Zoo Bar 2-7-09 Big Boy Little Band

Zoo Bar
3000 Connecticut Ave
Washington, DC

Ok, y'all can stop givin' me shit now because I'm back with a vengeance.

And I think I even remember all the gigs I've played since then.

The last time we played a full night at the Zoo Bar on the first Saturday, I had a manic time getting down to Zoo Bar because the way I use to get out of Baltimore was blocked and I spent 30 minutes longed than I planned in downtown Brawlmer. That'll learn me to cut things too close. I've been really good about showing up on time since then though (knock on computer desk).

After showing up 15 min late and setting up, I look out in the crowd and notice DC harmonica/singer luminary Bruce Ewan was kind enough to join us. After the gig, he talked to Big Boy and some of that conversation was relayed to the band and seemed to support the reflections that I had on the Big Boy Little Band from Thursday.

Bruce confirmed that the new originals were a strong point to the band and that the flow had improved due to the aforementioned brutal practice schedule (3 times a month is intense for a blues band). I (we?) was (were?) also flattered when he said that we should skip over trying to book bars in the area and move right to bigger venues (the Wolf Traps, State Theatres, and festivals) of the DC music world. So, I managed to recover from my late start and we put on what I thought was a good show where a number of regulars that might have departed at midnight a couple months ago stayed around an extra hour or two (or three (I *heart* (parentheses))).

On to the next gig...