Rayzz

Hi All, Well the Usual Suspects have moved our Saturday Jam Session to a new venue called, ‘The Leaf.’ We have been there for a couple of months and are enjoying the change. We have had both players and patrons follow us from The GasPump to The Leaf so, that is great! KickbacK is rehearsing sporadically these days. I have been concentrating on writing and recording original songs. I’ve been rehearsing and jamming with different players and am trying new ideas in terms of writing. Mike Chenoweth and I are doing different gigs together and have had some fun doing so. We did a very cool ‘out in the country’ type gig as a duo and it was a hoot! I’m also looking to put together a band that plays primarily original tunes. Did a benefit gig for a coffee house last weekend. It was a gig with my brother and nephew which was a very nice outdoor party type deal. We always play about half of our own music so that makes the gigs more fun for me.

Teaching during the summer is slow, but gives me a chance to catch up on other things. Like yard work!

See you next time!

Hi All,

Well, it’s been a while since my last post. Christmas has come and gone and so has the New Year. The Gas Pump gig every Saturday afternoon is going great. We’re coming up to our 7th year anniversary in April!

I have taken a bit of hiatus from playing for the last 6 weeks. It’s been nice, but am ready to get back after it. I will be back to the Saturday jam March 25. I took a break from teaching also and go back to that March 20. A special shout out to Greg Russell for filling in my Drum duties at the Gas Pump.

I have been working with a new Drum technique for the last little while also. It will allow me to play without stressing my whole body as much. Hard to learn a new way to play after all these years. It’s called OGS (old guy shit). I think it’s Gods way of teaching me patience. :-)

Still recording. The Pineapple Song is done and is up on the site. Hope you enjoy. My wife calls it a ‘whimsical’ little tune. Working on a couple of other tunes. One comes from a Drum groove and the other is from a Guitar riff I have been messing with.

Just want to say a special hello to everyone at the Gas Pump, both players and regulars that come down every Saturday to make it happen. It has become my wife’s and myself social circle as well as my musical outlet. Hey Mike, you the man! Thanks for hosting all these years and being a good friend. That’s an update.