cityside....sometimes the jams don't
    even get rockin' until about 11:00 or so!
    
    stevo

> What time do you finish at Cityside....sometimes the jams don't
> even get rockin' until about 11:00 or so!
  
We're booked for 8:30pm-12:30am...... never fails, the ONE time we're
gigging on a Tuesday night! Sheesh!!!

alan

    
    
    
      Sounds good.     
    
      I'll bring the Bohemian War Club(tm) with me.  
    Which won't get plugged in, but ya might show 
    sumptin'!?!  Huh?  
    
    
      Shyrick Wallflower
    
      PS: I own stocks in Bud up the street.
    
                                           

    Hey...maybe I'll bring my war axes and play a few bars since its right
    down the street from me and all...
    
                              stig

    
    Gee, you guys really make me envious!
    
    I'm working in Varese (Italy), but living in Milan which has a
    population of some 3,000,000 people. The idea of organised blues jams
    in clubs/pubs here is science-fiction!
    
    My band recently broke up so, keen as ever, I immediately made out an
    ad. and have since posted it in a local "secondhand" newspaper (twice),
    in local music schools, a couple of music shops and at a local blues
    club. Well, the first month is up and I haven't had one measly phone
    call...and it's not as though the music scene is totally dead here,
    although there are far too many HM bands for my liking.
    
    Just for the record, the ad. (loosely translated) reads:
    
    "Are you into the early Stones, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Stax,
    Motown?
    
    GUITARIST, 31 years old, heavily into blues, R&B, soul, wishes to
    join/form band in the Milan area..."
    
    And yes, I did read the "How to get a new gig" note!!
    
    Dom

Re; .9, yea , ya schmuch!  :-) 

Thats THREE deccies.

GONZO

    Re: .16
    
    Blues jam are American capitalism at its best.  Isn't Italy a
    socialist country?  8^)  8^)
    
    OK, you figure that Sunday through Thursday are "off" nights for bars,
    I mean they open up for drinking but seldom have entertainment.  So
    they offer $100-200 to a "house band" to show up with some gear and
    open the doors to jammers, who will suck brewskis all night long while
    waiting for their moment of glory.  Some bars even charge a cover for
    non-jammers!  Anyway, it brings extra bodies in on a slow night with
    little or no expense to the bar. 
    
    This explains the presence of blues jams in places like sunny Marlboro,
    MA which has a music scene kinda like the Gobi desert.
    
    						      Slowhead

    re: -1
    
    get 'em Gonzo...make him pay!
    
    8^)

    REPLY TO .17
    Ed actually two is right.....atleast after june 18th. Then Blind
    Willey's is the only gig I got. Then we can add B.B.'s I paid my
    due's to the song list. Funny though, after 13 yrs here leaving
    only has me whistlin Dixie!
          Bob
    

    Sak is gonna be there....maybe Andy Fraser too (according to SAK)....
    
    the crowd grows.........
    
    Steev

    >Sak is gonna be there....maybe Andy Fraser too (according to SAK)....
    
    Is Andy gonna do any Free songs?  agagagagagaga
    
    Things are looking grim for me being able to locate a sitter  8;(
    
    							Brian

    
    
    I plan on being there.  If my wife agrees, I'm all set. 8-}
    
    Kevin

    re : Brian Barfbaghead.....BRING THE KIDS ALREADY!
    
    re: Kevin.....You better show up, I wanna get us on stage
    together......slowhand and the shredder!
    
    stevo

Chit, this is great!  We got us a movement (As Arlo would say!)

GONZO

    Gee there does seem to be some momentum gathering.....I guess I'd
    better show up too!   Sak says I oughta be able to drive there in an
    hour or less using some shorcut.....either way, I plan on showing up by
    8:15 or so.......
    
    * strat or les paul......still haven't decided.  I brought the LP to my
    last mini jam with Buck and Kevin and Cat and Boom, so I guess it's Leo
    Fender's turn......beside's the strat case looks more like it could
    carry a weapon of a sort.....get's the airline attendant's attention!
    
    dawg (gettin' psyched....nice to put some more faces to node names!)

   Damn, one of the few times in the last year-and-a-half I wish I was
   back in New England (at least for a night...).  Ed, you keep all these
   'slingers in line, ya unnerstand?  :-)

   Dawg, I'd bring the Strat.  Better sound for Bloooz and sturdier construction
   (ie, no glued-on neck) for the trip.  BTW, are you able to carry-on the
   guit and case generally, or do you have to check it?

   -- Sam
   

    If the airline didn't let Daune A. carry it on, he bought it a seat.
    Read that in an old interview, had a picture of him sitting on the
    plane with the case in the seat next to him. He even gave it the
    window seat. Now thats class......
    

    
        This is a map from Rt2 , to Blind Willie's.  There are really only 
        five major roads to take.   
    
        1. The road from Rt 2, past Whalom, to the end. 
        2. The road up to the gas station, (about 1/4 mile.)
        3. Rt 13 from the gas station all the way to Rt 101. 
           (But ya gotta get thru Townsend's twisty roads.) 
        4. Rt 101 to Rt 101-A, (just one exit away.)
        5. Rt 101-A will go right into the center of Nashua 
           and will end at a church/stop light/intersection.
           Blind Willie's is about 100 yards away as the crow 
           flies.
     
        Others can fill in the blanks here and there with better 
    detail.  
    
    
    
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              state |   commercial area      whalom park    & turn left |
              police|                                                   |
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            V                                   center here
            |            car      car              |
            |            lot      lot              |    /
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            |/ Gas         Rt 13             stop/ |     \__>_---->----->---
            |                                light |---- /     Rt 13
    
              Townsend center is tricky go straight thru the intersection,
              then right in front of you will be a large old white house 
              that has some retail in it.  Stay to the right.  You are 
              basically skirting the town center commons.  Then you get 
              to the orther side of the 2 acre common, and you stay to the 
              left.  Directly outside of the center, the road bobs and 
              weaves so be careful.  This is really a straight shot from 
              the gas station back aways, all the way to RT.101.   It's 
              those damn New England roads that will screw you up. 
    
    
    
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               Rt 13   all the way to Rt 101                  |
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               |          |               <-to Nashua  amherst|
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         See ya there.
    
         Rand McNally
    
    
    

    RE: Sam,
    
    
    yepper....I don't ask any questions...I just get on the plane strat in
    hand and it fits nicely in the overheads....the big ones in the back of
    the Delta Business Express planes.....
    
    dawg_unit

    I have a rehearsal that night, but if this place is where I think
    it is (used to be "Headliners North" near the Dunkin Donuts) then
    it's only minutes from my house and I might swing by with a small
    keyboard if practice ends early enough.
    
    I'll be the guy with the Ensoniq keyboard (Coop's Ensoniq keyboard
    that is, right Coop?)
    
    	db

Dave, it probably will run till around 12:00.  Run's more or less as long as
we want it to,  Doug closes the bar at 1:30.

GONZO

    Yo Dave, Is that my SD1 or my SQ80??
    
    :-)
    
    

    
    
    
    
        So how many are going to be there?
    
        
        Rick.
    
    
    
        PS:   Coop, you had two synths also?   Where the 
              heck do you GET all this stuff?  I gotta go 
              back and look at your equipment list(s).
       

    Wagagaga...  No, not really.  It's an inside joke with me and db.
    :-)  I do have a Yamaha TG55 anna Casio tho...  :-)
    
    jc (Who saves his money to spend on ONE thing...)

    Well, I'm in Mass with Strat in tow.  Are we still on for tommorrow
    night?
    
    dawg (psyched!)

Well, we'll be there, we gotta be.  All you'z dudes better show up, after
all this hype!  :-)

GONZO_the_drummer_lookin_forward_to_meetin_ya!

    > Yo Dave, Is that my SD1 or my SQ80??
    
    The SD-1 - that's what I'm probably going to take to this jam.
    
    Wait - maybe I better not.  Because if I don't, and I say "it's
    never been gigged" you'll know otherwise.  If I don't take it,
    I can make that claim.
    
    	db
    
    p.s. Actually, now that I think of it, it was at one gig: the wedding
    	 of our singer.  She wanted to do a song that had a string quartet
    	 and the SD-1 has a KILLER patch for that - like people were
         looking at ME instead of the wedding action because they were
    	 trying to figure out where the quartet was.
    
    	 IMO that gig doesn't count.

    I think the SD-1 is a little outta my range db...  I mean I can't
    even PLAY anything but chop sticks...
    :-)

    I'll be rolling into Nashua about 8:30....look for a bulldawg wearing
    an RnR T-shirt carrying a strat!  I'll intro myself...see ya tonite!
    
    8*}
    
    stevo

Great Steve!  Anybody else, just come up and intro yerselfs.  We'll have a sign
up sheet on the table by the stage.

C ya later.

GONZO

    I'm already signed up for 10 pm!
    
    	Nice to have friends in the business!
    
    
    See ya tonight,
    		    Fred

    Is everybody sleeping in after last night!?  Sheesh, I expected to see
    a bazillion replies when I got in this morning.....
    
    A short recap:
    
    First, many thanx to the house band (what *is* the name, anyway?),
    including Gonzo, Rob and Bob for sponsoring the event and working their
    butts off all night so we could get our primeval urges worked out!
    
    The attendees, that I remember (in order they showed up): Tom
    Tesstagrossa, me, Dave Hickernell, Rick Oloughlin, Kevin McDonough,
    Sakman Sakelaris, Fred Abatelli, a non DEC drummer named Kevin, and
    another Deccie who is kinda new in here and I apologize for forgetting
    your name! (Elfin?....is that close?)
    
    I had to go first after the band warmed up and I wasn't!  They hit me
    with a decent paced shuffle first, and then a killer speed # on the 2nd
    tune!!  Ack!  One more and I was done for my first turn....great time!
    
    Tom T was next and impressed the crowd withhis really Smooooth voice
    and some tasty lix on his new strat!
    
    I think Kevin went next....he showed up with baby in tow (Brian, ya
    shoulda come!) and could only stay for one tune, so he milked it for
    all it was worth.  The LP sounded great thru that Fender combo, and as
    usual, Kevin ruled!  Dave Hickernell held the baby while Kev played,
    that child wouldn't trust anyone else that was there....8^)
    
    This is starting to run together now, as it was getting past my
    bedtime, but I think Sak and Dave Hickernell jammed together.  The EBO
    was DEEEEEP and Saks HM strat was SHARP!  Sounded super, guys!
    
    We could not shame Rick O into a stage appearance, but his company was
    enjoyed and appreciated.  He brought his new YamaGibson.  Looks nice!
    
    As the midnight hour approached Fred Abatelli showed up and wowed us
    all with his '69 strat ( I can't wait until my strat looks like that!)
    and his clean and tasty blooz style.  He was gonna leave after his
    turn, but I conned him into throwing a band together for one number
    while the house band took a break.  Me, Fred and Dave Hickernell took
    the stage with Kevin, the Undeccie drummer and slapped together a
    version of "Key to the Highway" that will go down as one my favorite
    impromptu performances in my memory.  I was smiling all the way home
    after that one!  We traded lix, matched lix, joined lix, took it down,
    took it up and worked it out!  Made my night, thanx to Fred, Dave and
    Kevin!!!! (Fred sang it, by the way! |*})
    
    
    I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.  The comraderie was super, the
    house band were gracious hosts and I'd say a good time was had by all.
    
    Steve (looking forward to other versions of last night)

    
    I was the non-participating groupie.  
    
    Steve summed it all up well. By far the best entertainment value in
    town last night happened at Blind Willies! (and only a buck a head
    cover!) Sorry I missed the last SUPERGROUP session. I was really impressed
    by the skills overall. You guys were cookin! (WAY out of my league, but
    just great to just sit and listen) The House Band was excellent. 
    "Crossroads" was particularly excellent. 
    
    Glad I went, must do it again!
    
    Rich_the_groupie_with_the_long_french_name
     

    re: -1
    
    Yes...Rich....thanx for the positive review and now I remember why I
    forgot your name........those 4 letter foirst names are tough!
    
    Steve
    
    8^)
    

    Glad everyone had a good time. One correction to Steve's (DAWGS) note.
    The drummer was Kevin Mara and he is a Deccie. So many faces and so
    many names it's hard to remember.
    It was great having Dave show up with his bass. It gave me and the
    audience a break. Personally I felt I had the worst night of my life.
    The time was great, the people were great, I personally was having a
    bad night. Some nights you got it and other nights you don't. Well
    last night was one of those bad ones.
    Last note mentioned a cover....I wasn't aware of a cover charge. Sorry
    about that, I had mentioned in my original note no cover. Must have
    been a management change of plan.
    Anyway' glad everyone could make. Remember tis is a weekly thing. So
    come back tuesday nights....and bring your friends. I'd like to fill
    that hall.
                 Bob
    

    
    
    
         Glad to have met you guys.  
    
         It is impossible to recall any highlights as EVERYONE played
    well. The house band and anyone who took the stage.  (Which is why 
    I hung my head in shame watching you guys.)  The talent up there was 
    incredible.  (It's not PC talk either.)  
    
         I did get a kick outta Steve when he heard the first two beats 
    of that second tune. I caught an eyebrow raised for a second. Then 
    he proceeded to smoke it thru.  Oh yeah, today I have these bright 
    green lines in my vision. (Let me guess, you have NEVER lost one of 
    those cords, have ya?) 
        
         After I left, I wanted to toss all my guitars into a bon-fire. 
      
    
           
         Rick.
    
    
    
         So,  who's doing lessons? Will travel a fair amount of miles 
    once a week for a _good_ instructor.  Any ideas?  (I'm not going 
    to fricken give up.)
       
    
             

    
    
    Man, I'm sorry I missed the big jam at the end, but 'ya can only keep a
    1 year old baby out so late.  His first blues jam and I think he liked
    it!  Didn't make a sound for the hour and 1/2 I was there!
    
    
    As usual, the 'Dawg was sounding great.  Forget all that "not warmed
    up" BS he was tossing in his reply, the man was GREAT.  And Tom T
    impressed with good vocals and nice leads!  He's obviously done this
    blues thing before. 8-)
    
    I wanted to hear sakman, Dave H., and the rest of you guys but I had to
    get my son to bed.  HE slept in this morning.
    
    Again, thanks to the house band.  You guys sounded great and made us
    feel right at home!
    
    Kevin
     
         

    RE: Kevin
    
    Glad to see your bringing that child up right dood!  All children
    should go to at LEAST 1 blooz jam per year before the age of 3.
    :-)
    
    Sounds like y'all had a good time!  I'm bummin' I missed it.
    I'm having vivid memories about Als Pumphose now...  :-)
    

    RE: -1
    
    Coop,
    
    it was an Al's Pumphouse deja vu for sure!
    
    except, all the jammers knew each other....8^)

    RE: neon chords.....nope never lost one!
    
    RE: big jam at the end......sorry you missed it Kev, we had such a
    groove going, one of the house band members had to remind us (mid-tune)
    that there were other jammers waiting for a turn.....I was oblivious to
    time...we were doin' the 'album' version!
    
    8^)

    Well, I'm still asleep - I got home at 1 AM and that's *way* past my 
    bedtime!  Steve summed it up well.  The best parts for me were: I got 
    to meet (and hear) Gonzo, Rob Woodburn, Tom T., Kevin McD., "Sakman", 
    Fred A. and, of course, The Bulldawg.  (I already knew Bob D. and Rick 
    O.)  I got to hold Kevin's one-year old Ben.  (See Brian, you could've
    brought them - I'll hold anyone's kid!)  I got to play out for the 
    first time in a year.  I didn't embarrass myself.  I got to play Bob's
    mint pre-CBS Mustang bass... mmm, nice!

    On the down side: I had just installed a new DiMarzio humbucker on my
    precious EB-0, did the wiring myself, and it went south after one tune.
    Bob was gracious enough to let me play his Mustang - thanks, Bob!  I
    didn't get to hear Rick or Rich B. play.  Actually, I didn't get to hear
    Steve and Fred's "Key To The Highway" very well either, 'cuz I was on 
    stage; I was here, they were over there, I was listening to what I was
    playing, that sort of thing.  I'm afraid I didn't hear Sakman, either - 
    same reason.

    Steve went on first, and you boys were right - he's got taste.  The band
    warmed him up with one reasonably-paced tune, then asked him to burn on
    a faster-than-you-know-what one.  He held his own, no problem.  Overall, 
    I want to hear more of the Dawg.

    Tom T. directed the band with his tasty playing and great singing.  I 
    gotta hear this guy's band.  Now where *is* Fitchburg, anyway?

    The band brought up a lady named Janice, I think, who fronts the Slow
    Fuse Blues Band in this area.  Man, can she sing!  Gotta hear more of her,
    too.

    Kevin McD. ripped out one tune on his Les Paul while I held his kid, who
    obviously was used to this kind of noise level.  Kevin just whetted my
    appetite to hear more of him.  He was playing through the harp player's 
    silverface Super Reverb, and it sounded killer.

    And Fred was a surprise.  I mean, the guy's a bass player - how good a 
    guitarist can he be, right?  %^)  Well, he's terrific, and we all lusted 
    after his Strat; looks like the one on the Derek and the Dominos album 
    cover.  He and Steve had a raucous jam on "Key To The Highway" while I 
    tried to remember the complex changes.

    Overall, we gotta get Rick and Rich to play.  And I've never seen so many
    Strats in one place outside of a music store.
    
    And don't worry, Coop, you were there in spirit - we took your name in
    vain more than once (the neon chord triggered some comments!).  %^)

    My thanks also to Bob, Rob, Jeff and Ed, the house band, for putting up
    with all of us - it was a great time.

    Dave
    

    Don't talk bad about neon cords!!  I got a bunch!!
    :-)  I even have a neon MIDI cable!
    
    jc (who likes to jam the blues even if I do suck at it...)

    Guy's
    
       A few have asked what the name of the house band is.....well as of
    last night we have been together officially for two gigs. The first
    really just our fourth rehearsel. If you show up at the jam early.
    Tom T. did last night you get to hear us try a couple of new tunes out
    during rehearsel time. Well' anyway the name is "BURNHAM BOILER BLUES
    BAND".       Bob
    

>    And Fred was a surprise.  I mean, the guy's a bass player - how good a 
>    guitarist can he be, right?  %^)  Well, he's terrific, 
    
    No, Fred is a guitarist AND a bass player.  More specifically, he
    neither plays bass like a guitarist nor guitar like a bassist.
    He's extremely legitimate on both instruments.
    
    Only one of that kind I've ever met.
    
    Oh, did I mention he also has a great voice?  And that you'll never
    meet a nicer guy?
    
    Too bad the guy has a bad jelly donut and coffee habit.  ;-)
    
    	db - the fortunate

Sorry this is so late, but work kept gettin' in the way! Dang!
Kevin was there? Geez, and *I* missed it? Dang! I guess that's what happens
when you stroll in at 11:30pm.

I had a blast and again my thanks to the Bob and the Blind Willy's house band...
you know who you are  ;^)  and to Steve for talking me into staying on for that
"one tune for the road". I had a blast! My only regret is that I missed all the
other people who showed up and left before I got there...  oh well, maybe next
time! Yo Steve, whenever you make it up north this way again let me know so we
can find a place a jam out like that again! I'll learn the real lyrics instead
of making them up as I go along!   |*)  Dave, Steve, Kevin (the un-deccie) and
the Blind Willy's house band...   THANKS! This Steve D. cat plays a mean axe
and don't let anyone tell you different cause he was making me work last night!

Yo Steve...  keep that Les Paul at home next time too and BTW...  if you want
your Strat to look like mine...  let me borrow it for a year!   ;^)

It was also nice to see Sakman! The last time I saw Bill was at one of my
gigs about 6 months ago! He's looking good and it sounds like he's doing well 
    "work wise" too! Thank gawd!

Again, my thanks for a really cool time!


	Rock on,
		Fred
    

    re: db
    
    And where were you, Dave?  There was a keyboard on that stage just
    gathering dust - no keys players showed up.  You could have played all
    night!
    
    Dave

    Practice ran late - I needed sleep - you know the story.
    
    However, had I known there was a keyboard I might have shown up.
    
    Part of it was that Fred and I had just finished a practice and I
    didn't feel like breaking down and packing my stuff up.
    
    What kind of keyboard?
    
    > You could have played all night!
    
    One of the great things about being a keyboard player: I've been to
    quite a few open blues jams and each time I've been the ONLY keyboard
    player!
    
    	db
    
    p.s. Well, of course, another reason I didn't go was that I was dying 
         to find out if Smith and Stoklos really did break up and what 
         happened in this week's Pro Beach Volleyball tournament in the 
         wake of that, so I ended watching that.

>    What kind of keyboard?
    
    Let's see, it was flat, black, electronic and had fewer than 88 keys.
    It wasn't a Rhodes or a B-3 or a Steinway.  That's about all I know.
    
    Now, Bob's bass - that I could describe in great detail!
    
    Dave

Geez, thanks guys!  Yea, it turned out to be one hell of a jam.  There were more
players there than I thought I could get on stage! :-)

All you guys sounded great.  I'm imressed.  Hell, if this company does go belly
up, maybe we can form a traveling, computer blues band :->

Again, I REALLY want to thank you guys for all showing up and making it a good
time.  It's a real kick when something works as well as this did.

Later, and remember, we;re there every tuesday.

GONZO

    RE: all the compliments:
    
    Thanx guys and same to you, there was a super collection of diversity
    and talent there; it was a blast to be a part of it and to watch it!
    
    Fred,  I can't wait until my strat has that road travelled look, but
    I'll apply it myself, thank you...8^) (I LOVE those dark stains on the
    fretboard and the faded yellow maple)...and OK, I'll bring the strat
    next trip; we gotta find a place to re-create the 'Key to the Hiway'
    jam...Kevin wants me to bring the LP; maybe I'll leave my spare clothes
    and shaving kit at home, and bring both axes!
    
    Steve (really hoping to do this again...next trip up could be July)

    REPLY TO 2736.61
    
    Steve (DAWG) I can make travel for you a little lighter. I own a 1969
    maple top LP standard. I've seen you play and talked to you enough to
    know I can trust you with it. You let me know when your comeing out
    again and I will bring my LP for you to use. Let me know what string 
    gauge you prefer and I will string it and set it up. I tend to string
    it heavy #11's but the action more than makes up for it.
    But' still bring your Strat.....
    Bob
    

    re: -1
    
    Wow!  Thanks, Bob!
    
    "I know I can trust you with it."
    
    Yes, but can you trust me to give it back!?
    
    |*}
    
    dawg
       

    re:-1
    The LP's heavey....I don't think you could out run me with it under
    your arm.
    Just let me know when your comeing and string gauge......
    Bob
    

    Buck, you missed the jam on Tuesday due to a band 'tryout'....how'd it
    go?
    
    steev

    That was the "Death Metal" band from hell right Buck?
    
    Although I guess all death metal bands are from hell and intensely
    proud of that fact.  ;-)
    
    

    Well' it's Tuesday and that means "BURNHAM BOILER BLUES BAND" will
    be hosting the third Blues Jam at Blind Willey's Cafe tonight. We're
    hoping to have a repeat performance of last week. So' bring your axe
    or bring your ears and head out for the best Blues entertainment
    around.
    Also' mark your calendars BURNHAM BOILER BLUES BAND will be making
    their debut performance on Friday June 11th at Blind Willey's. The
    show is being advertized on WGIR and WHOB radio stations. We're
    expecting a great time. The band has added a couple of ( BLOW THE
    ROOF OFF) tunes that will be saved for that night. Hope to see you
    there!
                    Bob
    

    Lessee, if I leave now, I could make the 2nd set, if traffic around
    Baltimore, Philly, new York is light.....
    
    sigh.......
    

    It's Tuesday night again.....time for a blues jam at Blind Willey's.
    So grab your axe and come down. We're expecting a hot night. We have
    a few people lined up already for a few tunes.
    Remember if your looking for something to do Friday night Burnham 
    Boiler Blues Band (Blind Willey's house band) will be playing from
    9:00 to whenever. So if you enjoyed seeing us back up people at the
    jams stop in to see us perform as a band doing tunes we actually know.
    
            Bob
    

    I'll be there........
    
    
In spirit......have fun and do Key to the Hiway fer me!
    
    Steve

    Steve
    
      Key to the highway is on the set list.....we also added BOOM BOOM and
      PISTOL IN YOUR FACE. The new tunes are for friday more than for 
      tonight. But' you never know what will get played at the jam.
      Bob 
    

    re: -1
    
    Cool.....
    
    How'd the jam go last night?
    
    dawg

    Well' last night was great. A lot of great players showed up. I can't
    remember them all but a couple that come to mind and definately worth
    mention. First' a woman named Margo came and played a few tunes for us
    on her "59" Les Paul....the only thing that sounded sweeter than her
    guitar was her voice. This woman can sing the blues. I think we talked
    her into comeing back in the near future.
    Second was a guitar man from hell......actually his name was Mike and
    he was from Manchester N.H. He came onto stage with two Strat's. Just
    incase he wore one out. If you want a Strat to look like Fred
    Abatelli's loan to this man for an hour! I expected to see a flash
    fire.
    We also had a visit from Nashua's finest! Apparently people in Hollis
    were complaining about the volume. Geee! Maybe thats why my head is
    ringing today.
    Anyway those are the highlights I remember.....Oh except for the girl
    that requested a tune at the end of the night while we breakin down.
    She couldn't focus her eye's....and I still don't know what is was
    she wanted us to play. 
    Bob
    

    re: .-1
    
    Y'know, we all complain about the drunks that show up at gigs, but
    I have a confession to make.
    
    They do, on occasion, make for some very funny memories and I sorta
    find them they add "flavor" to the gigging experience.
    
    We're lucky - we RARELY even see a someone who is both drunk and
    causing any problems.  And to be honest, when we do, it's usually
    at a place where we knew we would see one - i.e. a place we could
    avoid if we wanted to, although unfortunately, places where people
    drink heavily sometimes can be the most fun gigs.
    
    I actually have a list of "favorite drunks" because, in my experience,
    people become extremely "quirky" (often in an interesting/funny kind
    of way) when they are drunk.
    
    One that comes to mind immediately is this one women who was constantly
    trying to talk to one or the other of us.  Only problem is "how".
    Like she would stand in the middle of the dance floor, not dancing
    and thus people crashing into her, about 30 feet from us and start
    talking to us as if she was standing right next to us and we weren't
    playing at 102 decibels!
    
    I mean, from way across the room, you could see her looking directly
    at you, and her lips moving and making facial expressions like she
    really wanted something, but of course you'd have NO CHANCE of hearing
    her.
    
    And she was doing this pretty much constantly ALL NIGHT.  What's more
    is that at times she'd get really frustrated when you'd shrug your
    shoulders and hold your palms up to indicate to her "I can't hear you".
    
    One thing though: remember I mentioned we "KNOW" where we're going to
    get drunks?   These are places that seem to have a mysterious
    connection to Alan Starr (places he plays):  B&L in Hillsboro, NH; the
    Bellringer in ??,MA - and the New England regional "drunk headquarters"
    the infamous "La Bec Rouge" (they seem to have a "3 drunk minimum"). 
    ;-)
    
    

    >Y'know, we all complain about the drunks that show up at gigs, but
    >I have a confession to make.
    
    Kinda hard to complain about drunks when you play in bars all the
    time...
    
    						Bud Miller

    Hey! I wasn't complaining......I just thought it funny she was
    requesting a song with the house lights on, the PA and drum kit
    half down. 
    I love watching the crowd.....the guy with a few to many who is
    going to hit on every woman in the place (includeing waitresses).
    Or like the guy who came up last night and asked if we did any
    Stevie Ray Vaughn before the echo died from Chitlon Con Carne.
    No reason the entertainment can't have entertainment too!
    Bob
    

	I thought Chitlins Con Carne was a Kenny Burell tune....

    Re: .77
    
    I'll bet the patron who asked for SRV and had no idea that SRV had
    recorded that tune also would not be aware of Kenny Burrell...

    Re:78
    
     I wouldn't bet against you.......We do it in the SRV flavor not
     Kenny Burrell.
    

    >  I'll bet the patron who asked for SRV and had no idea that SRV had
    >  recorded that tune also would not be aware of Kenny Burrell...
    
    I'll bet the patron on who asked for SRV was also not aware of
    what his own name was.  ;-)

    
    Anyone going down to "Blind Willy's" next week? On Tuesday evening
    (June 15th) I'll be filling in for Bob Dubois on bass...   all night
    long so bring your guitar, or your bass, or your drum sticks and let's
    get busy!
    
    See you then!
    
    
    	Rock on (in blue),
    			   Fred

    RE: -1
    
    Next Tuesday........again....I wish!
    
    8^(

    Just a reminder.....if your not busy tonight stop down to BLIND
    WILLEY'S. The house band...BURNHAM BOILER BLUES BAND is playing
    tonight. We'd appreciate your support. 
    Bob (I'll be filling in for me tonight ?????)
    Thanks Fred!!! I appreciate your filling in for me next week....I owe you!
    

    Who's filling in for me next Tuesday?

    If  someone wants to pick me up at the Westford regency I'd fill in for
    ya!
    
    dbii in Mass with no car...

    So what's up with the jam tonight? I was thinking of bringing my slide
    electrified acoustic, harps, voice and drumsticks. Is it worth the
    trip? I'll be leaving from Littleton sometime this evening, so if dbII
    *really* wants a ride, that might be possible.
    
    - Ram

    Yo Coop,
    
    It sounds like these guys are having way too much fun at Jam nights
    in Nashua... Maybe you, Greg and I should pack up my truck and head 
    east for one???
    
    It's gotta beat jam night at the Gardens ... ;^)
    
    /Billy_K
    

    Yo Bill,
    
>    It's gotta beat jam night at the Gardens ... ;^)
    
    Just about anything...er...you know.  The one at Rack & Roll is even
    worse.
          
    Greg

    The jam night of all jam nights (in my limited scope) is
    at Als Pumphouse in Greenville, SC with Kevin Latham and 
    Mack McCloud.  Rockin' - and FUN!
    
    jc

    re: -1
    
    Yeah, Als' was a super jam.....on a good night there was some
    unbelievable talent rolling thru there...no attitudes, either.
    
    sigh...........

    Geez, the one night I show, the only other Deccie there is Fred
    Abatelli (we came over together from db wilfred rehearsal which
    ended earlier than usual).
    
    Had a great time anyway though.   Rob gets a great tone out of that
    Washburn/Peavey combination.
    
    	db

    The good news:  I'll be coming up in the 3rd or 4th week of July
    
    The bad news:   my grad school class is on Tuesday's this qtr, so my
    trip will probably be wednesday/thursday.......
    
    dubble sheesh......
    
    *move the blooz jam to wed night?
    
    *do our own informal jam?
    
    whining..........

    OK boys, me and my Les Paul are traveling North on Aug 2 (week from
    monday).  I'll be in toen Monday and Tuesday night that week. Is the 
    Tuesday night jam still on?  If so, I'd like to make
    it out there...anyone else up for it?  Last time I showed up, we had a
    pretty good time.....
    
    Let's *do* it!
    
    dawg

Well, seeing as I'm about the only one left here that notes in this file I'll
update on the tuesday night jam.  

Burnham Boiler isn't doing it anymore.  There is another band still doing the
jams on tuesday night.  Bob Dubois is the bass player for them so there will
be at least one familiar face.

GONZO

    Gonzo,
    
    
    C'mon down next Tuesday (Aug 3)!  Dave Hickernell and myself will be
    there.....I'm trying to drum up some more interest!
    
    We'll get Fred Abatelli up and do Key to the Hiway (for 20 minutes)!
    
    8^)

    You talked me into it, Steve.  But don't tell anyone I'll be there -
    it'll scare the good players away!
    
    I'm sure we can get Dave and Fred to show up again, 'cuz they live so
    close.  I mean if Tom T. can make it from East Teeshirt, Mass...
    Last time Alan ("I really do exist") Starr had a gig that night, but
    does he next Tuesday?  And Brian Rost made noises about his schedule
    getting in the way, but it's summer now and surely things are different.
    I'll call Sakman and let him know the Dawg is in town.
    
    But thank goodness there's no chance Edd Cote can make it; the world of 
    the 90's isn't ready for Dueling Gibson Basses.  %^)
    
    Dave

    FWIW, it may be summer but my schedule aint no better...I'm in northern
    VT all week  8^)  8^)  But I will have my bass with me  8^)  8^)
    Woodshed time, ya know...
    
    Have fun youse guys.
    
    							Brian

    Alan?  well? what flimzy eggscuse you gonna come up with this time? 
    Gettin' married that night?  Wash the dog that night?  Hillary is in
    town to meet with ya on the global peace issues?  huh?
    
    8^}

>    Alan?  well? what flimzy eggscuse you gonna come up with this time? 
>    Gettin' married that night?  Wash the dog that night?  Hillary is in
>    town to meet with ya on the global peace issues?  huh?

Well, I blew Hillary off - she called, but I said "No way! Can't do it!
The Dawg-man is in town that night!". So it looks like I just might be 
around!!! (Of course, I make no promises...... 8^)

alan

    Well hell!  If'n the "Digitized Guitar Mayhem is gonna make it, I
    gotta show up.  I'll be there.
    
    GONZO

    
    
    
       Anyone taking odds on Alan showing up?
    
                                        ;^)
    
      

    >>Anyone taking odds on Alan showing up?
    
    He's blown Hillary off, he'll be there.....
    
    dawg

    Next Tuesday? Aug. 3rd?
    
    O-tay...   you twisted my arm  ;^)
    
    I'll be there!
    
    	Fred (who had a great time last time Steve-o was here)

    re: -1
    
    all right Fred!
    
    steve

    I called the Sakman last night and told about next Tuesday.  He says,
    "I'm there!  And tell Buck I want to meet him and hear him this time."
    
    Dave

    re: -1
    
    and the attendance grows......yes!

    I just wrote to Buck......he'll be attending Tuesday night!  
    
    steev

You guys aren't gonna believe this, but.....

		I CAN'T MAKE IT NEXT TUESDAY!

I totally forgot that I have tickets to see Bon Jovi at Great Woods that
night.....

alan

   <---  You'd probably hear better music at Blind Willeys.  :-)

   -- Sam

    Really.  You mean you'd rather listen to Bon Jovi than play with *us*
    DECcies at Blonde Woollies?  That's it - I'm telling them over in 
    Heavy Metal.  %^)
    
    The Music Police

    Not so fast, I think Extreme is the opener.
    Paul

>    Not so fast, I think Extreme is the opener.

Yup, Nuno et al are the opening act for the Bon Jovi tour. I'm sure there
will be some serious guitar pyrotechnics that night!

alan

    I saw 'em recently in Denver and they were SMOKIN'! 
    
    A little bubble gum perhaps, but they put on a VERY impressive
    show with a horn section and the whole nine yards...  I was impressed!
    jc

The horn section was the "Heavy Metal horns" from the Boston area, the sax
player is a close friend of my other guitar player, Andy. They did the world
tour with Extreme and I guess it was pretty cool. The Horns have a CD out, 
probably a local release, theat's pretty good, if you go for that sort of 
thing.


dbii

    
    	I listened to 3 Sides this a.m. on the way to work.  To me, Nuno
    	is one of the tastiest rhythm players ever.  He's quirky and
    	very melodic too.  Their vocals are really tight and not at all
    	grating like 99% of the others who just scream - lots of creative
    	harmonies.  In many ways, they're very similar to alot of the
    	weirder Beatles songs.  
    
    	I'd guess that most of the diehard metal folks don't like 'em
    	because they're too "pop".  For those who don't like metal for
    	all those reasons, Extreme may be for you.
    
    	I can also see where they could move away (mature?) from the
    	hard edge and really make a hell of an album.  
    
    	Tom
    

    Oh yes, I'm SSOOOO shocked that Alan can't make it.  If he'd shown up
    Ida dropped me drawers...
    
    Anybody wanna make another case to try and convince me that Alan Starr
    really exists?
    
    8^}

    Actually, Alan Starr is a pseudonym for Richie Sambora...
    
    ...not to mention an anagram for "A rat snarl".
    
    8^)  8^)  8^)  8^)

    
    I *KNEW* I should have pushed the odds on Alan!!!
      ------
    
    I would have had enough money to go out and get that Super 60!
    (Then again, who would have taken the bet?)
    
                 8^)
    Rick   
    

     (Then again, who would have taken the bet?)
    
    Not me, for sure not me......
    
    You comin' down tuesday night Rick?
    
    sdawg

    I bought a Kitty Hawk off of a guy claiming to be Alan Starr once.

    
    
      I think so.  Every other Tuesday I have a guitar lesson.  (Which I
    haven't been able to make since Q4/End-of-year madness.)  Back to the
    guitars starting this week.
    
      Maybe, if "coach" pops in here, he might go also?  What do ya think
    coach?  
    
      Rick. 
    

    re: .118
    
    Oh boy, anagrams!  Is "Brain Rots" too obvious?  %^)
    
    Dave

    Hick Kernell Dave, the military bluegrass bass player?
    
     

    Yeah, go ahead, Bulldawg, try to make an anagram out of "Hickernell"!
    
    Kernell Dave, eh?  In a previous life I worked in a car dealership as 
    a parts counterman.  I figured that in the military scheme of things, 
    the hierarchy ran from General Sales down to me: Private Parts.
    
    Dave

    >>Yeah, go ahead, Bulldawg, try to make an anagram out of "Hickernell"!
    
    yeah, well try making one outa Steve D'Andrea!
    
    re: Private Parts......I'm rollin'!
    
    |*)

> Yeah, go ahead, try to make an anagram out of "Hickernell"!
    
How about "Kill 'n Cheer"! 8^)

alan

>    yeah, well try making one outa Steve D'Andrea!

"Dead Steer Van" ????

alan

    Hey, I like it!  Too bad I'm a bleeding heart, gutless, pansy,
    nonviolent type, huh?
    
    Dave

    Tonight is the night boyz and girlz.  Dawg and the Les Paul had a
    warmup at Dave Hickernell's last night.  I be ready!
    
    P.S.  In transit, I seemed to have busted the little plastic 
    toggle switch knob/cover on my pickup selector toggle.  I'll have some time
    this afternoon between work and the jam.  I'm staying in
    Andover...where can I go and get a replacement?
    
    Steve

    Yo Steve,
    
    	From Andover, take Rt. 93 north to Exit #1 (N.H.) and make a right 
    onto Rt. 28. Daddy's Junky Music is on the left (a few miles down the road).
    
    Good luck!
    
    	Fred (if you can't get out ot find it, let me know and I'll pick
              one up for you OK? What color? )

    Hey Dudes:
    
    You don't know me, but that's OK, 'cause I don't know you, either.  
    My name's Will, and I'm a keyboard player.  After you meet me, you 
    MIDI rack pukes can say "I'm a friend of Will's."
    
    What kind of keys does the house band have?  Is the owner of the keys
    receptive to people playing them?  Is it a MIDI unit?  
    
    I'm thinking about rolling over around 10:00-10:30 or so, depending upon 
    how rehearsal goes tonight.  I miss jamming to the blues, so I'm
    getting tempted to come over and make your ears bleed and your eyes tear
    up from a no-talent white boy comping I-IV-V progressions on the keys to 
    the scream of someone else's guitar.
    
    Weeeeeeeeeee!
    

    We have a band practice tonite, but I might show up later.
    
    With so many guitarists there, I think if I do come I'll leave the
    Carvin home and just bring my keyboard stuff.
    
    	db

    Sorry guys, I can't make it!!
    
    My band was supposed to record tomorrow nite, but it got bumped up
    to tonight sometime yesterday.

    Sure, Buck... you're probably just going to the Bon Jovi concert with 
    Alan Starr.  %^)
    
    I just called BW's to verify, and they are having the jam tonight, they
    say starting at 9:00.  But get there early to get your name on the list
    before the Bulldawg.
    
    Dave

>    But get there early to get your name on the list before the Bulldawg.   
    
    Why?  Does "Bulldog" := "jam hog"?

>    Why?  Does "Bulldog" := "jam hog"?
    
    No, but last time Steve got there first, and was the first jammer on
    stage, then complained that he wasn't warmed up.  Geez.
    
    Dave

    
    	what note has the directions?  I might show up too.  What
    	time are the Deccies showing up?
    
    	Hope to meet you guys 2nite,
    	Tom
    

    Re: directions....
    
    reply .7, and i just mailed it to ya.
    
    
    
    Fred,
    
    thanks for the directions to Daddy's.  I'll stop in there on the way
    back to the Hotel.  Appreciate the offer to pick up the part!  See ya
    tonight....don't forget to bring the words to Key to the Hiway!  8^}
    
    RE: Dawg complaining that he wasn't warmed up.....right!  The band
    warms up with an entire set.  Then they call up the first guy on the
    list....me!  Then they play the "Shuffle Boogie From Hell" at warp
    speed.......geeez!  I aint signin' up frst!
    
    sdawg

    sdawg;
    
    Whaaa whaaa whaaa!  You did just fine Steve, but the look on yer face,
    combined with the size of yer eyeballs was kinda funny. :-)
    
    Hell, you shoulda been on the kit.
    
    GONZO

    
    
       You humble dawg you.
    
       You ripped through that stuff.   Piece-o-cake.   Listening to you
    was the reason I put my guitar away.   If I could learn the stuff you 
    have forgotten, I'd be happy!
    
    
       Signed:  Nole Talent
    
    

    Really, Steve.  I'm sure we'll see you sign up in the middle of the 
    list, and spend the first set madly running scales to unfreeze those 
    digits, all the while hoping Fred, et al, are wearing the house band
    out.
    
    Right.  %^)
    
    Dave

    RE: last few.....
    
    jeez yous guys, knock it off!  I can't live up to that kinda
    expectations!  You'll have some of the folks that never heard me
    looking for some kinda blooz master, mega lix, super hero!  
    
    RE: Gonzo's.....hey *you* were in the band....YOU had a choice of
    speeds!
    
    RE: Rick.....I'm betting yer better than yer letting on there bud!
    
    see yous guys tonight....I'm going to Daddy's on RT 28 this afternoon
    to get that part I need....hope GTS duzzent strike....yikes!
    
    daaaaaawg

    OK.....I ADMIT IT....I'M SHOWING UP AT 5:30 AND I'M GONNA TACKLE THE
    FIRST BAND MEMBER THAT SHOWS UP AND MAKE 'EM PUT ME DOWN FOR FIRST
    JAMMER!  GOD HELP ANYBODY THAT TRIES TO JAM BEFORE ME.  AND I'M GONNA
    STAY UP THERE FOR ABOUT 6 SETS....NOBODY ELSE GETS TO PLAY DAMMIT.  THIS
    IS *MY* JAM SESSION DAMMIT!
    
    there....I let it all out.  Honesty has a calming affect.....
    
    8^)

    
    
    
       I think your cheese slipped off your cracker.
    
    

    re: -1
    
    no really, Rick, I'm ok now....I really am.....
    
    dam, where is that block-0-cheez!? I *hate* my crackers w/o cheez!
    
    %*}

    I dunno, Dawg...  Last night you picked up your LP and a knob fell off
    it...  You picked up my SG and a screw fell out of it.  I think it
    means something.
    
    I'd be careful in the bathroom if I were you.
    
    Dave

    Waaaahahahaha!!!!

    
    
      It was good to see you guys (and gals) last night.  
    
      What was the name of the new house band?  Are they 
    DECcies by chance?
    
      Rick. 
    

    re: -1
    
    yes it was fun to see all that showed up......and that was *all* the
    fun I had......
    
    8^(
    
    that was, without a doubt, the....well, never mind.....
    
    steev

    Well, I had a great time last night.  I thoroughly enjoyed playing
    those three tunes with Steve and four-fifths of DB Wilfred.  It was
    great to meet and hear Heather and Willy for the first time, and see
    and hear Dave, Fred and Steve again.  My wife said ours was the best 
    music played, though to be fair, we didn't get to hear Gonzo play much.
    Curiously, they didn't just bring one or two jammers up on stage to
    join or replace house band members; the six of us just replaced the
    entire band.  Which worked out well, come to think of it.  %^)
    
    On the down side, Fred's amp blew a fuse he couldn't replace, the amp
    Steve used didn't cut through (just not loud enough), Dave had to set
    up the keys on the floor behind a PA main and no one could hear him.
    I thought the house band members could each play their instruments,
    though they weren't a blues band, but it was apparently one of their
    first gigs together; I'll leave it at that.  As for the organization of
    it all, the less said the better.  And Sakman didn't show - must have 
    gone to Bon Jovi instead.  %^)
    
    Overall, I'd say we're batting .500 on this jam.
    
    Maybe the next time the Bulldawg comes up we'll have an "invitational"
    in someone's basement.  That way we can schedule it so the mythical
    Alan Starr can be there, and we can get Rick O. to play.
    
    Dave

    The Grainery, also in Nashua, has a blues jam every Wednesday.  The
    house band is very good, and lot of the people that come to jam are
    also very good.  The last time I went, they were giving away tickets
    for free beers to anyone who went up to jam.
    
    The other Willie 
    
    PS - I now understands why nobody answered my question regarding the 
         keyboards at Blind Willy's:  the house band doesn't have any.

    re: Grainery.....
    
    "The house band is very good, and lot of the people that come to jam are
    also very good"
    
    
    ahhhhh, quality...I like that in a jam...yes, quality.....*goooood*
    quality is nice....
    
    

    re: keys at Willy's
    
    Yes, the previous house band (Gonzo's) had a keyboard on stage the one
    night I was there.  Last night's band did not.  Dave Blickstein brought
    his own, plus an amp.
    
    re: Steve
    
    Hey man, you'll just have to come back!  We'll do Stormy Monday's on
    (when else?) Mondays, or the Grainery on Wednesdays, or that other
    place on Thursdays.  And we'll borrow somebody's 5150 so you'll be
    heard.  %^)
    
    Dave

    I guess I'm so thick-headed that I haven't figured out what's bummed
    you out about Blind Me's.  Is it that the same people show up each week
    and play the same songs to nobody but people who don't care because
    they are waiting for the current song to end so they can get up and
    play?  Or is it that it ain't a blues jam but a hard rock jam by people
    who play the same generic riffs and their solo's start and end with no
    middle in between?
    
    :-)

    
    
      Don't want to offend anyone.  Let's just say
    that it wasn't da blues they were playing.  I, 
    for one cannot be critical, considering I cannot 
    play as well.  But, I *do* have a sense of timing.
    
      If I was Gonzo(2), I would have left the sticks 
    behind.  To touch them will condem you to life 
    where you will forever have the rhythm and timing
    of a M.I.T. student! 
    
    
      RickRat(tm)
    
    

>To touch them will condem you to life 
>    where you will forever have the rhythm and timing
>    of a M.I.T. student!

Oh blaspheming stereotyper!

Once upon a time in the flatlands (i.e., Flatsachusetts), I had the immense good
fortune to attend just *one* of MIT's annual jazz concerts, put on by faculty and
students. Blew me away.

Should you ever have the good fortune to have the level of timing *and* general
musical sophistication, you would be the victim of a *most* wonderful curse.

Bob (nerd of the month several times running)

    Well, I have to say I really enjoyed playing with Bulldawg and Dave H.
    These guys were great.  It's nice to lock in with a good bass player.
    And Bulldawg's style and tone were a nice compliment to Fred's
    (although it was no match for sheer volume).  Hey Fred, got any
    eardrums left?  I don't.
    
    I am somewhat spoiled since I have the honor of playing with 
    Monster Fred and Killer Dave on a regular basis, but I enjoy mixing it
    up with some new talent every now and then.
    
    Oh yeah, it was great to meet Gonzo too.  
    
    	I look forward to doing it again.
    
    	Willy

    God to see all you dude's again.  All I can say 'bout the house band
    is "Sorry".
    
    The jam at the Grainery is GOOD, as has been mentioned before.  So is
    the one up at Stormy's.  I know both band, and they put on a good, fun
    jam session.  Also, there is some real good talent that show up for
    these jams.
    
    Only thing good that came out of tuesdaynight, other than seein you
    guys again, was that Dawg can't b*tch at me for the tempo's.  :-)))
    
    Looking forward to the next time when I hopefully will get to play more
    and not have ta screw around with the damned P.A. cause NOBODY else
    knew how to run it!
    
    GONZO

    oh yeah, I just remembered another happening at Blind Willie's the
    other night:
    
    The owner of the place has already sat in on harmonica and er,
    uhm...vocals.  When me and Dave and the db Wilfred gang get up to jam,
    he jumps up with us.  He yanks out his harp and says to me, "what we
    playin'?".  I say, "Bonnie Rait's version of "Runaway" in key of Bm".
    He says: "I gotta Bflat harp here, will that work ok?"
    
    I just looked at him........he left the stage.......sigh.
    
    

>    I just looked at him........he left the stage.......sigh.
    
    Yeah, I think he must have remembered that line from "Bungalow Bill":
    
    "If looks could kill it would've been us instead of 'im."
    
    Dave

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    Looking forward to the next time when I hopefully will get to play more
    and not have ta screw around with the damned P.A. cause NOBODY else
    knew how to run it!
    
    GONZO



	Ed(Gonzo) Keltz passed away last week. Hope he's somewhere with
a good sound man.
			Jim

    Damn! - what happened??

    
    He had an aneurysm in the brain.

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    Ed Keltz passed away Saturday. Ed had complications from a brain
    hemorrhage that must have happened during sleep last Thursday.
    There will be services tonight at the Rochette Funeral Home
    on Kinsely Street in Nashua. The services will run from 6:00
    to 9:00. 
    
    I knew Ed as an excellent drummer and good friend. I had the privilege
    of playing guitar in a blues band with Ed for the past four months. In
    addition to being a great blues drummer, Ed was also a great father, 
    husband to his wife Beth, top notch mechanic, biker, percussionist in 
    the NH philharomic, luthier, and a lot of other things that there just 
    wasn't time to learn about. 
    
    Those of us who were fortunate enough to know Ed will miss him very
    much. 
    
    Rob   
    
    
    

   This is extremely hard for me.  Ed was one of my best friends, probably
   _the_ best drummer I've ever played with, taught me more about camping
   (woodcraft), fishing, skiing, and a bunch of other stuff than anyone
   else ever tried to impart on me.  Leaving he and his wife behind in NH when
   I moved to CO was probably the hardest part of the move.

   Rest well, my Friend.  If anyone from ::GUITAR is going to the wake (I
   can't make it since I'm 2000 miles away - figures) please do me a favor
   and pay my respects to his wife, Beth.  My wife spoke to her this morning,
   but somehow it just ain't the same thing.

   -- One-Bummed-Out-Sam
   

    >               -< Sorry for the emotional response.... >-
    
    No need for apologies, man.  We're all sorry about losing one of our
    own.  You were obviously closer to Ed then most of the rest of us.
    
    Greg

    I work with Beth, Ed's wife and we had become quite close over the past
    few months. I met Ed when they came all the way down from Nashua to a
    gig I was doing in a real yuck bar in Fitchburg. Blew me away when they
    walked in!  I noticed him walking all around the place and wondered
    what he was doing. During break I found out, he was checking out my
    Bass amp, he really loved the sound and told me to never ever sell it.
    I never will...  He took the time to talk to me about my bass playing
    commenting on my technique, style and feeling. Comming from a real
    musician (since I'm just a newcommer compared to most of you!), it
    meant the world to me and gave me tremendous confidence!  I remember
    them dancing together while we played and then asking him to sit in for
    a couple of numbers! Wow! What energy! It was thoroughly enjoyable to
    be able to play with him although I was a bit nervous! I also remember
    comming back into work on Monday and Beth saying that he wouldn't mind
    filling in once in awhile if I ever needed a drummer for a gig or two!
    Even though it meant he'd be playing country!  We almost got the chance
    to do an entire gig with Ed but unfortunately he was booked that night.
    He did send a good drummer in his place though but I regret not having
    the chance - I know it would have been tremendous!
    
    Saying goodbye last night was one of the most difficult things I've
    ever done.  I know we'll all be feeling the loss for a very long time.
    
    -Marjie

    Does anyone know if "Blind Willy's" is going to have the weekly jam
    tonight? I'd like to go and play a couple for Ed tonight.
    
    		Here's one for you Ed!
    
    
    				Respectfully,
    					     Fred

    I went down to Blind Willy's after rehersal last night, but the place 
    was closed up. Not sure if the placed folded or just closed for the 
    evening. Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if the place closed up for good.
    
    	Rock on Ed!
    		Fred 
    

    I spent 2 different evenings with Gonzo.  Both at Blind Willey's.  I
    enjoyed his open honesty about every topic.  He was brutally honest
    most of the time....my kinda guy...cracked me up.  I also enjoyed
    jamming with him......damn shame.
    
    steve

    I spent the same two evenings with Ed at Blind Willie's, and came away
    with the same impression.  My wife sat with him at the second jam and
    thoroughly enjoyed their conversation; she was also severely bummed out
    last night when I told her.  I also dealt with Ed for a short time at
    work when I was supporting a product he was using, and I think
    "brutally honest" is a fair appraisal of him, one he would be proud of.
    
    I think the world needs more people like Gonzo, not fewer.  I'm just
    sorry I didn't get to know him better.  Rest easy, Ed.
    
    Dave