Jorma Kaukonen's Online Diary

After the show last night in San Juan Capistrano we drove up to the Bay Area, got a little rest and headed down to the Great American Music Hall. Our buddy Patrick Sweany was waiting for us at the gig and he kicked the evening off with a great set. We were champing at the bit when our turn came and here is our set list:

Hot Tuna 16, 2008
The Quartet
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff & Erik Diaz
The Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, California
Thursday, May 15, 2008

1. Serpent Of Dreams
2. Trial By Fire
3. Can’t Get Satisfied
4. Bowlegged Woman
5. Living Just For You
6. Sea Child
7. I Wish You Would
8. Rock Me Baby
9. 99 Year Blues
10. I Am The Light Of This World
11. Talkin’ ‘Bout You
12. Ode To Billy Dean
13. I Know You Rider
14. Funky #7
15. Hit Single #1
16. Encore: Come Back Baby

It's going to be good to sleep in a non moving bed tonight... really good!

I can't remember the last time we played the Coach House... sometime around the time rocks and water were discovered, I think. Barry and I though we'd walk to the gig from the hotel and it proved a little farther than we had planned but at least I got a little excercise before the set. Speaking of excercise, we had plenty of it during our set, the list of which follows:

Hot Tuna 15, 2008
The Quartet
Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Barry Mitterhoff & Erik Diaz
The Coach House
San Juan Capistrano, California
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

1. I See The Light
2. Living Just For You
3. Ode To Billy Dean
4. Talkin’ ‘Bout You
5. Sea Child
6. Trial By Fire
7. Can’t Get Satisfied
8. Rock Me Baby
9. Corners Without Exits
10. 99 Year Blues
11. I Wish You Would
12. Hit Single #1
13. Encore: Funky #7

We are now loading the bus and driving to San Francisco. Tomorrow is the first of two nights at the Great American Music Hall about which more will be revealed.

It's always breathtaking driving across this great land of ours. It was mostly desert on this part of the run but lovely nonetheless. Coming in on I-10 we passed Desert Hot Springs, the site of the first annual Fur Peace Ranch On The Road camp and it brought back some fond memories. Here in San Juan Capistrano we found a fine Mexican eatery right around the corner. A dandy end to a fitting day. Breakfast at Denny's was nowhere near as delightful. Still and all, a man's gotta eat.

It's been many years since I played the Coach House and I hear the venue has moved. Obviously, more on this later. In the meantime, I'm expecting an interview for Juneau.

Onward!