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Threadbare Silver or: Testing the Pattern

25 Friday Aug 2017

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I know it seems like this blog has just become an advertisement for all the things that I 20247780_706025782926597_4164974404776543061_odo, but all the things I do in my life are “life” events. And, it just so happens that the life event today is a little performance piece called Threadbare Trio +1 at Test Pattern. But, this isn’t the regular Threadbare Trio set where we offer comedy, acoustic covers and relaxed atmosphere. This is basically the Threadbare Trio (which is Neal Goode, Clay Howard and me) plus our pal Chad Huskey doing Silver Alerts (also Clay and me along with Corkey McClellan, Doug Davis and a rotating roster of guitarists) songs. That is, we’ll be doing Clay Howard songs.

Now, we may fit a few covers in there and I’ll be acting the fool, as always. So, we’re thinking this will be a hybrid of both bands. A little bit of this, a little bit of that. But, we’re not the only ones playing tonight (which is usually what the Threadbare Trio does). No, we have guests. We have our cool friend Adam Bennett going to do a 30-minute set to open the show and then Arrow Beach will be on to support their brand new debut album. Finally, we’ll go on last, doing our thing.

We’d love to see you there. Test Pattern is a cool little dive (that loves being such) that has a great beer selection, makes good craft cocktails and just has a pretty darn good vibe. Plus, they’re home of The Less Desirables and the entire The Less Desirables Network. The festivities start around 9pm and will go until we’ve had enough fun. Test Pattern is located at 701 North Trade Street. We can’t wait to see you, Dear Reader!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon

Looking Out for Love or: That Picking Style

28 Friday Jul 2017

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Anyone who has known me knows that I’m a bass player, it’s my main instrument, it’s where I’m most comfortable, it’s my sanctuary. I’d much rather be playing bass than singing, although I don’t mind doing them together. My “duties” with the two bands that I am currently in, I’m the bass player, do backup vocals and I play the idiot. That last one is a stretch, more just a dumb arse. It’s what I do best, I think.

But, I’ve always been interested in other instruments. I learned to play piano at the same time I learned to play bass. I’m much better at bass, but I have played keys in a band before. I’m no Doug Davis, but I do okay. Nothing special and I don’t do anything really fancy. I leave that to the professionals. The first instrument I actually ever learned to play was the drums and I will say that, to this day, they’re my favorite instrument to watch being played.

But, my first love was guitar. I can play the guitar. I’ve been known to do it. I’ve written many songs on it. I just don’t get to play it very much and when I do, I don’t think I’m good enough to hang with the big boys, but that’s probably because I don’t practice it. I’ve gotten into watching others play a bit more, lately, when I have the chance (and we all know how difficult that is), and have come across some things that I’m sort of jealous of. That goes for all instruments. I love watching YouTube and watching other people play the drums or the piano, guitar or even the bass, although that’s the hardest one to impress me with.

I have known who Lindsay Buckingham is for a good long while, but because it’s usually put in some ensemble piece (like Fleetwood Mac), I hadn’t really paid much attention to his playing style. I hadn’t really paid attention to Fleetwood Mac much, to tell the truth. Since doing the Rolling Stone Top 500, I have listened more closely. Now, Tango in the Night isn’t on that list, but it was my first intro to the band (again refer to my impossible musical path). During my viewing, I came across this interview with Mr. Buckingham and not really understanding how he played the song “Big Love,” I was blown away. I wanted to share it and that’s what I’m doing today. It got me to watch more of him doing them and others covering it. This is amazing stuff.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“You said that you love me and that you always will. Oh, you begged me to keep you in that house on the hill. Lookin’ out for love.” – “Big Love” (Buckingham)

Petty Clubbin’ or: Friday Night Music Club

21 Friday Jul 2017

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I’ve written three articles today so this will be quick. Tonight, at Bull’s Tavern, the July edition of the Friday Night Music Club featuring a whole night of Tom Petty. I will be emceeing the show and I’ll be performing in the show, as well. I’ll be part of the Threadbare Trio + 4. That’s Clay, Neal and me, as usual, but joining us will be Doug Davis, Greg Hurley, Davidson Smith and Susan Snow. We’ll perform six songs. I can’t tell you which six but you’ll like them.15873515_1428930590450353_2994663030644474219_n

Also on the bill is Men in Black doing around six songs and the Vagabond Saints Society doing a plethora of songs. VSS is playing the Summer of Love show for the Summer on Liberty tomorrow, so why not let them do the king’s share of the good songs? It will be a great show if you’re a Tom Petty fan.

The non-profit/charity for this month’s show is the Centers for Exceptional ChildrenCenters for Exceptional Children, the mission of which is to educate, nurture and support children with special needs to reach their highest potential intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically.

As usual, there is no admission fee or cover charge but there will be buckets for donations for the CFEC. It’s a great cause so give freely as you see fit or are able. Bull’s Tavern will also be making a donation from the night’s profits toward the charity. The show starts around 10 with a few acoustic numbers, then Men in Black are up, then us, then VSS. Come hear good musicians and donate to a great cause.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“The papers said Ed always played from the heart. He got an agent and a roadie named Bart. They made a record and it went in the charts. The sky was the limit.” – “Into the Great Wide Open” (Petty/Lynne)

Memorial Day or: The Silver Alerts

29 Monday May 2017

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Memorial Day, not to be confused with Veterans Day, is the day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our country’s military. We have the freedom to write our blogs, stand up and make stupid and asinine remarks on social media about any and every single thing, hold our kids and families at night, eat where and when we want because of their sacrifice. Positive vibes and happy thoughts to the families who have lost someone or holds the memories of a long-lost loved one who may have.

While we’re mostly all off today to reflect on that, The Silver Alerts will be playing today at Bailey Park for the Gears and Guitar event that is happening. It will be Clay, Corky, Doug, Burkey and me today! It’s going to be hot and it’s going to be sunny. Bring your lawn chairs and have a great time, The Plaids (also the Silver Alerts minus Clay and me, add Sexy Steve) will be playing there as well. Oh and because the cycling event is happening around town, expect delays.

I know this post is short, but, it’s a holiday for me, too!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God such men lived.” – Gen. George S. Patton

Silent Sunday or: The Aftermath

19 Sunday Mar 2017

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I only did one song, but it was a ton of fun. It’s hard to not sing at the top of my voice along with all the songs but I had to save some at the Vagabond Saints Society does ELO show. There’s no pictures of me (I was next to last) that I’ve seen, yet, but I’ll keep on the lookout. Thanks to Doug Davis, Jerry Chapman, Randall Johnson, Corky McClellan, Ken Mohan, Karon Click (McKinney), Susan Terry, Alex Johnston, Patrick Ferguson, Brian Cole, John MacMillan, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Tony Dagnall and Amanda Sullivan, Stephen Henson, Tammie Davis, Joe Henzler, Lee Wallace, Darrell Hoots, and, especially Bob Campbell for giving up one of his songs for me to have. It was a great night. ELO is pretty righteous. I hate I wasn’t more into them before now.

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Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Don’t bring me down, groose!” – “Don’t Bring Me Down” (Lynne)

Friday Night Music Club or: Good Cause

20 Friday Jan 2017

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Salutations™!!

Tonight, I’ll be hosting the Friday Night Music Club at Bull’s Tavern. Special guests for the show will be Clay Howard and James Vincent Carroll. Our house band includes Aaron 15873515_1428930590450353_2994663030644474219_nBurkey (Plaids), Jerry Chapman (Mediocre Bad Guys, Vagabond Saints’ Society), Doug Davis (Plaids, Mediocre Bad Guys, Vagabond Saints’ Society), and Corky McClellan (Plaids, Mediocre Bad Guys, Vagabond Saints’ Society). With guests like Clay and James, you can safely assume that the program for this show is going to skew heavily in the direction of rock ‘n roll. You may see me get involved in the music part, too. We’re also very happy to have comedians Cabell Wilkinson and Zo Myers on board!
There is NO cover for this event! Donation buckets will be available for our charity for the evening, Triad Musicians Matter, and we do encourage you to contribute what you can. Come on out, the fun starts at 10pm, but there’ll be plenty to do before. Support Bull’s Tavern, support local musicians and support Triad Musicians Matter.
Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!
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“In many cases in our community, it’s the musicians who are the first to offer their time and talents to help raise funds for many worthy local and global causes. It is the purpose of Triad Musicians Matter to be a vehicle to which the community can give back to those generous and artistic people when they themselves are in need.” – Triad Musicians Matter

Threadbare Trio-ish or: Playin’ the Wake

14 Friday Oct 2016

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Salutations™!!

Originally, it was a Clay Howard gig. Then Neal and I said we’d be part. That turned it into a Threadbare Trio gig. Then Clay had life happen and had to bow out and asked Doug Davis to fill in and he agreed. So it’s still kind of a Threadbare Trio gig. Let’s say it’s a Threadbare Trio – 1 + 1 = WTHeck!? It doesn’t matter, it will still be a fantastic singer with a fantastic 12933006_694975917320029_8559165572406661538_npercussionist and some guy sitting playing a bass. The same concept, either way. I promise that it will be entertaining no matter how it plays out.

So, where is this awesome shindig going to happen that I’m jabbering off on? Well, that will be Finnigan’s Wake (official Emerald Isle of The Less Desirables) TONIGHT!!! I think we’ll start around 10pm or so. Just come check us out, enjoy it, enjoy music, enjoy libations and/or dinner and have a good time. It will be worth it. Even if the show would turn out to be a wreck (that would be on me if it does) it will be a fun and glorious wreck. Perhaps you should come just to see how badly I mess things up? Nah, I won’t mess anything up. I’ll truly be the weak link, though.

You can find Finnigan’s Wake at 620 North Trade Street in WSNC.

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” – Victor Hugo

MM3AMMC or: Anthemic Finale

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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This past week was the final week of the MM3AMMC/TLD Tap Takeover. Over the last 15 weeks, that’s right, FIFTEEN!, I’ve heard a lot of groovy tunes. 118, actually. From a return to youth or freedom or straight-forward rock to personal stories or foreign language or  “lyrical vomit” or even several songs about me. I’ve listened to a lot of music. I’ve listened to some awesome musicians, too. Clay, Doug, Jerry, Patrick, Steve, Corky, KG, Josh, Eddie and Anand, thank you all for entertaining me this last 15 weeks. Especially thanks to Doug, Josh, Eddie and Anand for sticking with it until the end.

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Before I continue, I’d like to congratulate Doug Davis on his song, “Rivers to Oceans” for being last week’s “featured song.”

A recap of how this has works: So, on Monday morning around 8:30am or so, I would go and listen to the submissions. I looked over the assignment, compare the lyrics and songs to that assignment and then picked the one that I think makes the best representation of the assignment’s rules. To hear all the entrants this week visit the MM3AMMC website HERE.

This week, the assignment was from Josh: “My wife had an awesome suggestion. Write an anthem. Something that would be sung in soccer stadiums, football stadiums and other sporting arenas. Bonus points if you write one for your favorite sporting team.”

The submissions were as follows:

  • Doug Davis – “Reaching for the Sky”
  • Eddie McBride – “Fight!”
  • Joshua West – “Jezabel”
  • Anand Gan – “Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah”

So, there were 4 songs from 4 artists. And the winner was… nah, you don’t get it that easy. I mean, I want you to listen to the whole show, right? So, you need to listen to find out who won. You can do that on The Less Desirables website, on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or  Podcast Addict. Or, I’ll save you the trouble and post it here, I’m good like that. And yes, there may be a reposting of this next Tuesday, you never know.

Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“Rat a tat tat let the song get in you. Feel the beat. Put the hammer down with a rattlesnake breakthrough. Cant be beat! “ – Anand Gan (not necessarily the winner)

MM3AMMC Week 13 or: Naturally

15 Thursday Sep 2016

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This past Monday ended the twelfth week in Round 13 of TLD/MM3AMMC. Before we continue, I’d like to congratulate both KG Noble and Joshua West on their songs, both named “The Man Who Walked the Town” for being last week’s “featured song.”

A recap of how this works: So, on Monday morning around 8:30am or so, I go and listen to the submissions. Truth be known, I actually try to listen along the way.  But, I really listen at 8:30am. I look over the assignment, compare the lyrics and songs to that assignment a1276169874_10and then pick the one that I think makes the best representation of the assignment’s rules. To hear all the entrants this week visit the MM3AMMC website HERE.

This week, the assignment was from Anand: “Spent a weekend at Zion national park. Amazing. Write a song that incorporates the beauty of nature.”

The submissions are as follows:

  • Patrick Ferguson – “Nature’s Song”
  • Joshua West – “Lost in a Lover’s Arms”
  • Joshua West – “Carolina Skyline”
  • Eddie McBride – “The Animal Song”
  • Anand Gan – “Nature’s Beauty”
  • Doug Davis – “When You Were Young”

So, there were 6 songs from 5 artists. Both KG and Jerry dropped out this week.  And the winner was… nah, you don’t get it that easy. I mean, I want you to listen to the whole show, right? So, you need to listen to find out who won. You can do that on The Less Desirables website, on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or  Podcast Addict. Or, I’ll save you the trouble and post it here, I’m good like that. And yes, there may be a reposting of this next Tuesday, you never know.

Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“See the rain falling, dripping from the leaves. Feel the wind. My hair tangles, tumbles in the breeze. I can feel the peaceful bliss underneath the stars. Quiet now. Far from sounds of airplanes and cars. You don’t have to go far away to get lost in a lover’s arms” – Joshua West (not necessarily the winner)

MM3AMMC Week 12 or: The Second Time Around

08 Thursday Sep 2016

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Salutations™!!

This past Monday ended the twelfth week in Round 13 of TLD/MM3AMMC. Before we continue, I’d like to congratulate Patrick Ferguson on his song, “All Washed Away” for being last week’s “featured song.”

A recap of how this works: So, on Monday morning around 8:30am or so, I go and listen to the submissions. Truth be known, I actually try to listen along the way.  But, I really listen at 8:30am. I look over the assignment, compare the lyrics and songs to that assignment and then pick the one that I think makes the best representation of the assignment’s a0683698238_10rules. To hear all the entrants this week visit the MM3AMMC website HERE.

This week, the assignment was from Patrick: “Since Tim Beeman is hand picking his favorite song of the week this round I feel we owe him a favor. TIMBO currently has a blog called “the man who walked the town” where he goes out in the city to random places for a bit of exercise. I feel he needs some motivational music, or a theme song for his Blog. Let’s all attempt to write a song for him called “The Man Who Walked the Town” . Let’s motivate Tim to “Walk On”…. this challenge is open to any style or interpretation. Just write something that will get him going.”

The submissions are as follows:

  • Doug Davis – “The Man Who Walked the Town”
  • Eddie McBride – “The Man Who Walked the Town”
  • Patrick Ferguson – “The Man Who Walked the Town”
  • Joshua West – “The Man Who Walked the Town”
  • Anand Gan – “The Man Who Walked the Town”
  • KG Noble – “The Man Who Walked the Town”
  • Jerry Chapman – “The Man Who Walked the Town”

To say that this is personal to me, well, that’s understatement. I really appreciate Patrick, who has walked with me on a few of my The Man Who Walked the Town journeys, coming up with this assignment.

So, there were 7 songs from 7 artists. And the winner was… nah, you don’t get it that easy. I mean, I want you to listen to the whole show, right? So, you need to listen to find out who won. You can do that on The Less Desirables website, on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn or  Podcast Addict. Or, I’ll save you the trouble and post it here, I’m good like that. And yes, there may be a reposting of this next Tuesday, you never know.

Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, same blog channel…
Scorp out!

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“He used to say, 10K before 10A -OK “ – KG Noble (not necessarily the winner)