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Long Island RustFest I (December 22, 1996)
Your Host - bh
Pre-Fest Notice
The Fest Call was put out by bh....
Please contact me if you're going to be in the vicinity on Dec 22nd.
There's a party going on around here.
. . . . . bh
(heinsohn@worldnet.att.net)
Fest Report
Thanks, everyone, for coming from near and far to
the fest ... especially during such a busy season. (Some of these
folks drove three hours from Philly to get here!)
- dangerbird
- R>R
- DeeDee
- PeteC
- Shakey
- Loose Chains :) (aka Loose Change)
- Mike YOUNGster
- Powderfinger
- Tish
- Phyllis
- Anthony
- Zoot
- (& me)
- (& Luke)
Sorry you couldn't make it schoolboy moon moon to defend
yourself ... we were talking about you.
Live music is better and we got to hear a lot of it *thanks*
to Shakey and R>R. I'm glad Shakey took the setlist home to relay
it to rust. (See below.) It was a long one ... about 6
post-its. We tried to get the boombox to record but no
such luck. (Note that the Ordinary People included in this
setlist is legitimate, in spite of the fact that it was
Loose Change who wrote it down...)
Thanks for tolerating Luke's bongo playing. He had a blast.
Once the party dwindled to Shakey, Loose, Mike and myself, we were
wanting more than an audio of the event ... video would have
been great. But I'm not sure that all of us last four would
have felt the same way about such a permanent recording. :)
(Guess that leaves a lot open for rusties'
imaginations, eh?)
If you all recall, R>R had left his guitar here since the
Jones Beach RustFest in August. I mailed
it back to him about 2 weeks ago at the cost $35, much to his dismay.
Would you believe that he came this [] close to
leaving it behind again? Whoa. Thanks (Joe?) for reminding him.
Btw, I found a pair of eyeglasses in a black case on top of the TV.
Any chance these are yours, R>R?? Or are they Zain's infamous
glasses ... touring the Winter Fests just as the MORE BARN
banner did this summer/fall?
It's so quiet here now. When can you all come back?
bh aka
brown-skinned indian
~~~the music matters~~~
>>>--- --->
Shakey's Report
Wow, what a time we had tonight! I got up this
morning all keyed up to meet up with Youngster and Loose Change so we
could dash over to bh's Rustie Christmas Party. Mike came by, and we
went to Joe's house. From there, he drove to Long Island and to bh's.
Thanks again Joe for getting us to and from the Fest safely! We had
some great discussions on the trip. The one thing that never fails to
amaze me is how Rust is really responsible for all of us to hook up
like we do. Think of all the good times that'd be missed if Rust
hadn't gotten us together...
We get to bh's and already there we have Pete C., Didi (who brought
her?), Ram>Rod, and Dangerbird. And of course bh. We strolled in,
sat down and watched some videos courtesy of Loose Change, including
the great Famous Last Words Interview which some of us had never seen
before.
Not much later, Powderfinger and Tish show up. Nice to have these two
here, as always. Soon after, the seemingly ever-present non-Rustie
Phyllis came by with her husband Anthony, and the jamming soon began.
Here's a re-cap of the setlist, thanks to LC and bh. An * after the
song indicates that it was NOT a Neil tune:
- Needle and the Damage Done (R>R)
- Big Time (Shakey)
Then dinner was ready. Bh, what a great cook you are! The food
rivaled the company.
- Love Is a Rose (R>R)
- Long May You Run (Shakey)
Then we played together:
- Hey Hey My My
- Like a Hurricane
- Rockin' in the Free World
- Winterlong (partial)
- Ordinary People (partial)
- Ohio
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door *
- Tangled Up in Blue *
- Days That Used to Be
- Out on the Weekend
Then I took a break, and left Rammer playing solo:
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right *
- Shelter from the Storm *
Then Ram>Rod takes a break:
- Hippie Dream (partial)
- Pardon My Heart
- The Loner/Cinnamon Girl
Ram>Rod returns:
- Fuckin' Up/Tonight's the Night
- Natural Beauty
- Helpless
- Stupid Girl
- House of the Rising Sun *
- Lady Wingshot (Shakey)
- Dead Flowers *
- I've Been Waiting for You
- Soul Sister *
- He's a Dick *
- Harvest Moon (partial)
- Welfare Mothers (partial)
- L.A.
- Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze (partial)
- Down by the River
(with some help from Loose Change and Anthony) :-)
And then the jam broke up, and we all talked for about another hour
before Rammer, Pete, Powderfinger, Tish, Dangerbird and Didi left.
After some conversation and laughter, I began to play again and we
had a nice sing-along for a while there!
- This Note's for You
- Interstate
- Razor Love (partial)
- World on a String
- You and Me
- Mr. Soul
- Don't Let It Bring You Down
- 4 + 20 *
Somewhere in here Phyllis and Anthony left. Anthony's percussion
was missed. So was that of bh's son Luke at his bedtime, who, despite
being 6 years old, has one hell of a rhythm! :-)
- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes * (partial)
- Carry On * (partial)
- Word Game *
- Johnny's Garden *
- Haven't We Lost Enough *
- Southern Cross *
- Are You Ready for the Country
- Traces
- Winterlong again (partial)
- Just a Song Before I Go *
- Don't Cry No Tears
- Medly of:
Pushed It Over the End
Fontainbleau
Cowgirl in the Sand
Heart of Gold
- Skybound * (original instrumental)
- War of Man (instrumental)
There were a lot of good memories being made tonight.
Ram>Rod's playing, bh's cooking and the rest of the gang were
fantastic! I was sorry to see it end. Youngster was in rare form,
moreso as the night went on! There are definitely going to be some
eternal stories from this Fest that will be retold at many later
NYC area RustFests!
Where's a tape recorder when you need one? :-)
I miss you guys already! We've got to do it again...really soon!
But I'm exhausted. Good night!
Shakey
Loose Change's Post Script
I knew I would be at a show where Ordinary People was played
:-)
Also, Winterlong was done twice due to my request. I wish
everybody could hear Shakey do this one. It was awesome. I want
the rest of the song next time, Shakey. ;-)
Thanks again to bh, for the place to fest and the awesome meal.
YOUNGster, how you feeling?
. . .Loose Change
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