Cracks in the Finish
Posts from April 2013
A blog by Jorma Kaukonen
Country Addenda
A neighbor asked, ‘Have you found any morels yet.’ ‘No,’ I answered… Well… when I got home from town tonight, Vanessa and Ginger had picked tomorrow’s dinner. Morels! Yummy, yummy!
Where did she find them? She wouldn’t even tell me. ‘Oh, in the woods…’
No problem… I can hardly wait for tomorrow’s dinner. This may not be health food, but it sure is good! These are big boys too!
Moving Right Along
Well… I’ve been laying fallow since Wanee. I really wanted to avoid starting to run my mouth about the tragedy in Boston and I’m glad I did. I’m so sick of this, ‘How did they get radicalized,’ BS. How’s about those two morons are just misbegotten murderers and common criminals. Who cares what made them do what they did? I’m glad the one is dead (run over by his own brother) and I hope the other cretin gets tried ...
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Wanee Report
The boys and I have been playing Wanee for many years now. We love this gig and the folks there have always treated us like gold! The weather was perfect… and there were 10,000 folks there at the Mushroom Stage. Now, I knew that there was a secret plan to celebrate Jack’s 69th birthday on stage. Jack, I think, was clueless. Here is our set list with the birthday events inserted:
Hot Tuna 16, 2013
The Electric Quartet
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry ...
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Of Time And The River And Family
I had some blog thoughts in mind this week, but after the mindless tragedy in Boston, somehow they just seemed too trivial to post at this time. I think about my family… my lovely daughter, my handsome son and I wonder what I would do if some evil being harmed them. Truth be told, I do not know what I would and I hope I never have to find out. That said, I think I would require and eye ...
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The Rites Of Spring
Yesterday I was getting my hair cut in town. I knew that it was an early release date for the Elementary School kids and Vanessa picked Izze up and met me in town so she could come back to the house and hang with the Old Man while Ness worked a the Ranch. ‘Dad, I’ve been thinking,’ Izze said to me with a serious look on her face. ‘I think this would be a great day for a motorcycle ...
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Barry And Jorma?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SleYHOcLjOg
Mountain Heart Comes To Town
Last night Mountain Heart graced the boards of the stage here at the Fur Peace Station. In addition to Barry Abernathy (of course) there was Seth Taylor, Josh Shilling, Molly Cherryholmes, Aaron Ramsey, and Jason Moore.
I met the gang a couple of years when Hot Tuna did Woodsongs down in Lexington, Kentucky. I was thrilled when we got them to come to the Fur Peace Station here in Darwin, and more than thrilled when they asked me to join ...
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The Vicissitudes Of Spring
Here it is the Fourth Of April… well into the beginning of Spring, if the calendar is to be believed. Perhaps… but this morning when I got up to take Izze to school, it was twenty eight degrees. Twenty eight degrees… and it’s been this way all week. Yeah, I know. Before I know it, I’ll be complaining of heat and humidity, a staple here in Southeast Ohio.
So I go outside a couple of days ago to uncover the ...
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Equal Means Equal
This is America… equal means equal!
(With thanks and compliments to Ally White for the beautiful work creating the guitar symbols!)