Heckuva Jam

The jam hit it's stride down at the River City Grill tonight. Maybe it has before, but it was cookin' tonight. We had some excellent new players. John from Australia sitting in on bass was a real asset. Playing left handed like Paul McCartney crossed with Ralph Stanley, he sang good bass, and he knew just about every tune we threw at him.

Ginny is relatively new and sittin' in with some fresh tunes. Mike Dowdy is a familiar face, but he sat in to pick some, which was a treat. We got a rare visit from Slash who anchored the jam out on the sidewalk. Dale was back with us, Kendall was back with us, Christian was back with us. Mary, Larry, Wayne, Ralph, George Smith, Jason Wheeler, Chris Burgoyne, Larry and Bill with their dueling dobros, Mary, Nancy, and some other. Laura Beth and John of Laura Beth and the clover Hollow Boys sat in, too and we hope they'll be back. With the jam splitting in two, we busted out a ton of new tunes. Great vibe tonight.

I'm thinking of about 4 of our die hard regulars who weren't there and the jam was still bustin' at the seams. That's a healthy jam, I tell you what.