Four Roses Woodford Reserve Tour

Now playing: John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon, One Scotch And One Beer via FoxyTunes

You always said wait till you had left to start the frat party...

...remarked about how he doesn't want our office to resemble a ..."Frat Party"...So we decided to roll with it and have some fun. On Halloween me and my buddy Joe dressed in togas...He always said to not start the frat party till after he has left...It is so great to work with someone that when they say they are going to do something, they back it up! Thanks Joe, It's great working with you buddy, like we always say, not just co-workers, friends...

Now playing: Nirvana - About a Girl via FoxyTunes

My Most Incredible Summer for Concerts

The nights are getting cooler, the grass isn't growing as fast, the beer isn't going down near as easy as it was a few weeks ago, and yes, I can hardly believe I am saying this, but I am glad. Glad things have returned to some semblance of sanity, glad school has started, glad things have returned to a familiar routine....I made a promise to myself, that I wouldn't stay at home and stare at the four walls this summer if I had a chance to be somewhere else, (especially if it involved free music). I think I accomplished my goal, and did so rather inexpensively at that.... What follows is a list of every musical artist I saw this summer. It's pretty impressive if I do say so myself. 56 Days, 19 Artist, all within 100 miles from home, all free (with two notable exceptions: Willie and Dave), 8 National Recording Artist, 3 Grammy Award Winners, 1 Rock-N-Roll Hall of Famer, and 1 Country Music Hall of Famer... I need some rest... Happy Reading....Andrew

Yellow Banks Dulcimer Festival, June 6^th, English Park, Owensboro KY

Jeff Hames, 2006 National Dulcimer Champion

www.jeffhames.com

Bing Futch, Played Folsom Prison Blues, North American Flute, Seminole Indiana with dreadlocks.

http://www.darkstudios.com/

Kara Barnard (played 4 different instruments)

Peggy Carter

Atwater-Donnelly

Gary Sager

W.C. Handy Blues Festival, Wed. June 11^th, Henderson, KY

Ana Popovic (National Recording Artist, Delta Groove Productions)

http://www.anapopovic.com/

Ronnie Baker Brooks (National Recording Artist, Watchdog Records) http://www.ronniebakerbrooks.com

W.C. handy Blues Festival, Sat. June 14^th, Henderson, KY

Jimmy Duck Holmes

Booboo Davis Band

Organiks

The Alexis P. Sutter Band

Big James and the Chicago Playboys

Bernard Allison (National Recording Artist, Ruf Eecords)

http://www.bernardallison.com

Waterfront Park Independence Day Festival July 4^th Louisville KY

Los Lobos (National Recording Artist, Hollywood Records, Los Lobos Records, 3 time Grammy Winners)

http://www.loslobos.org/site

Mofro (Strong up and comers, National Recording Artist, Alligator Records)

http://www.mofro.net

George Clinton and the P- Funk All-Stars ((National Recording Artist, Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer)

http://www.georgeclinton.com

Dave Mathews Band, Louisville Slugger Field, August 1^st, Louisville KY

Willie Nelson (National Recording Artist, Grammy Winner, Country Music Hall of Famer)

http://www.willienelson.com

Dave Mathews Band (National Recording Artist, RCA Records, Grammy Winners)

http://www.dmband.com

Now playing: Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart

Great things about the Dave Mathews Band Show at Slugger Field 080108

Just being there.

"Are you bitchin' already?"

"It's Dave Mathews, it's a bitch free zone."

Sledgehammer

Burning down the House

Ants Marching

"That's why you need a double bass."

"Watch what you're getting in my drink now." "Don't worry the whiskey will kill whatever it is." "I don't know, we're talking Ohio River Sand here."

"Shake it don't break it sister...that's what I'm talking about."

Gravedigger w/Willie

"Where's Andrew?"

"At least we could say we looked for him"

"Why aren't the men kilts as short as the women's?" "I think something might be exposed if the men's were as short as the women's."

Now playing: Dave Matthews - Ants Marching via FoxyTunes

July 4th 20O8, Waterfront Park Louisville KY: Los Lobos, Mofro, George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars

Now playing: Parliment & Ohio Players - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)

The Music from or inspired by the 2008 WC Handy Blues Festival Playlist

"Shake your Moneymaker" One of the last songs that Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang did on Wednesday night. Hopefully things have gotten better for them since we saw them. Elmore James original version of the song is what kicks the play list off.

"Hungry" Listened to this one on the way down to Henderson. Told Joe, "You have got to hear this song". Went up to the stage to get some pictures of Ana Popovic and when I was about 10 feet from the rail, they launched into this song. Talk about perfect timing!

"How'd you learn to shake it like that" By now Ana has been rocking a good lil bit and she absolutely tore this one up on slide guitar. Ana and her band were obviously having a good time performing. A good looking, well endowed woman, in spike heels, playing a mean slide guitar? Do I have to say anymore? I was in love. This one also happens to be an old Elmore James tune.

"It takes a Smart man to Play Dumb" When Ronnie Baker Brooks slowed things down a lil he played this song, hence it's inclusion in the play list. Some Down Home Blues from Chicago's South Side, what more do you want on a beautiful night by the river in Henderson KY?... sounded great...

"Are you Free for Me?" Straight ahead rocker from RBB.

"Who stole the Booty?" The BooBoo Davis Band. Anybody who wears a powder blue leisure suit and Jerry Curl in their hair (Click on the picture posted above and look in the bottom right hand corner) is alright with me. I swear I didn't understand a word this guy said or sang, but this song had a good feel to it. Reminds me of Northern Mississippi "Trance Music", in the vein of RL Burnside or something....good song, great title.

"Rollin and Tumblin" The Organiks played a Bob Dylan song, but for the life of me I can't remember which one it was, so I decided to include this little ditty from Bob's Grammy Award Winning "Time out of Mind" CD. Another Elmore James song for those playing along at home...

"Shake your Hips" We have been to the Handy festival 4 years in a row now and it is always the Big Beautiful Black Woman in the 6:00 PM slot that is the first to get large numbers of people up out of their chairs and dancing. This year's honor for that feat goes to the Alexis P. Suter Band. A Slim Harpo song that Delta Moon had performed at the two previous Handy festivals.

"Turn on your Love Light" The Alexis P. Suter Band covering a "Bobby Blue Bland" song. By now people had been up and dancing for two songs and were ready for some more.....

"Playboy Party" This band has got to be seen to be believed. Saw them last year on Handy's Friday Night, expected good things from them this year and "Big James and the Chicago Playboys" did not disappoint.

"Smoke on the Water" This may seem a lil out of place here, but trust me, if you saw "Big James and the Chicago Playboys" Saturday Night June 14th 2008 in Henderson KY, you'll know why this one made the play list. This one started a medley that was smoking hot. The original Deep Purple version is included on our list.

"Trying to Live my Life Without You" Second song in the Big James medley that ended their set. Knew I had heard this before and thought it was an old Bob Seger song. Turns out it's an old Otis Clay song that Bob Segar covered on his live album "Nine tonight". Bob Seger's version makes it here.

"Soul Man" Last song in the Big James Medley. The old Sam and Dave tune makes the list. Big James is awesome, and the Chicago Playboys are incredible! Basically they are just a real fun band (the choreographed dance moves alone are entertaining enough). Big James and the Band kept saying..."...if you didn't know, now you know..." when they finished playing a song. We saw them last year, so I like to say...."We knew, now we know more"

"Voodoo Chile" By now it's pushing toward midnight and it has been a long day. I was glad to stick around and see Bernard Allison, but I think we were all simply exhausted by this point. I really liked his dad Luther and came to find out later that it was his dads guitar he was playing, that made it really cool, that and the fact that he opened his set with a rousing rendition of Jimi Hendrix "Voodoo Chile". A rare Jimi version of that song makes our list, and ends our journey.....

Until next year.....

Now playing: Boo Boo Davis - Who Stole The Booty via FoxyTunes

08 WC Handy Blues Festival Picture Slideshow

Once agian just click a picture to view the slide show...

Now playing: Ana Popovic - Between Our Worlds via FoxyTunes

The Electric Sheep Bonfire Web Album/Slideshow

Just click on a picture to view the slide show...

Now playing: Rage Against the Machine - Sleep Now in the Fire via FoxyTunes

Overheard at the Electric Sheep Bonfire Incident

If you heard more snippets of conversation you thought were funny and you think should be included here, click on the comment link below the post and e-mail them to me and I will do my best to get them posted...

"You ought to do this more often..."

"For a bottle cap to be included in the porch chair cup holder, a drink must have been..."

"Your stool is in a mole hole", "That doesn't just happen anywhere!"

"I told her congratulations, I didn't say I was happy for her!"

"I believe you have recreated your way to professionalism..."

"every moment with you is one less that I can stumble, listen to music, and work on my own projects..."

"..do you remember the day we met?...." "...I remember saying, hey Nicholas, come look at this idiot riding a horse bareback across the lake..."

"whats that?....that's not from around here..."

"I got my own private Electric Sheep going on in my head"

"...they don't know me like you do." "Yes they do." "No they don't." "Yes they do, I tell them..."

"...Those $%#$#@*#'s took CHEERS off yesterday morning for some model #@#$%^#&hit reality show????"

"...where are you going?" "mumblemumblemumble" "I got one beer left and there are 5 songs left on the playlist, meet me on the porch in a minute" "You know me I'm a cowboy." "Well cowboy up then."

"...so what does an IT guy get fired up about?" "Figuring out something in Dreamweaver..."

"...where did he go?" "To go get cigarettes." "He doesn't smoke" "He blew smoke in your face when he was leaving" "Oh"

Now playing: MoFro - Front Porch Funk via FoxyTunes

Great Things About The Electric Sheep Bonfire Incident

If you read the header to this Blog you will note that it says..."Random Ramblings"...So here goes with some misc. observations about "The Electric Sheep Bonfire"...again, if I missed something leave a comment and i will do my best

A certain young lady blowing off steam...

Various post midnight "Backyard Amendments" to the "Porch Rules"...

Nailing the Introductions!

"Only Trust Him" Done Ramones Style.

Everyone that was there, special props to Joe and Alicia, Janie and Jon, Al and mom, Katie and Paul, Christian, Dave, Suzanne, Alan Ray, Brother Joey and Caroline, Bobby and Scott, Chris....everyone!

Best unintended side effect of the party: A lot of mole holes got flattened.

The great variety of musical genres in the play list that somehow seemed to work.

The "Electric Sheep" visualizations...

The Bratwurst...

Getting Rid Of the Brush pile.

Paul, Katie, Christian and others staying until 2:30 AM.

Making it all the way through the 89 song play list.

Christian staying till the last 5 songs of the play list were done.

"Brother Alan" and "Musician Paul Murphy" playing live. Thanks guys,you worked hard, you did great, nobody believes me when I tell them you didn't have time to practice...

The Screen, The Screen!

Dave for having the idea to put the screen up in the first place.

Singing along with Brother Alan to "Blinded by the Light", the original Springsteen version no less. That, I can promise you, does not happen in Hancock County everyday...

Final Score: Mole Holes 2, Lawn Chairs 0

Now playing: Delta Moon - Money Changes Everything via FoxyTunes ---------------- Now playing: Ana Popovic - Hold On via FoxyTunes

PORCH FUNK PLAYLIST

Now playing: JJ Grey & Mofro - War via FoxyTunes

THE REAL DEAL PORCH FUNK!

The real deal "porch funk" is pictured to the left. This is what was the actual inspiration behind the "Porch Funk Voodoo" play list that has been a favorite of mine and some of my buddies for a few years now. Look close and you will see: a part of a humming bird feeder, pine needles, dirt, leaves from oak trees, acorns, hickory nuts, pieces of a fern, "helicopters" from a tree, a piece of weed eater line, a cigarette butt, misc pieces of paper, mulch, dirt, etc.... By itself, it's really not all that bad, but when it gets wet and is allowed to sit and stew and fester, well then it starts to get "so funky you can smell it" as Buddy Guy would say.....Anyway, I plan on posting the actual "Porch Funk Voodoo" play list at a later time...peace... Now playing: The Allman Brothers Band - Melissa

Rolling Stones Pancakes

Step 1) Get two ketchup bottles, cut one of them off to have a bigger hole in the end. Fill both bottles up with your favorite pancake batter. The bottle with the small hole will be used for the outline, the one with the bigger hole will be used to fill in the rest of the batter. Step 2) make your outline. Step 3) Fill in with the pancake batter from the ketchup bottle with the big hole. Step 4) Flip and cook the other side. Step 5) Repeat, until you have cooked as many pancakes as needed. Cover with butter and favorite syrup. Now playing: Back Door Slam - Outside Woman Blues

The Porch Is Open For Business!!

So it's eight thirty on a school night and all the sudden there is a knock on the door. "There's only one person that can be", I said, Nicholas responds, "Christian". Of course, he was correct. So I open the door and there stands Christian with a gleam in his eye, and a beer in his hand. "Dude, let's open the porch for the season" he says, and with that the 2008 Porch season was launched.

Memorable quotes from that evening:

"I think this is some sort of unofficial record for the earliest we have opened the porch", (03/12/08) "Dude, we have done that for three years in a row now..."

"we just collide like that" (in regards to "When I want to hang out and have a few beers and relax your too tired and want to go home, when you want to hang out and have a few, I'm to tired.")

"I'm giraffeassed..." Literally, not able to get up out of the chair...

"During the day I'm fluffy and at night I'm melty..."

Porch rules (no particular order):

1) "You got to keep it till the ass falls out." (In regards to the Green Adirondack Chair that cracked in the seat when Christian sat down).

2) "No intentional spilling of alcoholic beverages allowed!" "Dude, we have never done that", "That's because it's a rule!"

3) "Don't drop no fire on the porch".

4) "Don't knock over the coffee can ash tray that hasn't been emptied in 5 years".

More rules are sure to follow....

Now playing: Tab Benoit - I Got Loaded

Peter Gabriel "The Best of the Rest" Playlist

For those of you that don't know, I recently repeatedly listened to the entire Peter Gabriel Discography and have been continuing to wear it out ever since. After three or four listens, (to all 15 cd's), I decided to put what I thought to be the best of what I hadn't heard into a playlist. What follows is a list of my personal favorites, live versions of songs I had only heard studio versions of, studio versions of songs I had only heard live versions of, different mixes of songs, etc...If you kind of like Peter Gabriel and want to get past his most popular work and listen to the "Best of the Rest", well I couldn't imagine a better starting place... AH

"Burn You Up, Burn You Down", from the album "UP". Mr. Gabriel has always had a funky side, and this gets things of to a good start. "Up", is a very good album all the way through, I would put it on equal footing with his best selling work "So". http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/burn_you_down

"Growing Up", also from the album "Up", had only heard/seen the song on the "Growing up Live concert DVD" before making my way through the complete 15 cd Peter Gabriel discography. Has a good hook in the chorus, and on the keys that gets stuck in your head. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/growing_up

"Cloudless", from the "Long Walk Home, Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence Soundtrack" sounds like "Sky Blue", redone for the soundtrack. Really like the African voices in the beginning. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/cloudless

"I have the Touch", going a lil old/new school at the same time here. Originally on the "Security" album, this is a remix that was on 2003's "Hit & Miss" double cd greatest hits package.I like this version better, the guitar hook added on the front sounds great. Every time I hear this song I think about Chris Watkins, Absolut Vodka, and the haunted house we did for charity while I was in school. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/i_have_the_touch

"The Tower that Ate People" , a lil bit of electronica here. From the soundtrack of 2000's Ovo Millennium Dome Show. Nicholas likes this one, which make it really cool. The effect on the voice is crazy, as are the keyboards, I would like to see this one performed live. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/the_tower_that_ate_people_steve_osborne_mix

"Lovetown" , from the soundtrack of the 1994 movie Philadelphia. Also appears on 2003's "Hit & Miss" double cd greatest hits package. Like the mellowness, voice sounds great, video is crazy good. I'll try and post it later. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/lovetown

"Downside Up", First heard/saw on this song on the "Growing up Live concert DVD". It's crazy when he and his daughter are upside down singing. This studio version first appeared on the "Ovo" Soundtrack. Like the whistling at the beginning, brings back memories of "Games without Frontiers". Chorus will get stuck in your head I promise. "...All the strangers look like family, all the family looks so strange...". A live version is on 2003's "Hit and Miss" double cd greatest hits package. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/downside_up

"Sky Blue", from the "Up" album. Worth a listen just to hear the Blind Boys of Alabama at the end. Very mellow, very melodic... http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/sky_blue

"Birdys Flight", originally released on 1985's Birdy Soundtrack, later became, "Across the River", on 1994's "Secret World Live". The percussion at the end is incredible. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/birdys_flight

"Don't Leave", from the "Up" Album. Great, great guitar hook, awesome bass line, this one will also get stuck in your head. It did me anyway, I walked around for two weeks with that 30 second guitar hook in my head before I finally broke down and dug through 15 cd's to find it! Chorus reminds me of San Jacinto. (see later in this post) http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/dont_leave

"Across the River", see Birdy's Flight above. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/across_the_river

"Come Talk to Me", from 1992's "Us" album, the bagpipe/keyboard, whatever the hell it is, sends chills down my spine on a regular basis. The percussion adds to the feel of the song as opposed to just being there for the sake of being there. Apparently this was written in an attempt to reestablish communication with one of his daughters. Again, the African voices sound great. Also appears on 1994's Secret World Live. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/come_talk_to_me

"Slow Marimbas", originally released on 1985's Birdy soundtrack, later released on, 1994's "Secret World Live". Nothing like a song title that tells you what it is. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/slow_marimbas

"I Grieve", from the "Up" Album. Radical ending that is nothing like the rest of the song. I would love to hear the guitar hook from "Don't leave" be the beginning and the end of this song be the end of a new song... http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/i_grieve

"The Heat", released on 1985's Birdy soundtrack, the full version was released on 1982's "Security" album as "The Rythm of the Heat". A live version of "The Rythm of the Heat" also appears on 1983's "Plays Live". http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/the_heat_from_the_rhythm_of_the_heat

"Secret World", first exposed to this song on the "Growing Up live" DVD. Wish there was a live version of it somewhere. The part where he spins around and shakes the tambourine is one of my favorite highlights of the DVD. Great bass line, (Tony Levine is awesome!) voice sounds good. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/secret_world

"Exposure", goes to show that PG was funky well before he ever dreamed of doing "Sledgehammer". From his second solo album released in 1978, commonly referred to as the "Scratch" album (from the picture on the cover). http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/exposure

"I Don't Remember", From 1980's "Melt" album. Maybe my favorite song lyrically. Also released on 1983's "Plays Live" album. Also reminds me of Chris Watkins, Absolut Vodka, and the haunted house we did for charity in school...he was my roommate and we simply wore out that "Plays Live" album... "Empty stomach, empty head, empty heart and empty bed"..."Stop staring at me like a bird of prey, I'm all mixed up, I got nothing to say". http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/i_dont_remember

"San Jacinto", from 1982's "Security" album, also appears on 1983's "Plays live". Song about a native American "Vision Quest". Not really a "Best of the Rest", it is included here largely on subject matter alone. Well, that and the fact that it is a great song. Again, Chris Watkins, Absolut, haunted house....Intro is outstanding, it sucks you right in. "...Red paint, eagle feathers, coyote calling it has begun...". http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/san_jacinto

"Ngankarrparni(Sky Blue Reprise)", from the "Long Walk Home Music from the Rabitt-proof Fence" Soundtrack. Yet another rendition of Sky Blue. It is the third version of this song that shows up in PG's Discography. http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/ngankarrparni_sky_blue_reprise

"The Rhythm of the Heat", from 1983's "Plays Live". Still love the percussion at the end of this song, particularly live. Also appeared as "The Heat" on 1985's "Birdy" Soundtrack.(See entry about "The Heat" earlier in this post.) http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/the_rhythm_of_the_heat

"Shaking the Tree", from the album of the same name (best of 1976-1990). Only appears here and on 1994's "Secret World Live". Not really a "Best of the Rest" but included in the playlist because it only appears on a greatest hits and a live album. The rhythms this man comes up with...are just,....well,....unreal. On the live album he introduces his band during this song and when he introduces his drummer he says...."Shaking two trees".....I just love it... http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/shaking_the_tree

"Make Tomorrow",This is the last song from the "Ovo" soundtrack, I just found it haunting and it seemed like a fitting end to things... a lil long at over 10 minutes, but the others singers voices sound great. Great lyrics as well..."all the children of your children's children, do you ever think what their going to find?..." http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/peter_gabriel#/track/make_tomorrow_423777

Other Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_gabriel http://www.petergabriel.com/

Great Things about this Years Superbowl

"Whats all the hullabaloo about in here?"

"What are y'all eatin now?",

"...and the way that helps the Cowboys is...",

"I'd drink it if I was sick..."

Toad Sweat,

Al "the wing man" Meincken,

Alisha licking Joe's cookie without him knowing it, and then him eating it,

The Food,

Everybody pulling for the Giants,

Tom Petty,

The Game itself,

Now playing: Peter Gabriel - San Jacinto via FoxyTunes