This version of 2bu into Positive was recorded on 12/29/2011 at The National in Richmond, Virginia. It features Keller on bass, Jay Starling on keys, and Mark D on drums.
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Pepper By The Butthole Surfers. (Written by Coffey, Haynes, Walthall. Publishing by Latino Buggerveil Music).
Lake Tahoe, NV Bluegrass And Beyond - Sand Harbor Incline Village
This venue is one of a kind. Built into the side of a sand dune type of hill with the lake as the back drop. The beach is about 12 paces from the back stage. The water was cold, clear, and refreshing. The vibe was positive and I was happy to be alive.
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Steal Jam. Bethlehem, PA. Sept 2011
Eyes of The World (Garcia, Hunter Ice Nine Publishing) Feat: John Morgan Kimock drums, Steve Kimock guitar, Fareed Haque guitar, and Lou Gosain on harmonies and the soundboard. He recorded this as well . This version of this track is not about the words. Because I got them way wrong. So much so, that normally, I wouldn't release such a track. This release is all about the jam. John Morgan Kimock on drums, his father Steve Kimock on guitar (on the right side) and Fareed Haque also on guitar(on the left side) with me on bass. As the story goes, a casino came to town and part of their deal with the city was to fix up this area of town. An old steal mill responsible for making the steal that erected the skyscrapers and bridges that we see everyday. It’s giant. Massive. And now abandoned with big weed tress growing out it. The rust making the whole massive structure look a maroonish brown. The original idea was to paint the place, but instead they simply placed colored lights in different positions making it look super cool at night. The opening few minuets of Transformers 2 was shot there. The casino folks came in and made an incredible amphitheater as well as an indoor music venue/movie theater with full view of the massive steal mill. The Kimock family is indigenous to the area. Steve's father actually worked at the mill and expected Steve to work there too. As soon as Steve was old enough, he split for California and the rest is history. He now lives back there and I was grateful to have him sit in, as he is one of my guitar gods. Fareed was at the fest as well so I invited him up as he is another one of my guitar hero’s. Both are on my "Dream" record. I was playing bass as these two guitar geniuses were on either side of me like some kind of wet, musical dream. Just simply ignore the blown words and botched bass lines and focus on the solos. That's what I was doing. Hence the botched words and whack bass lines.
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Summer Camp 2011. Three Sisters Park Chillicothe, Illinois Memorial Day weekend. This was the 11th year, I think. I've only missed a few. This festival is the brainchild of the band MOE. after we were all there in 1999 for the summer sessions tour with Galactic, MOE., Govt Mule, The String Cheese Incident with Kevin Kenny, Radio Active, Gibb, Droll, and myself doing the tweeners. A handful of years ago, MOE. brought in Umphrey’s McGee as a partner in the festival along with Jam and Ian/Jay Goldberg Events who's been there from the start or at least close to the start. Each band has its own stage and does multiple sets over the weekend. There's also an electronica stage that brings serious energy. In the middle of it all is a big chunk of woods where all the early freeks camp. It’s truly a trip to walk the path in the woods at night. I try and make a point of it every year if I have time. This year I was lucky to be able to bring Kdubalicious which is my reggae/dub/funk trio featuring Jay Starling on keys, Mark D on drums, and myself on the bass. It’s an open airy type of music that flourishes in simplicity. We were on the MOE. stage so I took advantage of the fact that the band had their gear on stage and invited the MOE. guitarists to sit in. They accepted. The first one is 3 songs in one. The unreleased (other than a trippy YouTube vid I posted a while back) “Thinking Out Loud”. At the end of the song, when I start actually thinking out loud, I slide into “More Than a Little,” which slides into “Feel Like A Stranger” (author pub) featuring Al Shcnier. The other is tune I the funk classic "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus ft: Chaka Khan. This track showcases Chuck Garvey on guitar with the groovy talk box. Both Al and Chuck are incredible guitarist and separately added immensely to these songs. Together in MOE., it appears to me that they read each others minds like only people who've been playing together for 20 years can. Every time I see MOE. play, I’m blown away at how mind blowingly together they are. Both mentally and musically. I didn't think they could get tighter. But they do, each time I see them.
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