Cracks in the Finish
Posts from September 2019
A blog by Jorma Kaukonen
Requiem And A Weekend At The Ranch
(There’s always late breaking news. Sometimes good, sometimes bad… and sometimes it just is. I got a call early this morning from a friend who told me that Robert Hunter had just passed. ‘Don’t say anything,’ he said. The family hasn’t announced yet. That’s what they wanted and that’s what I did. My orbit tangented Robert’s from time to time. I played on his Amagamalin Street. double LP back in the 80’s. We never really hung out, but over ...
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The Final Three
Foto by Phil Jacobs
We were getting short by this time, but the Moore was a great place to begin the endgame.
Hot Tuna 41, 2019
The Electric Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Justin Guip
With David Bromberg
@ The Moore Theater
Seattle, Washington
Friday, September 13, 2019
1. Been So Long
2. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out
3. Barbeque King
4. Talkin’ Bout You
5. Rock me Baby
6. Roads and Roads &
7. Hesitation Blues
8. Bowlegged Woman
9. Baby What You Want Me To Do?
10. Trial By Fire
11. Sleep Song
12. Good Shepherd
13. Walkin’ Blues
14. Funky #7
15. Encore: Water Song
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Then down to Revolution ...
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Working Our Way Through Montana
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
We stopped in Billings for some needed rest in a bed that wasn’t moving… and then headed on to Bozeman.
Foto by jorma Kaukonen
Up in the AM and a moderately short drive to Bozeman.
Foto by Phil Jacobs
Hot Tuna 39, 2019
The Electric Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Justin Guip
The Rialto Theater
Bozeman, Montana
First Set:
1. Serpent Of Dreams
2. Barbeque King
3. Can’t Get Satisfied
4. Ode To Billy Dean
5. Letter To The North Star
6. Living Just For You
7. Bowlegged Woman
8. Trial By Fire
9. Sleep Song
10. Hit Single #1
Second Set:
1. Been So Long
2. Roads and Roads &
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9/11… 18 Years On
My Uncle Pentti remembered landing at Leyte Gulf to the day he died. The WWII battles in North Africa and Sicily were a part of Uncle Tarmo’s short life. For my father, Jorma Sr. passing through the Philippines and landing in Japan after VJ Day was his story. For me, these are all episodes of Victory At Sea… a show I watched every week on TV as a kid. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s theme music is still burned in ...
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Rockin’ At The Rocks
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Yep back to Red Rocks opening for our pals, Dark Star Orchestra! We were here a couple of years ago with Tedeschi/Trucks and it was more than awesome to be here again!
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
The weather turned with some much needed rain.
But then ended in time for our set.
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Hot Tuna 38, 2019
The Electric Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Justin Guip
Opening For Dark Star Orchestra
@ Red Rocks
Morrison, Colorado
Sunday, September 8, 2019
1. Been So Long
2. Hesitation Blues
3. Walkin’ Blues
4. Bowlegged Woman
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From MO To CO
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Fueling up this morning on I-70 I got out of the bus to watch the sun rise and it occurred to me that although I have complained about many things in my life, being on the road is not one of them. Maybe it’s growing up in a nomadic family from WWII to when I left home… who knows? I love my time at home with my family and I more than appreciate their everlasting tolerance ...
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Playing Catch Up!
It’s been more than eventful and I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Let’s get to it.
We left off after the Warner Theater in D.C. and our next stop was the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, N.C. In the past we played the Cat’s Cradle a number of times in earlier incarnations. I remember playing the gig with Oteil And The Peacemakers. Good times.
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Hot Tuna 30, 2019
The Electric Trio
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
& Justin Guip
The Cat’s Cradle
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