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I went to an oral surgeon here in NM and he was playing ABB, SRV, DEAD, etc. Made me sad I did not have another wisdoom tooth that needed yanking. Again thanks to all the generous bruddas and sistas on this site

Hmm...I never thought of Derek's playing as self indulgant...might be a case here of critic preconceived notion of the dTb versus what he actually heard - like all dTb shows, I thought Saturday was outstanding. At least he got some facts straight ("nephew", not "son", and some fairly obscure musical references correct.) Btw - anyone know for sure the genesis for the "Jethro Tull-like" (lol) Yonrico drums and Kofi flute "Willisee"? My short Google search came up with Dewey Redman and Ed Blackwell from "Red and Black in Willisau.

Man, I want to go to that dentist's office! A little dTb action while getting my teeth cleaned...sounds okay to me. 😀

Did he just compare Kofi to Ian Anderson???? Jerk.

I'm floored to see Derek's playing described as "self-indulgent"...and soloing described as "showing off"...The Washington Post music critic...Michael Little, whose name is unfamiliar to me...experienced a different DTB show on Saturday night: 12 January 2004, The Washington Post Copyright 2004, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved Slide guitarist and latter-day Allman Brother Derek Trucks is the nephew of Allman drummer Butch Trucks. But nephew Derek -- who was touring with his own band when he was barely into his teens -- isn't your typical ramblin' man. There's his love for avant-garde jazz, for example. Unfortunately, this love finds expression in his music as a kind of jazz-lite canoodling. Forget the roadhouse -- this music belongs in a dentist's office. Saturday at the 9:30 club, the Derek Trucks Band played two sets that ran the gamut from Allman-style blues to John Coltrane's "Afro Blue," with some Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan tossed in for good measure. Vocalist Mike Mattison's infrequent appearances were consistently impressive. He channeled Gregg Allman on "I Feel So Bad," went gospel on Kirk's "Volunteer Slavery," and finished off "Like Anyone Else" with some notes that would make James Brown proud. As for Trucks, he showed that he knows his way around the electric guitar, though his pyrotechnics tend toward the self-indulgent. Speaking of self-indulgence, if punk thought it killed off the drum solo, Yonrico Scott proved otherwise with a performance that segued -- shades of Jethro Tull! -- into a long flute solo by Kofi Burbridge, who doubled on keyboards. (At least he didn't stand on one foot.) When the players chose to stop showing off and just play as an ensemble -- as they did on "Afro Blue" -- it was possible to discern the possibilities in their "everything but the kitchen sink" fusion. Now if they'd just dirty up their sound a little -- an evening spent listening to Trucks's dentist's office blues leaves you feeling like you've been tied to the flossing post. -- Michael Little

Go EAGLES!!!!!!!! Go Phillies!!!!!!!!!

This weekend on Jan. 17th,Jaimoe,myself and a great blues artist named George Baker will be performing in Hartford at Pasti's,a French restaurant with a friendly atmosphere.We play from 9-12.Pasti's is located at 201 Ann Street.The phone is 860-287-8852.This is a rare opportunity to catch Jaimoe in a relaxed setting, closeup playing lots of blues and r and b!It's going to be a blast.I know some of you are making the trek.Hope to see you there!Peace.

Go Eagles!

Excellent dTb show at the 9:30 Club in D.C. last night! While not unpleasantly oversold (like I heard about a Mule show there in early 2003), it was still very crowded. They played a couple of new (to me) songs to begin the second set, and just kept adding brilliant musicianship to their old songs. What a band, in my opinion! And what Derek does with his guitar, well, you know... 😀 It was also excellent hanging with Jim B and Fred all night, as well as getting to see Tim Hudson, Stephanie and John, John's daughter and son-in-law, and John Ott. A very special thanks to Fred (cleaneduphippy), Beth, Thor, and Sabrina for their gracious hospitality! I love this Guest Book-friends stuff! Thanks, once again, to Lana and Rowland for creating this wonderful community that I'm so fortunate to be a part of!

1974 FENDER STRATOCASTER FOR SALE:guitarist: Click Tommy Gallagher under your "other HTW sites". There are a variety of photo's to view. :waving:thanks Tommy