Unity Hall, Barneveld NY

Erie day here in Sunny South Hamilton...reminds me of the book I read years ago. The Mists Of Avalon. I guess I'm sitting in the preliminary fog of Hurricane Sandy. We're ready. Bill rigged up the electrical work to be able to plug the generator in to our hot water heater, furnace, refrigerator and what not which kinda takes the fun out of being with out electricity! I think I'd rather rough it than to listen to loud obnoxious motor of our gassy generator. Irene left us for 6 days with out power but I fared well with a wood stove and Reverend Ross's old hand pump up the road for water. We've got lamp oil and wood shed full of wood and plenty of food. Bring on Sandy! September 20th I opened for the Jeremy Wallace Trio at Unity Hall in Barneveld. What a gem of a place! With updates of electricity and kitchen appliances down stairs, the place is pretty much the same as it was when it was built back in the 1800's. A small rounded stage with the old foot lights in the floor, kerosene chandelier hanging down from an arched ceiling that warmly lit the wooded walls from trees I'm sure that were cut from the forest of the Adirondack Park right up the road. It was a long day, working the breakfast shift at the Bipolar Hotel aka The Colgate Inn then hanging around home not really being able to get into anything waiting to load up and head to the gig. I played a fine set which was very well received and met some pretty interesting folks!