Breaking news...ok, maybe not. Anyhoo, I have been talking today with some listeners up in the Boston branch of the RGNC, and they were wanting to know when some of us might be up that way to drop some tunes on 'em. Well, just so happens that I am in the process of finalizing the arrangements to do just that. So, next month I will be playing (exact date T.B.A.) with Joe Distefano and Greg "Clyde" Christakos. Both of these guys are good players and a blast to be around. Joe is well known from his days back in Ohio (a.k.a.O-H-10), where he was founding member of a succesfull group whose name must be omitted from this discussion due to pending legal issues, and he's a good writer/player/singer. The old triple threat. And Greg is a grizzled veteran bass player from the Virginia/D.C. bluegrass- alt. country wars, where he still fondly remembered at U.Va.
(By the way Greg, you don't hit 30 - it hits you.)
Needless to say, both Joe and Greg are associate members of RGNC, and are firmly committed to the genre. However, we still need to work harder to increase Christako's coffee consumption rate.

Also, we all wish David safe travel and good playing in the days to come. Hopefully the March recording sessions will allow us to catch up with each other while we carve out the next set of tunes, which, of course, can be yours simply for the asking.

In closing, I offer for your consideration my favorite vintage t.v show lineup (thanks to dvd/vhs)
1. The Andy Griffith Show (B&W only)
2. The Andy Griffith Show (B&W only - back to back episodes!)
3. The Rockford Files
How's that for a good way to spend a couple hours while you finish off 3 pieces of pie and half a pot of Italian roast!