TWO GIGS, TWO WEEKENDS…

Two gigs with two different cover band over two weekends. That’s a world tour for me. In the words of TM Stevens, “Gotta put mustard on that hot dog!”

I prefer ketchup.

Last Saturday I sat in with Supernova at Sparta Lanes. Yes, a bowling alley! Let me tell you (because it’s my blog) that it was SUPER fun! Never did I expect things to sound good at a bowling alley but it sounded HUGE. Always a blast playing with Tony, Chris, and Mike, doing songs ranging from The Beatles to Billy Idol, even chucked in some Van Halen (I broke my “no Eruption” rule LOL). And we didn’t do “Chicken Fried” 🙂 Was interesting hearing the sound of pins being knocked down as we played. Hey, there’s a first for everything!

Last night (Friday March 8), Rock Hard returned to Bardi’s. We played there back in September and it was cool, but this time it was OFF THE WALL! Everything sounded full, the crowd were really into it, and no requests for “Free Bird” (though one guy asked me to do Slayer…one day…) Even though it was our third show, it sounded pretty polished and yet teetered on anything can happen in an instant. Playing with Tom, Alana and James is always a treat, and we ripped through songs by Motorhead, Led Zeppelin, Bush, AC/DC and my fave Living Colour. Added White Zombie and Jimi Hendrix to the list (Alana freaked that I played guitar with my teeth).

Come to think of it, I played my third show with Supernova too. Third time really is the charm.

Now I can decompress after feeling like a guitar god for two shows 🙂