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Over $12K Raised for Compassion!

Apr 22nd, 2011
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If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know that I play in a band that backs Joyful Noise!, a Christian youth choir.  Every year we do a concert (or two) to raise money for Compassion International and then we also tour for a week, taking offerings for the same cause.  Joyful Noise! is an amazing group, and I’m excited to announce that at our concert this month we raised over $12,000!  That’s a lot of 3rd world kids getting help.  I’m amazed at the generosity of folks, especially in these tight times.

I’ll be blogging about the tour in June, too.  We’re headed to Tennessee this year.  So any of you readers from TN, stay tuned! I’ll post an agenda soon and maybe we will see you at a show!

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The Chris Collat Band

Dec 11th, 2010
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My neighbor Teo is a phenomenal bass player and a great friend. Sometimes he brings me in on projects he’s involved with, and I’m eager to do it because we’re musically compatible and he has an amazing ear for arrangement & production.  Plus, his enthusiasm is incredibly contagious.  So I jumped at it when Teo called me up the week before Thanksgiving & asked me to come to a rehearsal for the Chris Collat Band.

A little background: Even though Chris has been writing & playing solo & duet music in the area for years, he only started forming this band in the past couple of months.. starting with a trio with himself, Teo (bass), and Derrick (drums), then adding Aaro (keys). They entered the Original Music Battle of the Bands competition put on by Last Call Entertainment, SeeJoeRock.com, & Guinness at Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA.  They won the first round.  Mind you, this was up against some of the best bands in the DC area.

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Stubs: Steely Dan (1994, 2000, 2009)

Dec 7th, 2009
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Steely Dan Ticket Stub from 1994

I caught the Steely Dan show at Constitution Hall in DC with a friend, and it reminded me that I haven’t done a Stubs entry in a while.  But since we did the “print your tickets” option for Sunday’s show, I don’t have stub!  I guess ticket stubs are fast becoming part of a bygone era…I guess I’m getting old!

This was my 3rd time seeing Dan and I think it was the best, though it’s hard to say for sure for a couple of reasons: One, the first 2 times I had lawn seats, this time I was 16 rows from the stage. And two, memories from 9 & 15 years ago aren’t exactly sharp.  ;)

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Stubs: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jeff Beck (1989)

Jul 5th, 2009
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vaughanbeck1989This might just be the best concert I’ve ever seen.  As a guitar player who idolized both of these guys growing up, how could it not be?  Hindsight only adds to the case: after this tour Jeff Beck took a(nother) hiatus of several years, and within a year would come the tragic helicopter crash that took Stevie Ray Vaughan’s life (August 27, 1990).

Jeff was touring off the Guitar Shop album, with Terry Bozzio on drums and Tony Hymas on keys. 

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Stubs: Yes 2004 (with Dream Theater)

Jun 13th, 2009
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Ticket Stub from the Yes Concert 9/13/2004 in Allentown, PA

Jon Anderson’s return to the stage recently reminded me of my only Yes concert: at the Allentown Fairgrounds in 2004.

My friend Chris, who is an avid Yes fan, got us tickets and we trekked up to PA in my new RX-8 (yes we broke a few laws getting there) for this concert.  Though I’m not quite the Yes fan he is, I love their music, and was thrilled to see them live.

Dream Theater opened.  Their mix was terrible, unfortunately.  But that did not keep them from putting on a good performance.  I’m not a big fan of their music, but I was glad to see these guys live finally.

The lineup for Yes was Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, and Alan White.  Their mix also did not start out great, but improved during the first couple of songs.  I was impressed how much these guys can still rock!  The setlist was:

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