Scented Vinyl

4/5 of our merry band of bandits descended upon Mars Cafe for an evening of "Scented Vinyl", a cool weekly series celebrating local music and the preservation of the LP, every Monday night from 7 to 10 pm. (Randy, it was fun, but you were definitely missed, brother!)

First it was off to Jon Locker's studio, Sonic Factory, located straight behind the cafe across the alley, to do a couple of tunes acoustically. My reaction to our renditions was this: we better add this element to some live appearances because it was a pleasure to show "the softer side" of ourselves for a moment. Thanks to Jon (bassist for The Nadas) and assistant Skylar for their hospitality during our "light up the room and leave" recording moment.

Then back to Mars for the playing of our vinyl selections, and short interview. See HERE for more, including what got played, but what was just as interesting is what didn't get played from the pile we brought...
Amazing Grace from The Gospel According to Ike and Tina
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
Kris Kristofferson--Jesus Was a Capricorn
Simon and Garfunkel
and various other eclectic choices!

Way cool indeed to celebrate a few of our many influences, and Daniel the host was just as kind and accommodating as he could be, as well as a true lover of music. We thank him for graciously including us, and we encourage our fans to become "Scented Vinyl" fans as well. Daniel is also a Capitol 106.3 personality, and invited us to come on his show there soon--we'll keep you posted. Remember...Viva La Vinyl! (Besides, if it's good enough for Judas Priest, it's good enough for us--see latest new releases in the music world for details.)

The muse in our musicology is...

Anyone who knows anything of Lady Blue knows the answer to this question - it's none other than Brandon Keith Findlay, The Deacon, The Lady's Gentleman, the great musician who is also an even greater man. What a privilege to have the best ringside seat to witness the rising starpower of this person, not only as my spouse, but in all his life roles. One of our ongoing jokes at the gas pump is that I always got into the habit of pumping gas amounts in multiples of 7 ($7.00, 14.00, etc.). Why? Because when I bet on Brandon Findlay, it always comes up sevens.

Go over and check out his personal blog--he's got a great new entry about his latest new/old faves, Jack Bruce and Robin Trower. (www.midnightwine.blogspot.com)

Future blog entries here will include even deeper peeks into the lives of each band member, and featured fans as well. Thanks for supporting us all, and thanks today especially for the affirmation given to Brandon, who is truly the muse of the Lady Blue musicology.