website is back up, email may be missing

OK, looks like everything is working again,website os back up.

If you sent me an email in the last 2 days, might be worth a re-send because not much came through!

Devastation and stuff, Cellar 35....

Garage Sale time

Yep, having a MASSIVE clear out of old gear. So much stuff that I've created another blog to hold it all

http://vintageguitarsuk.blogspot.com

is the location of the new site. I'll post the for-sale stuff there and all the blues stuff here.

Remembering who you are....

That's my flag. Comforting to see when you're feeling homesick.

It's everything you need to know

Hound Dog Taylor and Little Walter. Perfect.

and about the crap we get about food....

Slowing down, changing pace

Well, with the recession in full force it was bound to happen.

I'm putting the brakes on life for a bit, cutting back on the travel to make a little more cash and spend some time close to home. But, even with the economy in the crapper, we're still making some changes.

We had a great couple of gigs over the weekend in some local venues. My favorite was the show at cellar 35, where we kicked back and played old-school jump and chicago blues for a couple of hours. Some of that carried over to the other gigs that weekend, particularly at the ballroom. But it needs to stick. It's a good change. It'll fit well with the newer lap steel tunes too, all as an integrated package.

So, yeah, we're cutting back for a while to make some changes and pay a few bills. But expect good things to happen over time.

T Rogers and me, live in Hungary!

Hey, I was on Hungarian TV, with some great live audio and video of me playing with the T Rogers band. They killed that night, absolutely spot-on playing, great live show, fantastic sound. Here's the link....


CLICK HERE

The East Side Kings, Cellar 35, Thursday July 23

So, there's a new band that will be playing at Cellar 35 starting on Thursday the 23rd as part of the rotation of bands, it's called 'The East Side Kings'- it's me, Spider McKenzie, Mike Oxley, Duncan Stewart. It''s an old-school blues band- Old Muddy, Jump, Swing. No lap steel, no blues-rock, totally different than my normal band. It's a blues gig. We'll be calling standards and some new songs. We'll also be rotating other players in periodically to keep it different. This isn't a new version of the Son Henry band, it's a different style, a different set of tunes. Different.

My band isn't going away, btw. We're too loud for this room. As an alternative we'll try something a little different. So, this is a players night out thing to get together with some friends and play. I have a feeling it'll be a great gig! See you there, only at Cellar 35.