The need for speed…
Biker’s 205 mph ticket
Hard to believe. I have gone 125mph on a motorcycle and thought that was insane. My brother has done 155mph, but 205mph!
Monday in New York
This afternoon we will record three songs from La Semana for Sirius Satellite Radio at their studios in Manhattan.
Sunday after the show
I just had the best cab ride ever in New York. Aleman from Argentinia picked me up by B.B.King’s and took me uptown to my hotel. She was blaring Colombian salsa and smiled and offered me Altoids. I don’t think it was my breath, but the fact that I dug the music.
We had a great show at B.B.King’s tonight. I was inspired by a lovely Caipirinha at Cafe Frida, see above picture, and the best Mexican food I have ever had in New York. I highly recommend it. Columbus Avenue at 77th Street. I followed the Caipirinha with some Sangria and by the time we arrived at the club I was in the perfect mood for some jams.
Funny thing about New York audiences is that they drop all of the “New Yorkness” at the concert and are so warm and welcoming. I love it. You know what I mean, New Yorkers are supposed to be jaded, they have seen it all etc… I find them very warm and wonderful.
Oh, and check out all of the photos Adam uploaded to the Flickr Pool – see link on the right side… He took a lot of pics last night and tonight. My thanks to everyone who came to B.B.King’s.
My View Tonight
We didn’t do our usual show with the intermission tonight, because after our performance the club staff had to strike everything from the stage for a 12 piece gospel show tomorrow morning. That’s also the reason I did not come out to sign – they wanted to get started with clearing the stage, which is understandable.
The place was packed and our audience was fantastic. We had a great time. The one thing that bugs me about the club is that the room-reverb somehow comes back to the stage out-of-tune. It is not a lot, but enough to make me feel a little off the whole time. I keep wanting to tune, knowing in the back of my mind that it is not my guitar that is out-of-tune, but the sound of the club. Ah well, with an audience like that, one can overcome anything!
NPR Session yesterday
This is one of a bunch of photos taken by Paul Schomer,
Senior Producer, Online Cultural Programming during our recording session at NPR yesterday. We went as a trio with only bass, cajon and guitar, because this studio was already booked for an opera singer and the other studio is apparently tiny – but the diva cancelled and we had a great time!!
