Peter Pan and Other Fun Facts

OK, this weekend didn't start at a gig. It started Tuesday when I got a call from my roommate Ashlee. Most of you know her as Luna Ashlee. She happens to be the lead singer for SCF's newest band, Foxxy Cleopatra. Anyhoo, Luna was calling me at work to inform that Sean, our lead singer, Had come down with the flu or something like that. Basically he was ordered to stay in bed through the week, if not longer.

What did that mean for us? It meant that there was a possibility that Sean would not be making it to Greenville this weekend. No worries, Ashlee to the rescue.

First off, Big Entertainment Thursday.

Stone Cold Fox - Thursday February 15th, Wild Wing Cafe - Alpharetta, GA

A good Thursday crowd. I think it was the first time with Ashlee doing Stone Cold Fox where we didn't have a fill in guitar player. So it was nice to be able to do all the dance steps and such. The crowd was rockin and they were diggin Luna on the lead vocals.

Electric Boogaloo & Stone Cold Fox - Friday February 16th & Saturday February 17th, Wild Wing Cafe - Greenville, SC

Finally the Fox has returned to Greenville! After a great New Years show in G'Vegas, we finally got to come back. Friday night before hand we got a surprised looks as Luna stepped up to the mic for sound check. Lot's of folks asking for Sean. Our standard answer was that he was very ill. Well, until show time, that is. Once the show started, the story was that Simon was out cause he got hold a bad batch of salmonella from the bad Peter Pan Peanut Butter.

The Greenville crowd took to Luna right away. She did her thing and sang her ass off.

After the show it was off to the room. A long day and Johnny was beat.

Saturday started with Chad and I meeting up with Freddy Boom Boom and his family for lunch. We ate at a diner type place called Pete's good stuff. After that it was back to the room. Luna and Katie came over and we watched Reno 911 all afternoon.

Late afternoon brought a trip to the big EarShot for some Motown CDs. Then it was off to the wing with Luna and Chadwick for dindin. As we were returning to the room, there were snow flurries.

Saturday night showtime, the house was full of regulars, and it was good to see them. DJMark and Jordan were in the house as were Leslie, Leann, Kat, Katie, Sarah, and a bunch of others.

Again, everyone was asking for Sean. Tonight the story was that Rolo was out with Gonorrhea. Ain't we a bunch o stinkers?

Once again, Luna did an excellent filling in for Sean. Her 70's disco skills are even mightier than her 80's skills.

All in all a good weekend. It is always tough when your singer is out, but Luna filled in as if it was her gig all the time. Watch out Sean. haha

next up - Dos Copas Dacula

OJJ

2007 thus far

I can't believe I haven't blogged since December 11th. I guess so much has been going on that I just never got the chance. Let's start at the top.

The end of the year was a doozy. The week before Christmas I had shows (mostly privates) Tuesday through Friday of that week, ranging from Birmingham to Greenville. Lot's of traveling in short amount of time. Not to mention, driving down south to my parents for Xmas.

Xmas was great, I was down there from Saturday night, before Xmas till the Wednesday after. One of my best friends, and one of the best drummers I have ever known, Brian Keany was in town Visiting his parents. Brian Lives in Japan, so it is pretty rare when he makes it home. The week after Christmas was another busy week. I filled in for Matt with Foxxy Cleopatra at their Alpharetta Big Entertainment Thursday debut. That Friday and Saturday, we were in Alpharetta as Electric Boogaloo and the Dock Martins. And of course, that Sunday was New Years Eve.

New Years Eve was off the hook. We did all three bands in Greenville. It had been September since we were there. It was good to return to G'Vegas. The only weird part is that due to a leak in the ceiling, water dripped on Richard's amp. It shut it down. This was after the Dr. Martin's set. Once it was dry, we decided that we wouldn't have time for the final costume change into the Boogaloo stuff, so we stayed on stage in the Stone Cold Fox, and played through both the Fox and Boogaloo sets. No worries though, the crowd loved it, and it was a great time had by all.

After that we played The Wing in Columbia at the Village @ Sandhill. Great place, great staff. The Shopping center is insane. Very cool. I look forward to more exploration next time we play there.

Now, we get to the craziness. Other than the next two Thursday, I had no weekend's scheduled. (One weekend we left open, the other I passed along to Boom Boom). I figured that we be a great time to get my kidney stone crushed. Now this kidney stone has been in my left kidney for about 3 years now. It hasn't caused any pain, but the fact that it was huge, it was suggested that I get lippotripsy done. That is were they use a laser to shatter it into tiny little pieces. Now the doctor told me it would only hurt for a couple of days. WRONG!!! It felt like someone was kicking me constantly and it hurt for the better part of a week. I ended up giving the next weeks gigs to Matt J as well. I hated to miss Alpharetta and Suwanee gigs, but better safe than sorry. The funny part is during the times that it would have taken to get to the gigs, play the gigs, and come back home, there was no pain. Murphy's Law.

All is well now. The pain seems to be mostly gone, and I have done a few gigs since. One full weekend in Augusta, with Luna Ashlee singing lead. And this past Thursday in Alpharetta as Boogaloo. Other than soreness and a little back pain, all was well.

This coming weekend should be a busy one. Thursday night Alpharetta as Stone Cold Fox. The Greenville for the weekend. Boogaloo on Friday, Fox on Saturday. Hope to see all of the regulars there.

Anywho, I'll try not to wait so long before the next blog.

Johnny