A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

Tomorrow’s The Day…

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A very, very, short note…

A wonderful two days of rehearsing with my friends at Levon’s (may he rest in peace). Tomorrow is the first night at the Beacon Theater for Hot Tuna. Tomorrow the rubber meets the road.

This is going to be good!

The Road To The Beacon 2012

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So I came up to Woodstock to rehearse with Larry Campbell and the boys and girls in preparation for the Hot Tuna annual two day show at the Beacon Theater. There was snow on the ground as I headed out this morning to eat some breakfast at Elena’s Diner on Schwenk in Kingston, New York. I love this place… inexpensive too!

It was freeze A cold this morning so I drove over to Gander Mountain to do a little ...
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Fiat Madness, And Beacon Preparation

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So there’s been some Fiat chit chat on the blog recently… With this in mind, I just had to post a picture of my Fiat Abarth. This little car is so much fun, I just can’t say enough about it. Now one of my buddies has one of those 550 hp Supercharged Camaro SS’s. Obviously, this little beauty is not in that class of performance… but the good news is that whereas I can let it stretch its ...
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Happy Thanksgiving One And All

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Today being Thanksgiving and all… and me being unexpectedly home, Vanessa and izze and I climbed into my Fiat Abarth and roared up to the road to Vinton County and Lake Hope State Park. This magnificent spot is one of my motorcycle destinations but it was almost as much fun in the Fiat Abarth… especially with Thanksgiving Dinner as the destination.

The last time I was up in Lodge country was right after the old lodge burnt down. The new ...
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Shopping With A Hearty Ho Ho Ho!

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Yes folks, with Black Thursday, Black Friday and who knows what other Black Shopping Days might arise, when you’re in the Athens, Ohio area you need to go on over to the Market On State Street (formerly the University Mall) and rock on into our holiday edition of the Fur Peace Ranch Company Store. Now, no one owes their soul to this company store (reference, Tennessee Ernie Ford, 16 Tons) but there is no question that a gift from ...
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Who Put The Sin, In Cincinnati?

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Well, folks… on our final gig of the four day run with Steve Kimock we drove down from Chicago in vans (the way it was meant to be) and pulled into the Queen City about 1600. Playing with Steve has been such a treat for us and we sure look forward to doing it again before we get too old to remember how to play. So for so good though… we’ve been tearing it up on these shows. Here ...
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Second Night At The Winery In Chicago

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Another great night at the City Winery in Chicago. A brief entry… early call tomorrow to drive to Cincinnati to play the 20th Century Theater. In the meantime here is a shot of the stage at the Winery and our set list:

Jorma Kaukonen And Barry Mitterhoff 31, 2012
With Special Guest
Steve Kimock
City Winery
Chicago, Illinois
Saturday, November 17, 2012

First Set:
1. True Religion
2. River Of Time
3. Been so Long
4. The Terrible Operation with Steve Kimock
5. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out with Steve Kimock
6. I’ll Let You ...
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Little Ole Winemaker In Chicago

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Yes folks, Jorma, Barry Mitterhoff and Steve Kimock hit the road old school… in mini vans, the way it was meant to be. Our trip to the City Winery in Chicago was our first time at this fine musical venue. Without losing the delightful winery ambiance this venue was designed around the stage… delightful for us, wonderful for them… the audience I mean.

Here is our set list:

Jorma Kaukonen And Barry Mitterhoff 30, 2012
With Special Guest
Steve Kimock
City Winery
Chicago, Illinois
Friday, November ...
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Eccentric In Kalamazoo

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A quick note. our first night at the Eccentric Cafe here in Kalamazoo. It was a great gig… it’s late and tomorrow we have to drive to Chicago so I’m just going to post the set list and hit the sack.

Jorma Kaukonen And Barry Mitterhoff 29, 2012
With Special Guest Steve Kimock
Bell’s Eccentric Café
Back Room
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Thursday, November 15, 2012

First Set:
1. Search My Heart
2. Been So Long
3. Heart Temporary
4. Children Of Zion
5. Hesitation Blues with Steve Kimock
6. Come Back Baby with Steve Kimock
7. Mama Let Me Lay It ...
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Veteran’s Day… And Fifteen Years At The Fur Peace Ranch

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We just closed our fifteenth season at the Fur Peace Ranch yesterday. The classes were great and we went out with a bang… sold out Electric Hot Tuna show with the usual cast of characters. Here is our set list from Saturday night:

Hot Tuna 51. 2012
The Electric Quartet
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff & Skoota Warner
With Special Guest Bill Kirchen
Closing Concert For The 15th Season
At The Fur Peace Station
Darwin, Ohio
Saturday, November 10, 2012

First Set:
1. I See The Light
2. Mama Let Me Lay ...
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