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Wednesday, August16-2006

Peters Wood Park: Pittsburgh, Pa.

What a glorious evening in a beautiful setting at this outdoor ampitheater. A very respectable crowd gathered for this celebratrion. The Mystic Knights kicked things off with a groove, then brought Tony Janflone to the stage. Tony sang great, in spite of his sore throat and played some serious guitar. His three song set gave him the chance to roam around the crowd while spankin da blank. Jill West was next up. Jill really got the joint rocking with her big voice and strong persona, she seems to be getting more and more comfortable as an entertainer. Next up, da dork boy, yea that's right, my hero, ME!

I started my thing off with the ole Wilber Harrison tune "Work Togather", slippin n' slidin on my ole white tiger stripped g-tuned strat. The next tune, the ole T-Birds latin blues, "Walkin To My Baby" got Mystic Knights guitarist Craig King bringing it to the table. What a strong player this guy is. I ended my set with "Shake Your Moneymaker". Some very cute young ladies got up to sing with us and really turned on the crowd. Enter Shari Richards, she is a bad lady. I got back up on stage after watching Shari sing a couple lines because I wanted to be a part of this moment. As I looked around I saw Jill West and Tony Janflone both sneak back on stage. By the end of the show we played an hour over the time limit and nobody wanted to go home. Gil Snyder was dancing center stage out of sheer joy, powerful. Rythm section, Max on bass and Joe Cunningham on drums earned their bones tonight.

Saturday, August12-2006

Moondogs: Blanox, Pa.

Small crowd with a big heart. These kind of nights can be a whole lotta fun. I got stupid and we all laughed our asses off. "Shackin Up" was the musical highlight for me. The slide guitar solo lifted me off the ground. Whitey Cooper and Harry Bottoms both stood out all evening playing just the way I need a rhythm section to play for me to be at my best. Thanks guys, for proppin dis ole lovedog up.

Friday, August 4-2006

The Boardwalk: Strip District, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Young people attracted to this venue's meat market atmosphere and older folks looking to hear the blues filled the riverside club. The Mystic Knights brought local singer Sweaty Betty on stage first.

Wil E. Tri, the area's finest blues harp player came on stage next and blew his face off. What a joy it is to hear and feel the power and glory of Wil E's impressive musical power. Spending my entire life in bars, I've heard countless people try to play the harmonica. When it's done right a warm feeling just over takes my spirit. Unfortunatly it is very seldom that the blues harmonica is in the hands of someone that can speak the language. I think people should have to pass a test to carry a "Blues Harp License". By the time I got to the stage, the meat market crowd was long gone. I kicked Chuck Berry's "Round n' Round" and felt pretty good. After a couple jams Chizmo Charles took over the stage. I hung around just for fun. Chiz sang to Sweaty Betty, Sweaty Betty sang to Chiz. Craig King played guitar behind his head. How he do dat? Gil Snyder banged da keys and Joe and Max kept it all together. It is a little sad to realize that I have absolutely zero meat market appeal left. Did I ever tell yinz how I used to be young and pretty like Conway Twitty...................?

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