Cracks in the Finish

A late summer, early morning at the Ranch. Departure day for the boys.

Photo by Jorma Kaukonen

I guess on some level I realized that if I stayed alive long enough I would get older. Yeah, I get it. That’s really a no-brainer. What never really occurred to as I was walking that road was that I would feel older. All of a sudden I am that man, inhabiting that skin traveling that highway that is a one way road. (Don’t ...
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Labor Day 2023

Monday, September 4, 2023

Where did the Summer of ’23 go? It seems like only yesterday it was late June and another endless summer was in the offing. It’s been a pretty long time since the ‘endless summer’ concept rattled around in my brain but hope still seems to spring eternal. It’s been a good time in Vanessa’s and my lives and we’ve been blessed with a good year. Our daughter Izze graduated high school, is taking a ...
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Mid August and as beautiful as it is here in Southeast Ohio the wisps of summer’s end are already dancing in the air. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, ‘Life’s like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end you get, the faster it goes.’ Our daughter Izze has graduated, has an apartment and a job and awaits college… or perhaps college is awaiting her. My son Zach came to visit for a week ...
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Yeah, so David LaFlamme passed a week ago.

David and Linda were old friends from earlier times in San Francisco. They and their band were taken advantage by the same unscrupulous manager that gave Jefferson Airplane grief for a number of years. I shall not mention his name here because I don’t want to give him any more face time but such was music life in San Francisco in the early days. In any case, David and Linda were friends. ...
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Photo by Jorma Kaukonen

It was more than great to have Dave Alvin back at the Fur Peace Station. He brought the Guilty Ones with him this time and nowhere was their guilt more positively displayed. Dave was joined by Lisa Pankratz on drums, Brad Fordham on bass, and Chris Miller on guitar. Dave and the gang put on a master class about well… how it’s done. From delicate sonic ...
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Selfie by Vanessa Kaukonen

We love our animals, of course. Over the years we have been blessed with many four footed companions. Zammy, the cat in Vanessa’s arms has been gone for a while. Blackie, the big guy in mine just left us today. Blackie taught us so much about love. He first surfaced as a feral cat intimidating the other cats at the Fur Peace Ranch and eating their food. We kept trying to shoo him away but he ...
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I’ve procrastinated long enough waiting to get pictures together for this blog… Enough already. I’ll add them when I get them… Onward!

Both Hurl and I had been looking forward to this gig for some time. We love to play together so that’s a given but the Ohio With Love component upped the ante for us. (See previous entry) Good stuff and we raised a bunch of money.

We also had more than a gaggle of friends staying over on the ...
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Photo by Phil Jacobs

I’ve been here several times and I love the Venue. Jack now loves it too!

Photo by Jorma Kaukonen

Hot Tuna 6, 2023

The Original Acoustic Duo

Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady

Stoughton Opera House

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

First Set:

Second Set:

Jack and I had wonderful warm up gig at Natalie’s Grandview in Columbus, Ohio. One killer set and a yummy Casanova Pizza.

Hot Tuna 1, 2023

The Original Acoustic Duo

Natalie’s Grandview

Columbus, Ohio

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Photo by Jorma Kaukonen

Yeah, we had 60+ MPH wind for a couple of days. Rain too, as you can see. The boat ramp and little stage were under water. You just can’t mess with Mother Nature. The power is still out at the Fur Peace Ranch, three days later. We’ve got three Genny’s down at the Ranch, but propane isn’t cheap. At least we didn’t loose the walk in freezer like we would ...
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