The calm before the storm. Sort of.
The next few weeks are shaping up to be fairly hectic. There’s family stuff and work stuff. There’s gigs of course, and then there’s rehearsals. One of the gigs is with a trio called Leaving Elliot. We used to do a lot of small club/pub/bar stuff for many years – had a ‘house’ gig at a few different spots, and over that time put together a lot of different tunes. Amber and myself were kinda the mainstays, then Pat would do the guitar thing. Craig once in a while, Lane for a bit – and even Ben for a bit less. Mostly Pat though. Guitar, bass and vocals …and a mix of tunes that was pretty much across the board.
Anyway, we haven’t done squat for the last few years …and as luck would have it, we’ve got two sets of material we need to whip into shape for an ‘event’ next week. It’s pretty low key as far as gigs go – but it does mean we need to ‘remember’ some of that stuff that we used to do blind-folded. My mind works in strange ways though …I’m sure some of it will come back pretty fast – others though, may be like relearning the song all over again. I hate it when that happens.
Here’s a sampling…
stay – lisa loeb
there she goes – sixpence none the richer
have a heart – bonnie raitt
nobody’s girl – bonnie raitt
everywhere – bran van 3000
5 days in may – blue rodeo
the hideout – sarah harmer
dont get your back up – sarah harmer
secret heart – ron sexsmith
spin the bottle – julianna hatfield
kiss me – sixpence none the richer
why does it always rain on me – travis
hello – oasis
walking on the moon – police
message in a bottle – police
be my baby – ronettes
rocky racoon – beatles
wildwood flower – june carter cash
brass in pocket – the pretenders
dont dream its over – crowded house
salsbury hill – peter gabriel
strong enough – sheryl crow
chuckies in love – ricky lee jones
