Welcome to the land over down under sorta. Gawd I wish I could have been at
the Joint with you guys. It sounds like fun. Kakki can us mere mortals bring
instruments and play/sit in?? I gotta go there in January when I am there
for NAMM show. Hope you guys are having a great pre-party party.
Love
Paz
on 8/28/01 12:58 PM, Kakki at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Our Hell from New Zealand arrived right on time in L.A. yesterday looking
> surprisingly rosy-cheeked and alert after a 14 hour flight. She came
> bearing several absolutely beautiful gifts from home (you Jonifesters are in
> for some treasured items from her). After some time in the pool and a nap
> she was ready to go out on the town last night. I drove her up Laurel
> Canyon where we had dinner and a look at the old Jim Morrison house (now
> sold and partially remodeled with 20 ft. totem pole removed and taken by the
> seller). Then we went to a place I've heard raves about the past year but
> never got around to going - The Joint. It is truly a little dive joint
> smaller than my apartment but ohhhhh my what surprises lurk within! Every
> Monday night there is a free jam with some of the most legendary musicians
> around. Jack Tempchin - writer of most of the Eagles best songs; Terry
> Reid - one of Graham Nash's oldest friends and an incredible vocalist from
> the U.K. who opened for the Stones, Cream, Clapton and more back in the day;
> Waddy Wachtel - guitar phenom who has played with everyone, especially
> Stevie Nicks for years; Bernard Fowler, longtime vocalist with the Stones;
> Phil Jones - drummer for Tom Petty; and a guy who simply goes by the name of
> "Rick the Bass Player" who has played with Joe Walsh and Neil Young over the
> years. Holy Shite!! They knocked us out!! Played songs from the Beatles,
> Yardbirds, Stones, Eagles, Neil Young, Jimmy Clift and more. They were
> unfreakingbelievable. The audience was mostly locals who are regulars and
> know they got quite a deal going in the neighborhood. They were very
> friendly to Hell and I and expect to see us back every Monday from now on
> ;-) Surprise guests show up all the time to sit in - Johnny Rivers twice in
> the past month (oh I've GOT to see him!); and George Thorogood and Michelle
> Phillips a few weeks ago. They said Nash shows up sometimes, too. No
> cover, no valet charge and $4 drinks - these are people most certainly doing
> it for the love of it. I put this on my must see list for the SoCal folks
> and visitors. Jack has a little web page of some of their past performances
> at http://jackland.com/
>
> I've promised to make sure Hell now gets some good rest so that she is in
> shape for her tour of D.C. with Lori and then on to JoniFest!!
>
> Kakki
