News about what’s going on with me these days.
“The guitar player from New York named Ray Pasnen pushed the structural integrity of JederdmannS to its limit.”
Thank you to Bjoern from Jedermanns for the captures of the newspaper in Neustadt from Musik Nacht. That’s me in the middle of the big photo. And a little story for those who read German. :-)
story source: neuepresse.de
A little New Year’s Eve Tale!
Sarah and I met up with friends from Bermuda, Joe and Marie Bento in Amsterdam on New Year’s Eve and had a blast. Joe is, amongst other things, a great singer and guitarist and I am sometimes able to persuade him to play a set at my gigs! :)
We met at Oriental City at 11:30 am and had a great Chinese meal and then went to Susie’s Saloon in the Red Light District for a few drinks and spent some time in the back room. Woo hoo!
Then we went to the Doubletree Hilton by Centraal Station and watched the sunset from the SkyLounge. Here are a couple pics from the patio at sunset. What a nice place it is. Excellent drinks and food in a contemporary atmosphere. We even had the Amsterdam version of the Dark and Stormy called, Stark and Dormy! It was an interesting twist on an old favorite. We also had some potato balls, cheese spring rolls and crispy chicken bites. It was all delicious!
Then we went to hear a live, classic rock band named, Southern Comfort at The Waterhole in Leidseplein til we kissed at midnight (Sarah and I, not Joe. ) and said Happy New Year. Thankfully, our hotel is very close to the last stop so we walked home when the band stopped at about 12:20.
I just stumbled across this video from my buddy, Evan, on youtube today. It was shot at The Swizzle Inn in tribute to James “Turtle” Smith, a good friend of ours who had recently passed away far too young. It is particularly hard to watch today as not only does it bring back the memories of James but, now, the memories of Neil. Neil is playing the sax at the beginning and the harmonica at the end of the song. He was taken, quite unexpectedly, last year. Here’s to James and Neil. Always remembered!
Ray Pasnen im Weserschiffchen sings “Drift Away”
Wesserschiffchen is a restaurant near Minden, Germany where I played a year or so ago. My friend, Herr Lueck video taped the performance and I did not realize it until today. Dankeschoen, Wilfried Lück!
LINCOLN, Maine — Maine needs more legal marijuana growers, Paul McCarrier says, and that’s why his organization will offer the Lincoln Lakes region’s 200 recently laid-off millworkers a chance to learn the job for free.
Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine estimates that despite the state having about 1,300 licensed growers, the addition of post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of maladies doctors treat with marijuana greatly increases an already pronounced need for growers, said McCarrier, the organization’s legislative liaison. [more from the Bangor Daily News]
Ich spiele morgen Abend (01.25.2014) bei Anno: die besondere Kneipe. Kommen Sie und sagen Hallo zu Franzi & Gerhard – Die Show beginnt um 20:30 Uhr mit freier Eintritt – Kommen Sie früh und sichern Sie sich einen guten Platz! Sorry für mein schlechtes Deutsch. :)
So… I play tomorrow night at ANNO in Minden Germany. The show will be streamed live on the internet at ANNO-TV at these times:
The show starts at 8:30 pm on Saturday evening in Germany. That is:
Saturday, 25 January 2014, 2:30 pm on the East Coast of USA
Saturday, 25 January 2014, 11:30 am on the West Coast of USA
Sunday, 26 January 2014, 03:30 am on the West Coast of AUS
