LTA @ Plush

The Lower Than Angels show at Plush Cafe was a success. I had to borrow everything I played that night, excpet my trusty 1965 Vox AC30, which sounded amazing with Bob Hartry's 1970s vintage Gibson ES330. Bob played like a madman, once soloing while on his knees bending over backwards. Quite the rockstar, he is. Mike was solid on bass and background vocals. Darren was, of course, brilliant (as always) and Wade was not only great on drums, but funny (as always).

During the first song, "Nothing Can Separate Us" the index finger on my right hand starting bleeding profusely, to the point where it was causing it to stick to my middle finger. Although it was very rock 'n roll, I felt bad because I was getting blood on Bob's guitar. So, someone threw me some napkins and I cleaned it up. No harm, no foul, no ambulance. Next we played our new song "Running Out Of Time." It was the first time that all five of us played the song together. Darren basically learned his parts on the plane back from Texas and I went over them (and some minor arrangement changes) with him before the show. We pulled off the song almost flawlessly and it was well received. I was really happy about that. The rest of the set went very well and was loads of fun.

Cherie came to the show and brought my oldest daughter, who said she really enjoyed her first concert. It must have been strange for her to see her dad in a rock band. But, she had a lot of fun and was really thankful to come. All in all it was a great night.