A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

Memorial Day 2011

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Time unfolds around me in a swirl of memories as I sit here in today with a vision of tomorrow. I sit in the middle room of our little farmhouse in Southeast Ohio. My wife is here and my two children, the sun shines in the meadow in front of the old house and it could not get much better than this. As an American, I enjoy this relative perfection as a result of the many who have fought ...
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Home For Memorial Day

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Yep… It’s me… the Phantom Of The Beacon.

Here it is Sunday the 29th of May and tomorrow is Memorial Day. On Friday the 27th My son Zach and I drove up to NYC with my pal Myron and with Barry Mitterhoff, we staged a surgical strike into the heart of Manhattan to be a part of Wavy Gravy’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Wavy is the Man, and I would do anything that I could for him and his friends. The ...
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Wavy’s 75th At The Beacon

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Well folks… I just wanted to comment on how great Wavy’s 75th was last night. I’m just getting ready to drive home to Ohio so I’ll download this quick comment now… and do the real post when I get home.

It was great!

You shoulda been there…

Long may you wave… Wavy…

More details anon…

A Day In The Life… and Pete Huttlinger Update

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Some of the guys in an earlier blog commented that their wives mowed… That’s good stuff indeed and in fact my wife mows occasionally although she doesn’t enjoy it like I do. That said, we both ride motorcycles and today was our first ride together of the year. The orange and black Nightster is hers… a 1200 cc motor in a bike that doesn’t weigh much over 400 pounds. it’s a tire shredding little monster, let me tell you. ...
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Suzy Boggus At The Fur Peace Station

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After all the rain we have had here in Southeast Ohio I really appreciate seeing the sun for a change. As I was heading over to the Fur Peace Ranch to watch Suzy Bogguss and Pat Bergeson the light on our beautiful county roads was an omen of things to come!

When I got to the Ranch with Izze and my mother-in-law, Virginia, Suzy and Pat were already doing their soundcheck. I’ve been a fan for such a long ...
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The Ride Home

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I had been working cleaning out my A Frame at the Fur Peace Ranch. Myron and I spent two days on it and I spent a couple of hours by myself today. A lifetime worth of detritus to go through… some of it might even be valuable but more about that later.

Anyway, when I got done for the day I went home and got out my motorcycle. This is the first time in a week it’s been dry enough ...
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Hot Licks, Laurence Juber & Bill Kirchen

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A number of wondrous things happened at the Fur Peace Ranch this weekend. Firstly, it was great getting back in the saddle to teach again… it’s been a couple of weeks. My old bud Bill Kirchen was back in town and that’s always a treat. Laurence Juber was here making his first trip to the Fur Peace Ranch and this was something we had been looking forward to for a long time. Add to this the concert Saturday night ...
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Dirty Dancing vs. Playing The Guitar

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Well, we are indeed in the throes of Spring… I mowed yesterday. It’s still early enough in the year so that mowing is still fun, but that’s a story for another time. We’re getting ready to go back up to the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York July 11, 2011 through the July 15, 2011 and just thinking about that beautiful spot up in the Catskills reminded me of when I was a kid and my family ...
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…And I Will Never Forget

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I will never forget Vinnie The Bull Terrier. He was Marlo’s son… born in the basement of our little house at Hillside Farm almost twenty years ago. Like so many friends of various species, he has been gone for eight years… but I will never forget him. Today, May 8, 2011, my Mother Beatrice Love has been gone for thirteen years. I was staying at the house with her and my brother Peter the week she passed. It was ...
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Showcase Live And The Road Home

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We just can’t thank Larry Campbell and Theresa Williams enough for lending their magic to our world. We love these guys.

Last night was our final show of this little run up in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Our pal Skoota had commitments in Europe so he sent us Abe Fogle. Abe was simply great… slipping seamlessly into Skoota’s chair. Thanks to both of you guys. Anyway, here is our set list from last night:

Electric Hot Tuna 4, 2011
Steady As She Goes Four
Jorma ...
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