| Week of 3/06/2000 | |
| Blue Sky Tavern - Friday 3/04/2000 | |
| Although Jeff and Mark
have been hosting some jam sessions at Blue Sky, Tim and I haven't been
down here in a while. They have turned the dining room into a pool room,
and they have also extended the stage. We really liked the improvements,
especially the larger stage.
My two favorite things at Blue Sky are Stella and Kara. Stella brings the house down whenever she sits in. She can sure tear up a Stevie Ray Vaughan tune. Stella is currently singing with the band Leebo, and I highly recommend checking them out if you get a chance. Kara is not only one of the sexiest girls on the planet, but she can also make some really weird noises. Watch it guys...she's married, damn it! One of the best things about playing on the south side, is that we get to hang out with Bridgette and Lisa. We are very happy to have them as friends, and we always have a good time when they show up. Our favorite DJ, Leena was there. Lee and Hal from the band Leebo were there. And a lot of other people were there, but I don't know their names. The most unusual event Friday night was when the P.A. system blew up. The noise was so frightening that it woke me up. I thought that I was being electrocuted. Lee saved the day for us, and we can't thank him enough. Musically, I think we played even better than usual because of the cool stage, good sound system (when it was working), and all the wonderful people that were there. We are back at the Blue Sky Tavern next Saturday. So, if you don't have anything better to do (and you don't), come on down and party with us! |
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| Secret Gig - Saturday 3/05/2000 | |
| The secrets' out, and
we're glad so many of you figured out that the secret gig was at Fat
Matt's Rib Shack.
Randy Dorris booked this gig a while back, and we were more than happy help him out as the Home Grown Blues Band. Tim was unable to make it due to prior commitments, so Greg Billingsley (no relation to Beaver's mom) handled the guitar duties. Of course Randy was on drums. This was, in the history of Blues Cat, truly a night to remember. Greg tore the guitar up! I sure would've liked to have heard Greg and Tim together. Whoa! We didn't know if we had enough material to cover the whole gig, so we called on some friends to help us out. A couple of 16 year old kids from the south side came up to tear up some Stevie Ray tunes. I think the guitar player's name is Michael "Ice" Storm, and he really rocked. His friend, who for now I will refer to as Mini Me, aka Big Cat Brent, did a great job on bass. A couple of Greg's friends also helped out by adding some jazzed out funk to the night Steve Bledsoe was on Bass (he was quite a singer as well) and Ben Marshall was on drums. Anyway, thanks to everyone who played. They all did a great job, and we really appreciate it. We came back for the last set, and we had Fat Matt's rockin'. By the end of the set there were so many people dancing on chairs and tables that the staff didn't even try to get them down. Oh what a night! |
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| Fat Matt's Rib Shack - Sunday 3/06/2000 | |
| This was our last Sunday
at Fat Matt's until April, and to be honest, I think that a couple of
Sundays off might do us some good.
Fat Matt's rocked as usual, and of course we had a great time playing for so many enthusiastic people. Our friends from Bell South were there, as was Randy Dorris. Randy sat in for a few tunes, which is always enjoyable. He will be playing with us for the next couple of weekends as Mark will be in the Bahamas. I wonder if they will let him wear his Tweety Bird outfit on the beach? We missed Courtney and her friends this week. They have been a big help in keeping the energy level high on Sundays. We sure hope that they come back to see us in April. Blues Cat will be back at Fat Matt's every Sunday in April! |
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