Starry Plough is one of those quirky cool venues in Berkeley that you have to play to believe. When we arrived for setup at about 7 PM there was already a group of hippies that had taken over the center of the room. These were the real deal hippies, probably who had all actually attended Woodstock in the 70s. Each hippy had an instrument (i.e. harmonica, guitar, accordian, bongo, kazoo, etc) and were just simply enjoying a musical jam session in the middle of
the bar. I guess they do this every Thursday until about 8 PM.
It was actually very cool and entertaining.
Once they finished, we began to get setup. We had a fairly large crowd by about 9 PM, with a solid number of people there specifically to see me. Highlights of the show would have to include the two improv songs, “Dangerzone – not the Kenny Loggins Version” and “Why is there so much hair down there – because there’s not enough hair up here.” Silly and challenging improv suggestions from a great audience.
When we finished the set, I was flattered and happy to see the Starry Plough crowd giving me a standing ovation and screaming “encore.” So, of course we obliged with one last song. It was a great night!!
Big thank you’s to Max Macveety, David Hicks, and Ken Seely for helping make the show so fun and for being such great musicians; Ken Gray for his unwavering support and business management; The Tyler Jakes Band and the Electric Z-Train Band for rocking the stage with me last night; Michael Lipzen and Jennifer van der Kleut for booking the show; The tons of people who came out to see me and for their loud cheers, applause, and support!
I loved this show!!
Starry Plough is one of those quirky cool venues in Berkeley that you have to play to believe. When we arrived for setup at about 7 PM there was already a group of hippies that had taken over the center of the room. These were the real deal hippies, probably who had all actually attended Woodstock in the 70s. Each hippy had an instrument (i.e. harmonica, guitar, accordian, bongo, kazoo, etc) and were just simply enjoying a musical jam session in the middle of the bar. I guess they do this every Thursday until about 8 PM. It was actually very cool and entertaining.
Once they finished, we began to get setup. We had a fairly large crowd by about 9 PM, with a solid number of people there specifically to see me. Highlights of the show would have to include the two improv songs, “Dangerzone – not the Kenny Loggins Version” and “Why is there so much hair down there – because there’s not enough hair up here.” Silly and challenging improv suggestions from a great audience.
When we finished the set, I was flattered and happy to see the Starry Plough crowd giving me a standing ovation and screaming “encore.” So, of course we obliged with one last song. It was a great night!!
Big thank you’s to Max Macveety, David Hicks, and Ken Seely for helping make the show so fun and for being such great musicians; Ken Gray for his unwavering support and business management; The Tyler Jakes Band and the Electric Z-Train Band for rocking the stage with me last night; Michael Lipzen and Jennifer van der Kleut for booking the show; The tons of people who came out to see me and for their loud cheers, applause, and support! I loved this show!! 