A round of applause for you!

Thank you everyone for lending your helping hands in 08!

Throughout the year a portion of the proceeds from my live performances benefit various organizations. Because of your patronage and with the support from my absolute 2 FAVORITE venues to play, Mad Dogs & Englishmen in South Tampa and the Front Porch in Old Seminole Heights, we've been able to do our small part in helping the following organizations this year:

-Women & Infants Hospital
-The Humane Society
-Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Tampa Bay
-Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
-Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay
-The SPCA of Tampa Bay
-Make a Wish Foundation
-Muscular Dystrophy Association
-The Spring
-The Vincent LeCavalier Foundation
-National Parks and Conservation Association
-The Sierra Club
-WMNF Community Radio
-The Children's Home

Thank you again and please remember to stop in and visit both Mad Dogs & Englishmen (http://www.maddogs.com/) when you're on the south side of town and The Front Porch in Historic Seminole Heights (http://www.frontporchgrill.com/); two first class establishments! Be sure to let them know that you appreciate their helping hands and their support of Live Music in Tampa Bay.

-A2

So long '08...

12/13/2008

Part 1-
Tangled Up In Blue, Where R U Going, Steal My Kisses, You and Me, Brian Wilson, Norwegian Wood, Babylon Waiting on a Friend, Waiting on the World to Change, Poor Poor Pitiful Me> Ring of Fire, Lucky's Charm>Flake, Angel from Montgomery, Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Drive

Part 2-
You'll Think of Me, Heart of Gold, Sitting Waiting Wishing, A Pirate Looks at Forty, Hey There Delilah, Let Me Go, Friend of the Devil, Me and Julio... Southern Cross, Ruby, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Wild World, Under the Milky Way, White Christmas, Country Roads



Musically, this has turned out to be quite a year and there's more to come in '09. If you've listened to even a single note in 2008, I couldn't be more grateful and I wish everyone the happiest of holidays!

Peace,
-A2

"Let there be songs to fill the air..."
- Robert Hunter

12/12/08

Drummer Boy harp intro>Where Are You Going> Do You Hear What I Hear, Sitting Waiting Wishing, Friend of the Devil, Brian Wilson, Angel From Montgomery, Steal My Kisses, Hey There Delilah, Waiting On A Friend, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Meet Virginia, Iko Iko, Wonderful Tonight (Dan W lead vocals), Let Me Go, Cherry Bomb, Drive, Wild World (2 from Dan) Flake, Ring of Fire

Holiday under the Stars

Spent Saturday afternoon chilling in the stands with my main man at Raymond James watching some college football after a raucous night gigging with Punch Drunk under the stars in downtown St. Petersburg, FL. This can be a pretty damn good band when it gets cranking (the "Jazz Master" on bass, "Nice Guy Eddy" on lead and of course my boy, "Brother Roame" on drums) and last night was great fun.

We seemed to be in sync as soon as the guitars came out of the cases. It felt as though we had a good groove in during sound check and we pretty pretty much stayed in the zone most of the night. There were very few of those, "uh oh" moments when all of a sudden the music doesn't seem want to flow quite as easily. We weren't even close to being technically perfect mind you but, as the first set moved on we just locked in and it was a nice ride.

I played through the Jazz Master's Marshall last night and I loved the versatility. The clean sound was great for the softer stuff and when it was time to really kick it, this amp had more than enough muscle to get it done. Of course, when our good buddy "Nails" came by and I handed him my guitar, that's when the thing really came to life. For me its such a treat to watch Nails and Nice Guy trade licks that I usually just go grab a cold one, sit off to the side and watch the fireworks as these two pros trade licks.

Anyway, it went a little something like this...

I
One I Love, Rain King, Can't Hardly Wait, Waiting on the World.., Meet Virginia, Margaritaville, Fall Down, Heart of Gold, Runnin' Down A Dream, Flake, Call Me the Breeze, Dead Flowers

II
Old Apartment, Sitting Waiting Wishing, Just Like Heaven, Pipeline, Keep Your Hands to Yourself, Driver 8, You'll Think of Me, Friend of the Devil, The Middle, Rooftop Jam, I Want You to Want Me (J Lords, lead vocals), Honky Tonk Woman (J. Lords, lead vocals), American Girl

III
What I Got, Last Dance for Mary Jane, I'm A Believer, Ball & Chain, Wish You Were Here, "Nice Nails" Jam, Glory Days, Under the Milky Way -Sweet Home Alabama

I'll finish up the year next weekend with two acoustic gigs on Friday and Saturday and that'll be a wrap for '08.

Until next time,

-A

Back to back...

After a lengthy break in the playing schedule it was nice to get out and do a couple of gigs. Both nights were enjoyable and overall I was pleased with the way things went. Breaking out the new sound system was a highlight. I've been bitching to anyone who would listen about my patchwork setup for the last year so although, not perfect, I have my own rig now to continue to work with and tweak it I shall!

Anyway... the evenings went a little something like this:

Friday 11/14/08

Rodeo Clowns, Save Tonight, Waiting on a Friend, Steal My Kisses, Sugaree, Let Me Go, Cherry Bomb, Drive, You'll Think of Me, Flake, All Apologies Iko Iko, Poor, Poor Pitful Me> Ring of Fire, Tangled Up in Blue

Saturday 11/15/08

Part 1
Learning to Fly, Against the Wind, Save Tonight, A Pirate Looks at Forty, Drive, Sitting Waiting Wishing, Poor, Poor Pitiful Me> Ring of Fire Waiting on A Friend, Hey There Delilah, Brian Wilson, Let Me Go, You'll Think of Me, Flake

Part 2
Southern Cross, Wild World, Cherry Bomb, Iko Iko, Upside Down, Me and Julio, Sweet Baby James Rodeo Clowns, Waiting on the World to Change, Bertha, Hide Your Love Away, All for You, Under the Milky Way, Everybody Hurts

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did. Each night had a completely different and cool vibe that positively affected the music. Good stuff!

Until next time,

-A

A night on the south side...

10/01/08

Tangled Up In Blue, Against the Wind, Babylon, Cherry Bomb, Love Lost, Drive, FOTD, Sitting Waiting Wishing, Ring of Fire, The Weight

Rodeo Clowns, Wild World, A Pirate Looks at Forty, Let Me Go, Wonderwall

Fall/Winter 2008: "Change Gonna Come"

A Pirate Looks @ Forty, American Girl, Babylon, Bertha, Big Yellow Taxi, Brian Wilson, Brown Eyed Girl, Call Me The Breeze, Can't Hardly Wait, Country Roads, Crash, Dead Flowers, Desperado, Drive, Driver 8, Fire and Rain, Flake, Free Fallin, Friend of the Devil, Honky Tonk Woman, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, I Want You To Want Me, I'm A Believer, The Ideal, If I Had a $$$, If You Could Only See, Iko Iko, In Your Eyes, Just Like Heaven, The Gambler, Heart of Gold, Hey There Delilah, Keep Your Hands to Yourself, Kentucky Woman, Last Dance for Mary Jane, Lawyers Guns & Money, Learning to Fly, Let It Be, Let Me Go, Love Minus Zero No Limit, Lucky's Charm, Man on the Moon, Margaritaville, Me and Julio..., Meet Virginia, The Middle, Moon Shadow, Norwegian Wood, Old Apt., Pipeline, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Rain King, Ring of Fire, Ruby, Save Tonight, Sitting Waiting Wishing, 6th Ave. Heartache, Son of a Sailor, Southern Cross, Steal My Kisses, Sweet Baby James, Sweet Home.., Thunder Road, Upside Down, Uncle John's Band, Tequila Sunrise, Time of Your Life, Thrill is Gone, Waiting on a Friend, Waiting on the World To Change, Under the Milky Way, Yellow, Yer So Bad, You and Me, What I Got, Where Are You Going?, Wild Night, Wild World, Wonderwall, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

*original music

Fall/Winter 2008- Punch Drunk and Axis solo Acoustic

Spring/ Summer 2008

Taking to the streets-

A Pirate Looks @ Forty, American Girl, Angel of Harlem, Authority Song, Babylon, Bertha, Big Yellow Taxi, Blowin' in the Wind, Brian Wilson, Brown Eyed Girl, Call Me The Breeze, Can't Hardly Wait, Champagne Supernova, Cherry Cherry, Closer to Free, Collide, Country Roads, Crash, Dead Flowers, Desperado, Drive, Driver 8, Fire and Rain, Flake, Free Fallin, Friend of the Devil, I'm A Believer, The Ideal, If I Had a $$$, If You Could Only See, Iko Iko, In Your Eyes, Just Like Heaven, The Gambler, Ghost, Heart of Gold, Hey There Delilah, Keep Your Hands To Yourself, Kentucky Woman, Last Dace for Mary Jane, Lawyers Guns & Money, Learning to Fly, Let It Be, Let Me Go, Love Minus Zero No Limit, Lucky's Charm, Man on the Moon, Margaritaville, Me and Julio..., Meet Virginia, The Middle, Moon Shadow, No Woman No Cry, Norwegian Wood, Old Apt., One, Pipeline, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Rain King, Ring of Fire, Rockin' in the Free World, Ruby, Save Tonight, Simple Man, Sitting Waiting Wishing, Should I Stay??, Sixteen Days, 6th Ave. Heartache, Somehow Someday, Song to Baby, Son of a Sailor, Southern Cross, State Your Business, Steal My Kisses, Sweet Baby James, Sweet Caroline, Sweet Home.., Upside Down, Tequila Sunrise, Time of Your Life, The Thrill Is Gone, Waiting on a Friend, Waiting on the World To Change, Under the Milky Way, Yellow, You and Me, What I Got, Where Are You Going?, Wild Night, Wild World, Wonderwall, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald


*original

Spring/ Summer 2008- Punch Drunk and Axis solo Acoustic

Fall 2007/ Winter 2008

And You Know Who You Are-

A Pirate Looks @ Forty, Alison, Angel of Harlem, Babylon, Bertha, Big Yellow Taxi, Brian Wilson, Brown Eyed Girl, China Doll, Country Roads, Crash, Dead Flowers, Drive, Flake, Free Fallin, Friend of the Devil, The Gambler, Ghost, Heart of Gold, I'm A Believer, The Ideal, If I Had a $$$, If You Could Only See, In Your Eyes, Kentucky Woman, Last Dance for Mary Jane, Lawyers Guns & Money, Learning To Fly, Lucky's Charm, Margaritaville, Me and Julio..., Meet Virginia, The Middle, No Woman No Cry, Norwegian Wood, Obla Di, Obla Da, Old Apt., Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Rain King, Ring of Fire, Ruby, Save Tonight, Sitting Waiting Wishing, Should I Stay??, Sixteen Days, 6th Ave. Heartache, Son of a Sailor, Southern Cross, Steal My Kisses, Sound of Silence, Sweet Baby James, Tequila Sunrise, Time of Your Life, The Thrill Is Gone, Under the Milky Way, Yellow, What I Got, Where Are You Going?, Wild Night, Wonderwall, You'll Think of Me


*original music

Fall 2007/Winter 2008- all appearances solo acoustic.

Spring/ Summer 2007

Ride the Fear-

A Pirate Looks @ Forty, American Girl, Angel of Harlem, Authority Song, Babylon, Bertha, Big Yellow Taxi, Brian Wilson, Brown Eyed Girl, Call Me the Breeze, Can't Hardly Wait, Champagne Supernova, Country Roads, Crash, The Daze of our Lives, Dead Flowers, Drive, Driver 8, Fall Down, Flake, Free Fallin, Friend of the Devil, I Want You To Want Me, I'm A Believer, The Ideal, If I Had a $$$, If You Could Only See, In Your Eyes, Island In the Sun, Just Like Heaven, The Gambler, Ghost, Heart of Gold, Keep Your Hands to Yourself, Kentucky Woman, Last Dance for Mary Jane, Lawyers Guns & Money, Lucky's Charm, Margaritaville, Me and Julio..., Meet Virginia, The Middle. My Best Friend's Girl, My Dear, No Woman No Cry, Norwegian Wood, Old Apt., Pipeline, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Rain King, Ring of Fire, Ruby, Save Tonight, Simple Man, Sitting Waiting Wishing, Should I Stay??, Sixteen Days, 6th Ave. Heartache, Son of a Sailor, Southern Cross, State Your Business, Steal My Kisses, Sweet Baby James, Sweet Caroline, Sweet Home.., Upside Down, Tequila Sunrise, Time of Your Life, The Thrill Is Gone, Under the Milky Way, Yellow, What I Got, Where Are You Going?, Wild Night, Wonderwall

*original music


Spring/Summer 2007 performances- Axis solo Acoustic, Punch Drunk and The Studio G Band

Special thanks to our friends Mark Warren (Vodkanauts.com) & Mr. Brad Lowe for guesting with Punch Drunk in'07! And to the 5th member of Punch Drunk, Mr. Johhny Lords for running sound & lighting for PD and Studio G Band shows.