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The Nancys are rehearsing for another acoustic show, with Salute Your Sweetheart, who we played with at the Heartland Cafe. It's at the Red Eye, and it should be very laid back. It's a small place, with a cozy atmoshphere.
The Heartland show was pretty cool. I was in high spirits and my hands weren't shaking like they normally do (it's the meds), but I found out later that Jon was pretty sick that night. I never would have know it by his performance, since he sounded just fine.
One new thing that kept happening that night was that my hands were sweating a little more than usual, and it made my fingers stick to the strings. I'm going to have to try out that Finger Ease string lubricating stuff. Any guitar players out there have experience with it? Pop me an email off the main Nancys site. I also finally figured out how to put the capo in the right place between frets so the guitar stays in tune. Of course, that wasn't until after the show (The Bird was pretty out of tune. Sorry!). I have to put in on an angle, so that the top part is actually on the fret above on the sixth string, and angles toward the lower fret so that it hits in the middle of the fret on the 1st string.
I've rediscoverd Zep's Physical Graffiti. It's been forever since I listed to that album, and on a whim decided to buy the cd. Holy crap on a crust, these guys were just brilliant. And I don't use that term lightly. Not enough can be said about John Paul Jones, either. He's the glue that held these crazy disparate personalities together musically, and I believe he goes largely unrecognized. Even by his own bandmates. After Page and Plant were doing all their stuff in the 80's and 90's, separately and then together, he never appeared with them. I remember seeing the three of them on some awards show recently where they had received awards. I forget which show, but after Plant babbled a bit, John Paul went up to the podium mic and said "I'd like to thank my friends for finally remembering my phone number." Behind him, Plant reacted with a look on his face that said "Whoa, I don't believe he just said that, and I really don't care." It was a sad moment.
