Tuscon's Smokin' Saturday Night with Wicked Grin
Yet another funkin', movin', smokin' gig by Wicked Grin at Tuscon's Saturday night. This band plays magic with the mood. All the WG regulars showed up and the dancing floor was bouncing all night long. There were two definitive camps there, the low-profile, quiet, passive crowd who seemed to be mostly at the back. Then there was the high-energy, screaming, dancing bunch that made their pleasure known.
Mary Gray was up for a swingin' version of Chicago and I got up for a couple of tunes. The latter of which I had the most fun with. It was a funked-up, rhythmic version of Shakey Ground with some dual vocal special effects that came off gloriously. During one of the later choruses, Murray overlapped my vocals with a completely different song, then I filled in some spots with some vocal funk scat.We slowly swapped songs completely and then cleverly swapped back again. It was one of the coolest, improvisation experiences I have ever participated in. Thanks Larry, Murray, Leigh-Anne and Richard, I had a ball...as usual! Wish I had some photos!

Maria outdoes herself yet again!
Dec. 30 was the eve of New Year's Eve and Maria Hawkins played to a sold out crowd at the Rainbow. She put on a hell of a show and we were all lucky enough to enjoy the outstanding musical talents of Ellysa Mahoney, Mark Filion and a few other special guests. I accompanied Maria on a few numbers and now more than ever think Maria is the Queen of stage presence and high-energy performance. You rock lady!