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So much to talk about

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Man, theres so much to talk about but so little time at the moment. About 1/2 way through the bath remodel & its takin its toll on me, my time & my practice time. Gotta get it done, gotta get it done, gotta get it......

We have 2 big fund raiser concerts coming up for Almira Fawn, who you know, her mom,Umi, was murdered in June.August 3rd at the KY Theater & August 8th at Busters. Go to my calender to learn more about these 2 events that will raise money for Almira's continuing education. As mentioned before I knew Umi personally & this was & remains a heart wrenching ordeal for myself & those who knew her. I enjoyed my time working with Almira on stage as well as some practice & brainstorming sessions.

The chemo seems to be working for my wifes cancer, but she is not out of the woods just yet.

I wanna tell you that our July 3rd LexJam II Unplugged was as always a great event & a lot of fun & even saw the return of D.J. Crowe for a few songs. Nice crowd, Diverse crowd. There will be pics posted at the LexJam website as soon as I get them over to Mark.

will soon have a date for that late summer "Jamily Reunion" at Goshins Tavern, so I'll keep you posted on that as soon as the date is etched in stone.

This Monday night, my friend Tony Doolin of the "Americana Carnival" will be at Natashas to celebrate the fact that the Americana Carnival" is now syndicated. Thats just cool stuff & I want to try to help him add a few radio stations to his list. Hankerin for Hank will be playing from 9:00pm til 1:00am. They are (as the name might hint), a Hank Sr. cover band.

Like I said so much to talk about, thats why I just briefly touched on some of the bigger things going on in the very near future & I'll update as time permits. Pleas wish me luck on gatting this bath project done & hope to see you soon.

Gotta Run,

Rennie

UPDATE early summer 2010 part 3

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Now to wrap it up. Sometimes it's hard to keep your thinking cap on straight. You might be preoccupied, busy,multitasking,distracted,sidetracked,interrupted, or all of the above. When you are setting up equipment,Tweaking sound, rotating artists,thinking about your next set, taking pictures, greeting people, schmoozing & directing, you might not have said thinking cap on properly. There are a lot of things that are going through my mind when I host LexJam II Unplugged. All those I just mentioned & maybe one or two more I have forgot. So you are likely wondering where I'm going with this. Well, its leading up to an important apology. During all this activity on Saturday I failed epically in recognizing something I was supposed to do. No it's not one of those things I was told to do, rather it was something that should have naturally occurred to me.

Tammy McKinley handed a paper to me with the thoughts of her husband Mark, on the recent death of Umi Southworth. These were a few kind words on Mark's personal thought's on Umi & Almira & how they tied into this particular LexJam II session. Why did I not read it right then & there is beyond me. I should have read it while I was in front of the microphone but I didn't. Shame on me for sure. So here is where I want to give my heartfelt apology to Tammy & Mark both. I truly am sorry I did not read this to the people assembled in the food court. My being distracted is no excuse. I should have adjusted that thinking cap I mentioned earlier. I will now post Mark's words here & Mark my friend you should post it at the LexJam site too. This is what Mark had to say:

*In Memory*

"Almira Fawn stole my heart the first time I heard her perform. That was nearly two years ago. I was amazed by this little girl with such an outgoing personality and so much talent. Almira puts so much into her music and songwriting-she's a natural. Almira draws inspiration from everything around her. She can turn an extremely ordinary, everyday event, into a lyrical composition that puts a grin on your face And make you feel good. She can also write a song that will make you think much deeper about a situation. I mention these things because Almira had a great support system behind her that gently guided her and looked out after her best interests. Umi Southworth was that wonderful support system - she loved her daughter and wanted only the best for Almira.

I never had the opportunity to really know Umi Southworth. I had met Umi at a LexJam session a couple of years ago. She sat quietly on the sidelines while Almira performed - I spoke to her after the show. Several months later, I met Umi Southworth again at a WoodSongs show. A beautiful smile covered Umi's face as she turned toward Almira and said that's the photographer at LexJam! I smiled and thought to myself...no, I'm just another huge fan of Almira!!!

Umi Southworths daughter immediately stole our hearts, and those who knew Umi considered her a dear friend. Last week out hearts were shattered when we heard the news of Umi Southworth's death. We must now seek comfort for our troubled hearts - one place comfort can be found is in the knowledge that Umi Southworth's spirit will live on through Almira and her friends.

This is what today's very special LexJam is all about - lifting up Umi' Southworth's spirit and honoring this special person that enriched our lives and our community. We also express our support to Almira by being here to honor her mother. Almira will need her friends now more than ever before.

Today is a celebration in music...let your music and words soar through the clouds in sweet refrain...may your notes & voices surrond Umi Southworth."

Mark McKinley

Well said Mark. Kind words from a kind person. So there you have it. Please be sure to check out my photo gallery as I have posted some pics of Saturday her. To see some even better shots of Saturdays performances please visit the LexJam website. Tammy took the pics at this session & I believe Mark did the editing & posting.

Look around my site and see all the things I have updated.

The next LexJam II is next Saturday for "Red, White & Boom". Hope to see yo there. Keep checking back to see whats going on with me or the many musicians I work with.

Till next time keep picking & don't forget to feed & water your banjo player.

Rennie

UPDATE early summer 2010 part 2

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ok I left off yesterday talking about UMI SOUTHWORTH & I believe I have covered that subject enough 'cept to say, There are other (somewhat)disturbing facets to this story that I won't go into here and if anything, Umi's death has brought change to the way our police & first responders handle these type of cases in the future. They now have to call Fire and/or EMT immediately in such cases.
on to some lighter news (sorta) The June edition of LexJam II Unplugged, was held in memory of Umi Southworth & we had a lot of fine musicians come out to play & half of these were Almira's friends & lesson mates. Tammy McKinley took an incredible bunch of nice pictures & Her & hubby Mark worked hard getting them posted to the LexJam website in short fashion. We also made the news Saturday evening & I want to personally extend a thank you to Janice Park of WLEX18 for covering this event in honor of Umi & bringing a little bit of awareness to LexJam II Unplugged.We had a nice turn out of musicians for this special edition of LexJam II, including a lot of Almira's lesson mates. I just really gotta say that David McLean & Paul Felice know how to bring out the talent in the young people & with teachers like these two, the future of music is safe & sound. As always, thanks guys for sending your students my way. Having said that, I think this is a good opportunity to tell you all who came out to play:
Serena Hutchens
Julia Knight
Slade Warnken
Stephen Weller
Dick & Shirley Hudson
Brian Powers
John Forgy
David Harrod
Steve "Fuzzy" Knopka
Kellett Babb & her friend Joyce
Oh, and of course yours truly.
A dozen musicians makes for a fine afternoon of great music. I thank each & every one of you for you part in continuing to make LexJam II a successful endeavor. Something that was really cool that afternoon was having Serena play violin to back up Joyce & Kellett on their version of Amazing Grace. Priceless! Also, to see the looks on the faces of the unwary folks making their way through the food court area, when they see kids like Julia & Slade just totally rockin it. Especially when ther doing their original material. Again, priceless stuff.
I also want to thank Steve Kelly & Central Bank for allowing us to be an official drop off point for the "Umi Southworth Memorial Educational Fund". With a late donation on Monday in the name of LexJam II, we collected just shy of $300.00 for this cause. PLEASE remember that ANY location of CENTRAL BANK, will accept donations to this fund. Please give generously.
Also a shout out to the following for supporting LexJam II Unplugged & Live music in general:
Goshins Tavern 1801 Alexandria Dr. Best cheeseburger on the west side of Lexington.
WUKY 93.1 FM Catch the Americana Carnival on Saturdays @ 4:00 pm.
Michael Jonathan of Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour for his support of this special edition of LexJam II Unplugged.
The Lexington Center for having us & the great crew that do so much to help us.
The Doo Wop shop, for letting us put up posters & otherwise supporting us.
The Meadowthorp Neighborhood Asso. For the Candle light vigil for Umi.
WRFL 88.1 FM for the plugs and all the awesome programming. And! DID you hear/ WRFL is now broadcasting at a full 7900 watts up from 250 watts. Now all you good folks in surrounding towns can pick it up "all the way to the left on your radio dial. Of course of your out of range you can still get it via the web. www.wrfl.fm.
And last, but in no way least, Graddy Johnson & HillBilly Graphics for the awesome poster to use as a backdrop for the occasion.Someday this poster will go to Almira.
So there it was. A great afternoon, great music & a great tribute to Umi Southworth. But wait....Theres more & that will come tomorrow as I apologize to someone about something I overlooked on Saturday & other morsels in 'part 3" tomorrow.

Peace out for now,

(to be cont.)

UPDATE early summer 2010 part 1

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Well its been just a lil while since I last updated the news page and after my last post, you know why. So I'll start off by saying that The chemo I talked about in the last update seems to be working. That's the news we received from the Dr. last week & this was very welcome news indeed.
A lot of things have been going on this spring as you know. I am still in a holding pattern on my record and will probably wait til early fall to get back into the studio. Of course this depends on how my wife continues with cancer treatment, but should be able to sneak some recording in here & there. This has given me opportunity to write new stuff & really tweak some of the older stuff that is going on this record. So maybe that thing about silver linings & clouds, is right after all.
The MAY 22nd session was a nice comfy session held outside in really nice weather. We heralded the return of Dick Hudson, one of our charter members, who with his wife Shirley helped get this whole Acoustic version of LexJam of the ground some three odd years ago. We almost lost Grover's attendance that day due to a parking snafu up in the main lot. The guard didn't know that LexJammers park free. We were able to fix it in time to have Grover come back & join us. Of course not until he went home & mowed his yard. See there is that silver lining thing again. This time it worked in Grovers favor. Grover has his new racord out now called WALLS & DOORS, and I think you will really like it. I do. You can sample (then) buy this Cd at his website www.groversmusic.com. You can find the Just Me CD there too. And Grover has put some of his Live unedited recordings up for your enjoyment. Stop by and say Hi to Grover on his guest book.
The pics from the May session are posted at the LexJam website. www.lexjam.com. Be sure to tell the site administrators at the LexJam site you LOVE their work.
Between the May & June LexJam II Unplugged sessions, we had a very unfortunate turn of events in the accelerating career of Almira Fawn.
Almiras mother UMI was found in the fence row behind their apartment badly beaten & given up for dead. To add insult to injury the local police just figured she was dead & left her lay there for 5 hours. The coroner wasn't called for several hours, then even HE didn't decide to check her for another 2 hours. When he DID check her he determined she was still alive! Now who knows maybe she would have made it, maybe not. BUT! The first thing you would think a first responder would do would be to check for vitals, or call in the EMT's & let them decide. The thing that really pi**ed me off over the whole thing was when the officer said on the news camera that (and I quote), "Its not our job to determine if some one is dead or alive". What a bunch of B.S. Seems like they DID make that determination by assuming she was dead & leaving her there for 5 hours.
Now I know there are some who say,"well she was already probably brain dead, so it wouldn't have made a difference anyway.BUT, whose to say. You hear all the time about people who should have been way past dead, but some how made a miraculous recovery & lived on to tell their story.
Anyway this was a painful ordeal for a lot of people who knew Umi, and she will be missed. There was a candle light vigil held the following week in the feild behind where she was found & 250-300 people attended. Its was a sad occasion, but I'm glad I was able to address the crowd for a few minutes & share some of my memories of this young lady & her daughter. Rest In Peace Umi, "We barely knew ye".
(to be continued)

The News May 3rd,2010

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ok. I know people have been wondering besides LexJam II Unplugged, where I have been hiding. Did I start my next record, etc. Well yes I did start my next record did some recording in November & again in January,BUT. My wife was having some problems & not feeling well throughout the fall & winter, and began losing a lot of weight. After many tests & a lot of Dr. visits, we found out in April that she has cancer. A rare form of gastric cancer called Linitis Plastica. This is an aggressive cancer & it sux!
she will start chemo very soon & we have vowed to beat this thing. These events of course have changed my recording schedule & I will record & track the other musicians as I can schedule it all depending on how the chemotherapy pans out. So this will once again delay the release of the upcoming CD, but it WILL happen at some point. I will try to keep you informed & updated as things progress throughout the spring & summer.
I have all intentions of running LexJam II Unplugged on a normal schedule & hope to get as much support & attendance as possible to further enhance the live music opportunity & experience in Lexington. My live gigs may be scarce for the time being but I believe you will all understand. All thoughts & prayers are welcomed & encouraged.

Tammy & Mark McKinley have posted the pics from the April session of LJ II Unp, and I wanna thank Tammy for the awesome job getting quality pictures. I have requested curtains for the sides of the stage & our good friend Caroline Puterbaugh has obliged us. I think this has definitely helped with sound (transient highs are a bear in Lexington Center), & I know by looking at the pics from April they help with a more professional look as far as the photos are concerned. So please go to www.lexjam.com & check out the latest pics & other news.
Coming up this Saturday May 8th, is LexJam I at Natashas. Go down & check it out.

Please remember That our good friend Mylinda Dockery is implementing a new program at The Music Institute of Lexington known as the Garage Band Course. Both forms of LexJam will be used for live performance locations for musicians enrolled in this course. The live performance parts of this course will place you in the proper LexJam session, depending on your style of music. This is a mentoring program as well as channel for those in bands that want to take their craft to the next level. Both LexJam's are also an excellent place to hook up with other musicians. So if you have your band partially started but need something to round it out (Guitarists, percussionists, bassplayers, keyboards, etc., then this is a good place to look. Enrollment forms will also be available at each form of LexJam and can be found at the LexJam website & all the information for this and other music courses can be found at www.musicforlexington.org.

This Months edition of LexJam II Unplugged will be held on MAY 22nd.
1to 5pm @ Lexington Center
I'll stop here but try to keep the updates coming in a timely fashion. I wanna give my opinion on the Tascam DR-07 I bought and how good this lil guy works. So I'll save that for the next time.

Rennie

FINALLY! 2010 LexJam II Unplugged Goodness

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Man Oh man. We now are into our third (can ya believe it) year of LexJam II Unplugged herein after referred to as LJ II Unp.,and it is wonderful to report that we had the best season opener yet. Yea I know its only our Third (did I say that already) season. but the number of musicians was outstanding. Normally The February LJ II Unp. will net 3-5 musicians including your humble host, but this year we had like a dozen or so. I don't know but I think sometimes I might be one of the luckiest people alive. I get to hear a lot of great music every month that most people wont get a chance to hear, unless of course they come down to LJ II Unp. Now, yes, You can hear a lot of these musicians out on the town, which is a good thing because that means you are supporting live music, but I'm talking on a larger scale, a larger audience. I get to hear all these musicians playing their original music, and it just keeps getting better. There are so many indie artists out there and some of the finest make it to LJ II Unp. Unfortunately there are a few people out there that still don’t get it. Fear of the unknown I guess.
For example, I have a buddy that always says ,"hey cant we hear some "Dust in the Wind'? And I say,"yes we can & most likely will, but why"? Yes we'll hear some cover tunes, and I'm in no way bashing Kansas, or any other mainstream artists', I like Kansas, but you can turn on any classic rock radio station & hear "Dust in the Wind', etc. I keep trying to impress on my friend that there is Soooo much good music out there,(that can't be heard on mainstream radio, just yet),just as good as the ol "Dust in the Wind', some even better, that you are cheating yourself by not looking for the indie & singer/songwriter stuff that is out there. And that is one of the main points of LJ II Unp. to bring you really good kickin tunes that you might not hear anywhere else. I say "might not", 'cause we all [as artists] hope to get some air time somewhere. And if you pay attention you just might here it out there somewhere. I know I get a charge when I hear something I've written on the airwaves. So yes, you will hear a balance of mainstream acoustic music but you will also hear some really good original stuff and the only place to get such a variety is at one of the LexJam sessions. Or on WRFL 88.1 FM. But I digress.
SO what do we have to report about on such a neat event?
We will start with the all important kudos to the folks who do so much to help produce LJ II Unplugged. In the order they fell in of course. First off Grover Mollineaux and Steve Knopka, AKA FUZZY. Thanks for the help getting set up & especially your ears in getting the sound tweaked in as we know it a challenge getting the board set in the environs of Lexington Center. Also want to give a big thanks to Steve (again), & Rich Coffield for all the help doing tear down. Its a big job for one person but only takes 'bout a half hour when you have three guys doing it. Good job men.
Ok, now instead of trying to break down every set every musician played, I will let you know who they were & say a few kind words about them. Not to mention the fact that I have been trying to get this update done for 2 1/2 weeks now, 5 or 6 sentences a day!
First we will start off with Grover. Grover always brings a lot of original easy listening music to our stage & has 1 CD out (Just Me)& working on the 2nd. Everybody loves Grover & you can find more @ www.groversmusic.com.
Of course Fuzzy, was there to back EVERYBODY up with his skillful harp playing. We always encourage Fuzzy to join us and look forward to seeing him pop up in various music venues around town.
Ok as has been the pattern Donovan "Big D" Howard showed up for the first LJ II UNP of the year to play some of his original country/folksy/gospely songs, cover a few tunes & back up our next to be mentioned guests. We hope to see more of Big D this year & anticipate his return.
At the urging of Big "D", we also had Mr. Joe Lemay & Sherri Reese Jump on board. Joe & Sherri came all the way from Burnside Ky,armed with guitar & banjo. They treated us to some of their original bluegrass & gospel music as well as some traditional tunes. Joe & Sherri, have a record out called,"Cumberland Rose'. I have been listening to this CD and really get a laugh every time I listen to "Make Them Chickens Fly",and they have a stamp certifying that "No chickens were injured during the recording of this CD". Priceless! We also hope to have Joe & Sherri grace the LexJam II stage again. It was also nice to have some of the bluegrass music back in the line up considering that Bluegrass was a huge part of getting LexJam II off the ground in the beginning & that it has been a bit scarce lately.
Next up we had our young musician of the month in Mr. Slade Warnken. Slade is 12 years old & played 2 songs for us. 2 original songs I might add. Slade absolutely kicked it on the guitar & vocals. This young man has an extraordinary vocal range & his guitar skills are beyond most his age. I facebooked his guitar teacher Paul Felice to thank him & David McLean for sending this type of talent our way & his words were, and I quote "That kid is a MONSTER on stage, and his dad's no slouch, either". I hope to get his dad Travis(I believe), to join us at one of these LJ II UNP's. Travis, Slade, Please come back! Special note to David & Paul: Please keep sending this kind of talent our way.
Also making a reappearance to the LJ II stage was Mr. Sam Wooden. Sam is a killer country singer & can cover just about anyone in country music, but really wows the crowd with his original country music. Sam's songwriting prowess & guitar playing, coupled with his POWERFUL voice commands attention wherever he plays & now has a full band known as the Urbane Gentlemen. ANY chance you get to hear these guys will be an evening well spent. I promise. Really, check them out, you'll thank me. Also want to thank Adam, Sam's lead guitar player for coming out to jump in with Sam & bless my Martin' by virtue of using it.
Ok last but in NO way leastRich Coffield was on board to engage us with a set or two, of his covers and an original or two. Rich is always a welcome guest in any lineup. What, with his guitar playing skills and all. This young man adds a distinguishable element anywhere he plays.
So here it was. The first installment of LexJam II Unplugged, for 2010. And what a grand time it was. I'll wrap up this summery & finally get it posted.
Mark McKinley has the pictures posted at the LexJam website, so be sure to check them out & I will have some posted here soon. I'll also have more news soon. And fill you in on some of the things going on between the forces of dark & light that shape my world. Til then & as always...

TTYS,

Rennie
P.S. As of this posting, we are still searching for a March venue.

UPDATE

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ok I really am almost finished with the Season opener of LexJam II Unplugged report. I will also explain why this one is so late. Please bear with me. I'm still here.

Rennie

Ren, Where ya been?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

We'll get to that, but for now. I'll be shootin some e-mails your way. More importantly we have the start of our 3rd year of LexJam II Unplugged coming up quickly. February 6th, as a matter of fact. So lets all make this one the biggest year yet. Hey, this year should bring opportunities to many local musicians, with the Equestrian Games' coming up. See ya down town if I don't talk to ya sooner.

Rennie,

P.S. Stay tuned here for the next week for updates on LexJam II Unplugged!!!

2009 Jamily Reunion

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ok, so it's about 5:30 sun is going down, 24 deg, snow showers & flurries. Time to get loaded up & set up at GOSHINS TAVERN for the second annual "Holiday" edition of the Jamily Reunion series of musical events. So the Son & me, we git er loaded up & Down to the tavern. Set up takes us about an hour for the main stuff, then it's back to the house for an expertly prepared dinner of leftover Christmas Lasagna & salad. And I will add it was really tasty. 7;00 finds us back at Goshins, and finishing the setup, ya know, mic's, sound check, that kinda thing.
Getting close to 8:00, musicians are showing up, listeners are showing up. This is looking good. & it turns out to be just that & Better.

Yes the 2009 holiday edition of Jamily Reunion was a great success. Without trying to break down the sets & how they played out, I'll give a brief overview & do some name dropping.

When we got back there after dinner Kevin Smith was already there waiting and anticipating a good night of music.Being a well respected musician in the area, Kevin also has a nice studio setup, in which I am doing a good portion of recording for my next record. Kevin will set in with most of the rotations for most of the evening, but still able to get enough breaks to keep his beer cold, an occasional smoke & mingle with some of the people in the audience.
Door swings open, and in, blown in in a rush of cold air its Tom Cool & Peter Griffen, I call him the "Family Guy', or maybe it should be the "Jamily Guy'!
I don't waste much time getting things going. Matter of fact I get the evening started with 2 or 3 songs, then immediately start getting the talent thats mounting up on stage. After all With Tom Cool & Peter Griffen in the house, you have 2/3rds of The Cooligans. So we get Kevin, Tom & Peter up & they start into some awesome jamming with a bluesy rockin overtone that sets the mood for the next few hours. During the early part of this, the next cold breeze blows in Rich Coffield, you know of the Slagsmiths, solo artist/performer/singer/songwriter & also a big supporter of LexJam II Unplugged. With Rich up on stage, we now have 4 awesome musicians putting it through the wires. The crowd is enjoying the sounds & I your humble host, am running around like crazy trying to make sure the sound is good, record the event, schmooze with the crowd & find out what other musicians are here to join the fun.
Sheila Smith owner of Goshins, points out a young lady setting at a table with a gentleman & says, Thats Lady & her husband Tim, and that, Lady wants to get up & sing a few. Thats cool, and speaking of cool, Tom Cool,remember Tom Cool, we spoke of him earlier, Tom points out a young man setting at another table. this turns out to be none other than Dan Hill, an area singer/songwriter, oh and another COOLIGAN! Yup thats right we now have one of the many complete incarnations of the COOLIGANS right here for the Jamily Reunion. Wow...

So yes we get Lady up to do a little Motown & a few other tunes And a bit later her husband Tim. I should mention here that Lady & Tim are part of the local dance scene with their band, a local dance band.I'll get back with the name...

We also had another gentleman whose name eludes me at the moment, come up & sing. I'll get back to you on that too...
The rotations were to numerous to mention, but everyone mentioned here played with everyone else at some point that evening. Weather it was Dan Hill leading an ensemble, or the Cooligans proper, or with the added enhancements that Kevin & Rich added, or Tim jumping in on some of the other songs later, there was quite a variety of music to be had. Matter of fact my only regret is that I was so busy with sound, recording, coordinating & schmoozing, I only got to play (I think), a total of about 5 songs. Really had planned on more but "so much music,so little time'. I was also trying to teach a bit about the boards to my son, who is mildly interested in sound engineering. Hey another aspect to look at on this particular session is, I advertised the gig from 7:30 til about 11:00. Now I knew it would probably go longer, as the holiday jams usually do. However it was a pleasant surprise when we went to almost 12:30. I have lotsa audio to go through & have been so busy the last couple of weeks that I have only listened to about 15 minutes of the 4 hours. Cant wait til I hear it all & start to put together a CD from this year & last!

So again a HUGE THANKS to all the fine musicians that came out.Tom Cool, Rich Coffield, Dan Hill, Kevin Smith, Peter Griffen, Lady, Tim, that other guy & anybody else I might have forgotten. Hey, we were ALL a little foggy by the end of the night.
A special thanks to Shelia Smith for giving us a place to hone our craft.
Also thanks to Ryan Pennywitt, for the help with setup, tear down & helping run sound. And thanks to my daughter-in-law, Holly, for also helping teardown.

I also wanna thank my good friend Dan French for coming out & bringing some friends. I only wish I would have played a few more songs from my upcoming record for you guy's.

So there you have it in a nutshell. Another great holiday edition of Jamily Reunion. In the books. I'll let you know when the CD's done. It will be awhile though.
Go check out the photo page. I put a few pics up from this kick a** event.

Rennie
P.S. Remember to click on the pics to enlarge, or click the first one & it will do a slideshow. Now Git!

Ok I know...

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

I'm hoping to get that news post up this weekend concerning the Jamily Reunion. The pics also. Sorry its taking so long. A lot has been going on.

TTYS

Ren