The Ott House Pub - 4/28/06 & 4/29/06 - Emmitsburg, MD

The FLB had a pretty good weekend at the Ott House. There were a few technical kinks with the new PA we had to work out at both shows, but nothing that prevented us from having two solid nights of fun. Lots of friends, family, and fans. Plus we were again blessed with a bounty of beautiful stage dancers.

Friday night my good friend Ivy, who I've known since elementary school, came out with her mom and her friend Anne, both whom I hadn't seen in years. It was good to hang out with them for a little while and get crazy. They were most definitely the life of the party. Table dancing, tambourine playing, Merlot drinking!--these gals know how to get down. They even had my dad out on the dance floor, which is no small feat. I think the old man was havin' the time of his life...

My LVC friend Jill and some other Class of 2005 LVC'ers also surprised me at the Friday show. It was great to catch up with them and talk about their life happenings since graduation. Hard to believe it's been a freakin' year already since we walked across that stage. Time just seems to flow into itself now...

Early in the Friday show there was this group of bikers at the front of the room that apparently wanted to hear nothing but blues music. We play a few blues tunes, but as many of you might know our song list is pretty diverse. We played one of our blues numbers in hopes of pleasing our biker friends, but unfortunately that wasn't enough. The natives were getting restless. One of their designated spokesmen flat out told me that our version of "Tiny Dancer" sucked. Tough crowd, tough crowd.

I decided that the safety of the entire City of Emmitsburg was at stake, so we played almost every "blues" tune we knew--not that many. Thankfully, our new friends cooled out and eventually went on their merry way. In fact, I think I even saw "the spokesman" singing along to Werewolves of London. How 'bout that...winning hearts and minds, one note at a time.

Saturday night Chris' entire family (it seemed like) drove down, up, and over to come to the show. It was great to see them again. They're a fun bunch and we really appreciate their support.

For some reason, I was also very chatty on the mic for Saturday's show. I could hear Ken and Randy laughing at me because I caught myself rambling uncontrollably a few times. It reminded me of the "Ramblin' Dan" reference in this book Ken put me on to called "So You Wanna Be A Rockstar," by Jacob Slichter, the drummer of Semisonic. It's a very honest, witty, and insightful (not to mention, hilarious) account of the band's rise to stardom.

My friend Mitch (who is also the official FLB party liaison, head of security, and beer technician) made a road trip from PA to catch Saturday's show. It's hard to explain how good it is to see him. Brothers from another mother...

I posted pics from both shows on The FLB website, so feel free to check out all the action shots. There are some funny ones and lot of strange faces from yours truly...Here are a couple of my favorites from the night:

Good times all around. This weekend we'll be back in Frederick at Griff's on both Friday and Saturday, and I was informed just recently that Friday is actually Cinco De Mayo. Corona anyone? Dos Equis? So come out and party with us--you deserve it. Plus it's a holiday for crying out loud! See you this weekend...