Where's Myron?
Poor Myron wasn’t feeling well as we got ready to leave Shibuya for Yokohama. Being sick is always a drag. Being sick abroad is compound misery.
Jack noshes in the lobby
We finally got in a cab and got over to Yokohama… Nice hotel… but petite.
The Tipoff
The reality
Here’s the set list… sort of… I made lots an lots of changes and didn’t keep track. Myron usually does this for me but he was sick at the hotel… Consider this list a launching pad.
Hot Tuna 43, 2014
The Acoustic Duo
Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady
Thumbs Up
Yokohama, Japan
Sunday, May 4, 2014
First Set:
1. Too Many Years
2. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
3. Serpent Of Dreams
4. Barbeque King
5. Hesitation blues
6. I’ll Be All Right Some Day
7. I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave
8. Trial By Fire
9. Goodbye To The Blues
10. I Know You Rider
Second Set:
1. Been So Longa
2. What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?
3. San Francisco Bay Blues
4. Uncle Sam Blues
5. Children Of Zion
6. I Am The Light Of This World
7. River Of Time
8. Good Shepherd
9. Nine Pound Hammer
That’s about it… gotta get some eats and think about getting to the airport.
Many thanks to Doug Allsopp who brought us over and all the the great gigs and friends we met along the way.
Sayonara
Actually:
Thank – you: Jorma and Jack.
You took it to Japan and gave it all that you’ve got.@Jorma
@Brett
ditto, don’t know what else I could add to that statement
Loved following you and Jack’s travels thru Japan on your Blog Jorma!!
Great stuff.
Safe travels.
Brett
Jorma here’s the corrected set list courtesy Uesaka Toshiro. Safe flight home.
Set 1:
Too Many Years
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
Uncle Sam Blues
Serpent Of Dreams
Children Of Zion
What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?
Hesitation Blues
I’ll Let You Know Before I Leave
Trial By Fire
Good Bye To The Blues
I Know You Rider
Set 2:
Been So Long
True Religion
San Francisco Bay Blues
Barbecue King
Death Don’t Have No Mercy
River Of Time
I Am The light Of This World
How Long Blues
Good Shepherd
Keep On Truckin’
Nine Pound Hammer
Encore:
Embryonic Journey
Thanks y’all
Jorma
Jorma did you feel the 6.0 earthquake on Sunday morning in Tokyo. Tell Jack to lower his bass a bit. You sure rocked Japan.
Alright for Japan ! Looks like Hot Tuna treated our Japanese Tuna brothers and sisters To some great times and great music. I have always believed that music is our international language. A language that can be loved and enjoyed by all. Catch someones eye from across the aisle and smile as Tuna is winding up a Water Song or an Embryonic Journey.
Dear Jorma,
Sounds like poor Myron was in the run-ins, hope he is feeling better..Glad to hear you had such a wonderful time but I’m sure you guys will be happy to get back home.. For just winging the set list it looks great your fans in Japan were really treated to some good music.
Too Many Years – wow I remember when you first did that song…Have a safe journey home and tell Myron to get some home made Chickien Noodle soup the cure all for everything…lol
Be Safe, get some rest….
Hogan
🙂
‘May the Good Lord take a likin’ to ya’. I love Roy – love that expression.
Safe home guys…
Wishing a quick return to good health for Myron, and many thanks to Jack and Jorma for their great shows we enjoyed at Shibuya Quattro and the second show at Thumb’s UP! The standing ovation given at the end of the Water Song encore was justly deserved. And very kind of you guys to meet the fans for autographs and a little fingerpickin’ talk. Hope to see and hear you live in concert again. Gambatte!
Hey Mike
Yeah.. Jack and I had such a great time in Japan and to finish it off at Thumbs Up… well how good does it have to get?
Anyway… a quick sidebar on the picks. As you so sagely noted, they have a very distinct sound and if that is the sound you are looking for, you will have to learn to use picks. I use a Jim Dunlop medium thumbpick and Jim Dunlop .025 Fingerpicks in brass. I wear my thumbpick up around the first joint of my thumb and the fingerpicks are merely there as a hard surface… not claw like extensions. This will enable your to back pick with your fingers without getting the picks caught under the strings. Embarrassing. That’s about it. Be patient.
Until we meet again, as Roy Rogers, the King Of The Cowboys, used to say, ‘My the Good Lord take a likin’ to ya!’
Get well soon
Dear Jorma,
I hope Myron is feeling better.
Sending him good wishes!
Cyndy
Well what a great read for a Sunday afternoon, now I need a bunch of Sundays for the archives!
Jorma may I ask you something? I was just reminiscing about the highlight of the Clearwater Festival last summer – Accoustic Hot Tuna. I was live tweeting and posted some great fotos on Twitter. I was wondering why I hadn’t seen anything from you for a while, and discovered my account has been blocked from following you. We were following each other actually. Unless my account was hijacked and sent something offensive (and apologies if that’s the case) then I can’t imagine what happened? I’d be appreciative if you could enlighten me. My twitter handle is dbmojo1. #gratitude
Your l-o-n-g time fan,
daphne barber daphnebarber@gmail.com
Daphne… I have no idea what happened. A friend of mine handles my Twitter account. I will ask him when I get home.
Oh Myron! Can he make it on the plane? Recover quickly Myron!
Peace be your journey Jack and Jorma!
Hello Jorma! Hope you are having a great trip to Japan!
Very much looking forward to seeing you back in the US.
Question: any plans on coming back to Bethlehem PA?
We’d love to see your electric show this year.
Been loving the diary, Jorma! Great to be able to be kept up to date on the journey…