Touchdowns and Tornado Avoidance in Omaha

Yes, it's my humble opinion that our non-football related, bluesified, jammylicious A-game appearance at a national showcase stage event at Murphy's in Omaha was, indeed, a touchdown. I was beyond proud of the gentlemen of Lady Blue, for their conduct onstage and off, and once again was grateful to be a part of such a class act of guys, and that all our journeys in life have led us to one another "for such a time as this."

So enough foofyness, details please! Among the many highlights were:

*a scorching second-to-last song of show rendition of Just Sing The Blues/Ball and Chain, as Brandon sat on the stage edge and channeled the power of all his guitar heroes, bent over in enraptured intensity

*a guy asking me to first do Pinch Hitter a second time, then where he could buy it, then if he could sing it with me as a duet--not bad for a little ditty from the Dove love archives

*Ben railing into Whipping Post and Travelin' Light, like his life depended on it, awesome superstar moments from my left-hand man

*the old licks and lines falling afresh upon new ears that brought delightfully noisy giggles and response from a new gang of pals to our west

After the show, we celebrated at Applebee's and hurried back eastward to escape the funnel clouds, around 15 sighted in their area that day. All in all, it was such a thrill to sense the wheels steering us to the next level of acclaim, showmanship, business, and pleasure. The June shows will really give us glimpses of the Lady Blue future, and I hope you all can be a part of the great things in store for this band. Thanks, Omaha, for a great memory. And thanks to all our fans for continually cheering us on toward even more bluesified touchdowns and tornado avoidance.

Kickin' it with the next generation...

Last month, Lady Blue was chosen as a top 5 finalist band to compete on the 10000 Lakes Festival Cosmic Break tour, with the winner being given a slot at the Festival in July. Since the vote was decided by fan vote alone, we knew we didn't have a home court advantage since it was in Iowa City at The Picador, and the other bands were mostly local. That said, we gave a splendid energetic performance of the following:

Gimme Shelter
Higher Ground
Troubled Mind
Circle Suite (Will It Go Round In Circles, Fly Like An Eagle, and Wave)
Rock and Roll/Zeppelin

From the opening strains of the first Rolling Stones tune, the connection with our young audience was palpable. We could have gone on stage with chips on our shoulders (like age factor, out of town factor, or for me--daughter in the audience factor!). But we stepped up to the plate and gave the college town kids a moment to remember, complete with crowd participation whoops and the trademark Lady Blue leaping.

From the second we arrived in town for the contest to the very end, I felt extremely honored to be part of this team of "once and future kings" called Lady Blue. Hanging out at the jammy burger joint beforehand like a family, then heading back over to The Picador to throw some musical lightning bolts onto our audience for a magic moment, what could be better?

Life in Lady Blue is truly a highway, and we're fixin' to ride it not just all night long, but all LIFE long! Thanks to all our fans both young and young-at-heart for riding it along with us all the way.

bluesified responses welcomed NOW...

Goodbye, Michelle, my little one...

Our friend and fan, KCCI Channel 8 reporter, Michelle Parker, died this past Sunday, and here is my full tribute entry from my personal blog:

spaghettifb.blogspot.com/2008/05/goodbye-michelle-my-little-one.html

peace, tina