Day 5 - Eddie's Attic
Back to Atlanta. Another smooth and uneventful flight, sans frisking since this time I thought ahead and put camera, cell phone, change and jewelry all in one place. In the afternoon I called AVIS and found out that I didn’t need to buy a new tire-just bring the other car in and they’ll give me a new one. So I’m trotting around now in a White Grand Prix. Pretty funny since that’s the exact same car I had when I toured down here last August. I found out however, that the car wouldn’t be available until the next day so I piled my gear into Vicki’s truck, as she’d arrived at Ray’s the night before.
Had a brief rehearsal for my stint backing Vicki on keys at the hotel room SheFay was staying in. The clerk at the hotel desk looked a little dismayed when we started hauling our gear in but didn’t say anything. She Fay, who plays bass, lives in Florida, and Phyllis Free, a drummer, lives in KY, so we constitute quite a geographically diverse lineup! The show at Eddie’s went well, though it wasn’t as well-attended as we had hoped. These things are just so unpredictable. My set felt good, but I felt a little rough on Vicki’s material after only that one rehearsal. Still, it was a good trial run for the festival. It was great to meet Sue Witty and Gerlinda Grimes of the band weaklazyliar. Both of them are fantastic performers. And of course, Eddie’s is Eddie’s, so it was a thrill to play a full set there.
Had a brief rehearsal for my stint backing Vicki on keys at the hotel room SheFay was staying in. The clerk at the hotel desk looked a little dismayed when we started hauling our gear in but didn’t say anything. She Fay, who plays bass, lives in Florida, and Phyllis Free, a drummer, lives in KY, so we constitute quite a geographically diverse lineup! The show at Eddie’s went well, though it wasn’t as well-attended as we had hoped. These things are just so unpredictable. My set felt good, but I felt a little rough on Vicki’s material after only that one rehearsal. Still, it was a good trial run for the festival. It was great to meet Sue Witty and Gerlinda Grimes of the band weaklazyliar. Both of them are fantastic performers. And of course, Eddie’s is Eddie’s, so it was a thrill to play a full set there.