Friday night was the second outing for the four piece known as The Durable Goods. Readers of this blog will recognize Charlie and Tom from the entry "Rawkin the Basement." This was an opportunity to go out and really let it blast at the brewery. We must have had the levels set perfectly, because we were told to turn it down twice.
I chose the name of this band to evoke not only the four of us, who have all been playing for decades, but for the type of material we choose, songs that have stood the test of time as well as some new tunes and originals of mine which hopefully will fare as well.
Here is Charlie, who facilitated this band by introducing two of his clients, Tom and myself. Charlie is a first-rate accountant and Tom is a first-rate building contractor and, like Joreen and I, they still find time in their lives for music.
Check out the shirt, purchased in the French Quarter.
Thanks to Charlie for getting us the opportunity to play at the Appalachian Brewing Company Friday night. Believe it or not, Brewmaster Artie Tafoya sat in on drums and sounded great. Ed and Grace were there (several of these photos are their fine work) and we generally had a rockin' good time. There's some video which we'll try to get in some viewable shape and share someday.
In the words of the prophet Zappa: Music is the best.
Sounds like fun! Were you guys playing on the second floor (the Abbey Bar)? If so, why didn't they let you play on stage?
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This was a private party in the Gallery, a benefit for a music school attended by Charlie's children, I think. The Gallery is a nice room to play, and was well suited to the event. The Durable Goods will certainly be a special occasion type band because Just Friends is our main musical focus, but we will get the word out when something comes up.
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