Okay. . . . Go!

The website is getting there (in case that link didn't work - www.jayandthebarnflyz.com) -- I'd say it's safe to visit without fear of filler text a la "General ramblings about the gig -- more information, or a link to more information" and so on. There's three songs, City Lights, Red Flag, and It's Coming Down that you can stream from the site, so go check out some more of the new record. We haven't got the E-commerce stuff worked out, but pretty soon you'll be able to buy the new record using Paypal, and have it shipped right to your door!

The show is coming up soon (March 24th, Salvation Army Church, 7pm, All Ages/$5). We had another sans-one-person practice last night, but again I think it helps to clairfy the feel of the songs. Also, it's easier to stop a 3/4 jam to correct a wrong chord than a full jam. Not that there are wrong chords. Ha, ha. . . ha. Alright, it was me. I thought it was C, but it was Bb. . . Sue me.

The Website

Now, the website is up, yes, if you travel over to www.jayandthebarnflyz.com you will find SOMETHING. But what is there is more of a conversation in process between me and Adam, then the actual website. So, just in case you've found your way there, and were wondering why my band had such an incomplete website, that's why. I was starting to poster for the big March 24th show, and I asked Adam to have something up so people wouldn't get NOTHING if they followed the links on the poster.

So, the website will be better soon.
Soon I will beg and plead you to visit.
Visit now at your own risk.
Risk is the game of world domination.

Take care,

Jay.

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4 practices before the show. . .

It seems like yesterday this gig was 2 months away, but here we are, just 2 1/2 weeks and 4 jams away.

Had a good practice on Sunday, it was actually the first time that the whole new band was in the same room at the same time.

I had a long talk with Tim after work last night, and he's going to move back to promoting the show and being our sound engineer. The band's sound has been evolving, and unfortunately, I think Tim got caught in a pinch between rhythm guitar and keys. So, thanks Tim, for all your time, and we'll be very glad to see a familiar face out at the sound board.

Now, here's the rub; without Tim, I'm the oldest old man in what is now a very young band. I think I'm actually the only one who can buy liquor. . .

Got a message from Grady today, and he's working on his set and polishing up his accordian to help us out on our songs.

Man, it's so damned cold. I don't know if Peja and I will venture out at all. Almost makes me wish we had a tv (I mean, aside from the one I have hidden in the attic to watch west-coast basketball games in the middle of the night. . .).

Take care,

Jay.

Rockin' The Ice Storm. . .

Just got back from the Portsmouth Harbour building, where the Lung Association kindly invited me to play some music for their charity Gardening Show. The hydro lines are shedding their ice onto the sidewalks and roads -- take care if you're out and about.

Thanks to Walter, the sound guy, who I think took a lot of shit yesterday from musicians and booth workers over appropriate sound levels. I let him know that whatever he wanted was cool with me, and I think we found a happy medium. Thanks also to whichever kind volunteer brought me some ice water. The volunteer staff was very kind to me, and they're putting in so much more time and effort than the hour I spend singing.

I played for about an hour, with a 5 minute break, and despite the ice storm keeping almost everyone away, it was a great chance to try out the new songs live. It's the toughest kind of crowd, one that's there for something else -- but people were very kind and a few compliments were to be had.

I'd include a set list here, but it was about 25 songs, and I really don't remember the order. I just had the titles written across three pieces of note-pad paper, scrawled during spare moments in the last couple of days.

So, thanks Lung Association; hope I was of help.