Rock and Roll Diary

Fun Times At KC's

The rock and roll adventures continue and last night was a wicked good night!

 

The Venue
KC's Pub and Grill on Route 53 in Weymouth is a little bit sports bar, a little bit rock and roll club, and a whole bunch of good times with a dash of great food thrown in.


The Show
Last night the show included my life long friend Mike Shea on the drums.  Mike and I were in a our first band together and have been 'jamming' since we were kids.

 

Special Guests
Chrissy White made an appearance and played her amazing flute and sang for most of the first set.  The tunes have a really special quality and uniqueness when Chrissy is in the act.  A highlight is always when she plays a flute solo at the end of Stairway to Heaven and then goes into that screaming Robert Plant vocal at the end of the song.

 


My friend Billy Lawnsby who played drums on my CD 'Sky's The Limit' was in the house and he got up to play on a couple of songs.  Billy is a great drummer and it was awesome to play with Billy again.

 

THE ASS KICKER WAS IN THE HOUSE!
My dear friend Jenn Reeves was in the house last night!  Jenn was the inspiration for the breast cancer survivor song and video She's An Ass Kicker.  I played the tune and dedicated it to Jenn.  It was nice too because Billy Lawnsby who played drums on the recording was able to play on that song.  Today she is the picture of health and that's a beautiful picture!

 


She's An Ass Kicker


Special People Make the Night Special
Last night our friend Dick McCarthy's dad was at the show with his friend.  This was a huge treat for Mike and I because Mr. McCarthy was a big supporter of our band efforts when we were teenagers.  He let us make a hell of a racket in his basement night after night.  Mr McCarthy was always supportive and encouraging to us when we were just learning how to rock and roll.  Being able to play some Johnny Cash while watching Mr McCarthy and his friend dance around the dance floor was the greatest thing ever.

 

My brother Walter and his wife Donna and my sister Loretta and her husband Macca were at the show last night.  They have favorites so I made sure to play those tunes before they had to take off.

 


 

My friend Brenda along with her husband Jim and her whole crew of happy campers came to the show last night.  If you look up good times in a dictionary there is a picture of Brenda and all of her friends.  I have had sooo many good times with these folks since they started coming out to shows.  It was especially great to see Ernie and Debbie dancing and singing and having a blast with the whole crew.  Not to mention that I was finally ready to play Charlie on the MTA if I was asked.

 


 


 


My friends Kim and Keith came out to the show with some friends. Kim loves the Beatles and I played Norwegian Wood for her last night.  It was great to see them and especially cool to see Keith with the 'team haircut.'


 


Magic Moments
It doesn't happen every show but when it does it is awesome.  Every once in a while there really is a magic moment.  Last night that moment was at the end of the evening when we played Danny's Song by request and just about everyone in the placed danced and sang along.

Even though we aint got money
I'm so in love with you honey
everything will bring a chain of Love
In the morning when I rise
Brings a tear of joy to my eyes
you tell me everything is gonna be alright

I didn't want the song to end.

Some Rockers From My Past
The night was full of surprises and it was nice to see some old band mates stop in for a few tunes, Guy and Paulie from the Gulf Boys and Sharky.  I almost fell over when Guy requested 'Leave Your Hat On' :-)


 


The Road Ahead
Next Saturday night I will playing at The Abington Alehouse and the adventures continue.