A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

Dark Star Jubilee II, Seventeen Year Cicadas And Memorial Day

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Foto by Suzy Perler

Down to the Lakeside Diner in Buckeye Lake for breakfast… getting ready for an afternoon set at Legend Valley. It is Monday… Memorial day and the day after our little show yesterday… We had such a good time hanging with the Dark Star Folks and their pod of friends!

This was a great weekend for me and my Tuna pals…

It is also Memorial Day Weekend… As with many folks of my age, by Dad and his two ...
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Visiting Dark Star At Legend Valley

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Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen

That’s how my week started on Tuesday… New Bike! What’s not to like.

Got a couple of rides in and then it was time to pick Jack, Justin and Phil up at the airport and head to the Dark Star Jubilee… Could it get better?

Weather beautiful… good friends abound!

They said it might rain… but it was holding off.

Foto by Suzy Perler

What a great Festival this is and what an honor to be here!

Hot Tuna 7, 2016
The Electric Trio
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An Amazing Two Concert Weekend At The Fur Peace Ranch!

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The Fur Peace Ranch was a bee hive of activity this weekend with Happy Traum, Chris Smither, Tom Feldman and I as instructors as well as Tom Rush and Matt Nakoa.

Tom and Matt played a simply fantastic two set show… Come on back guys… anytime!

Rusty’s pack…

Thanks guys for all you do!

So that was Saturday’s show… Sunday, the hits just kept on coming!

I went on first on Sunday:

Jorma Kaukonen 20, 2016
Me… Happy Traum, &
Chris Smither
The Fur Peace Station
Darwin, Ohio
Sunday, May ...
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The Bell Tolls, And The Reaper Reaps

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It has become so common of late to say, ‘At my age this,’ or ‘At my age that…’ Fact is, there really is no other way to say this and it’s true. Over the last year or so, I have lost many friends, some my age and some younger. At any age when you lose someone who is part of the story of your life, the Bell definitely tolls for us all.

That said, the Reaper is never without work ...
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Mother’s Day Weekend At The Ranch!

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First of all… Happy Mother’s Day to Vanessa, the mother in our house, and to all mother’s everywhere.

Today, Mother’s Day 2016, is 18 years to the day my Mom passed. I still miss you Mom… I still miss you, and I always will. I wish you could see who we’ve become, your grand kids, and what we’ve built.

I miss you Mom.

Now… a great weekend with David Wolff and Tom Feldman.Thanks fellas for one of the best!

Last night Buffy St.Marie ...
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What A Day For A Ride

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Well, it’s been raining like we should think about building an ark. That said, there was a window of sun today and Vanessa lent me her Street Bob for a ride. Three great hours later… I’m back.

Really… good times!