Commander Cody Cleveland 3/11/2006
Commander Cody Cleveland 3/11/2006
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> Hey Y'All,
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> I went in to work at the office for the morning, before leaving for a round of golf. It was March, 55 degrees and dry, so it sounded like a great idea. I had a cold coming on, but why let that stop me? Very rusty. I barely broke 100 thanks to ending with 2 triple bogies on the final 2 holes. Very ugly. Well it was Saturday Night, and I didn't want to be "Sittin' alone, Saturday Night, watchin' the Late Late show...A bottle of wine, some cigarettes, got no place to go". I had planned on going to Cleveland to see George, Steve, Mark, and Rick as the Commander Cody Band was invading The Winchester. I picked up Tim and we headed East. I was pumped to get there to see the boys, and also watch the the 'Cuse take on Pitt in the Big East Final! As we arrived and walked in the joint, there was George holding up his end of the bar with Rick. We exchanged quick pleasantries so I could set up shop in the "sweet spot". Easy to find the sweet spot with the assistance of Gary, the house "Mix Man". Terry was with me as we set up about 24' from the stage, DFC. Jesse also showed up eventually with his 414's.
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> I joined George in the bar so we could check out the first half of the game. Sue, his wife, was also from Syracuse, so of course George was rooting for the Orange. At halftime, we then went into George's "office" to trade stories and get ready for some fun. Hayshaker Jones was the opener, and I met them as Terry actually plays mandolin and fiddle with them sometimes. We recorded them as well. They threw down some nice honky tonk music during their 44 minute set. Syracuse had a nice little cushion at half time.
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> The Commander Cody Band took the stage just after 9:45, also at about the 5 minute mark of the 2nd half. Opening with Too Much Fun seemed to fit the night for me between the game and the music. I watched SU's improbable tournament ending run to the CHAMPIONSHIP, as I listened to the boy's first set. I actually handed George a note that Su had claimed the title. He shared that thought with the crowded room. It obviously ment much more to me than anyone else in attendance. I was ecstatic as this 4 day run thru 3 ranked opponents including #1 UCONN, couldn't have made me any prouder of this unheralded, unranked team! Whatever happens in the big dance, we all have the Big East title to fall back on. It was a magical run! Very reminiscent of the first Big East Tournament 25 years ago. I went to all those games as the Carrier Dome hosted the innaugural year. After watching SU beat St. John's and then Georgetown, we saw the triple overtime thriller victory as Leo Rautins had the winning tip-in! I remeber that whole weekend very well! Unfortunately, the first year of the conference did not guarantee the winner a spot in the big dance, so we got snubbed by the committee. We settled for the NIT, losing in the title game to Tulsa. Eric Santifer, Tony "Red" Bruin, and Danny Shayes. Anyways, Mark Emerick the guitarist for the band, had to attend to some family business. Dave filled in admirably. He informed me that in high school, his nickname was Z-Man. It did sound a bit different in spots after seeing Mark for the past 7 or 8 years, but it was very good. Smoke That Cigarette, Truck Drivin' Man, and Don't Let Go>Lightnin' Bar, had me in fine form. Always good hearing that Hoyt Axton classic. The crowd, very good size, was a bit on the laid back side. They enjoyed everything they heard enthusiastically, but they were not a rowdy, dancing crowd like in Atlanta last month. George showed his strong suit, the Boggie Woogie, for most of the set, especially the set ender, Rock That Boogie.
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> Time for a quick break to ready ourselves for the 2nd set. The owner of the club came back to the office to curtail the atmosphere. It seems that our prescence was "drifting out" and being felt in the music hall. Set two was about to begin. Where was Steve Barbuto? Nobody informed him in the bar that the rest of the band was ready to start. He hurried up to the stage, after we gave him some #^%# about being late, again.(Same thing happened for the first set) Boogie time as they opened with House of Blue Lights. A nice rendition of Ray Charle's The Mess Around. Hot Rod Linclon got everyone's attention in a hurry. George actually remembered to play Seeds and Stems tonight! Before he started the song, he asked the crowd if anyone carried a picture of their dog in their wallet. He proceeded to take out a picture of a dog. I wondered if that actually was his dog, or just a picture that came with the wallet! Beat Me Daddy>Lost in the Ozone put a nice ending to the set. After a double encore, the show came to a close. Gary did a great job filling the room with sound! I really liked this venue and hope to see another show there. Definitely fun hangin' with Tim, Terry, Jesse, Smitty and Nikki, and a nice surprise, Luke and Phyllis. Good meeting Jason. Where were Pat and Robin? A bit rough getting back in around 3:45. Thanks for the help getting back Tim!
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> Here is how it went down:
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> Hayshaker Jones
> The Winchester
> Cleveland, Ohio
> 3/11/2006
>
> 8:44
>
> DOPE SMOKIN' SONG 3:28
> NOWHERE TO GO 2:58
> COLD COLD DAYS 4:04
> HONKY TONK MAMA 4:52
> WALK AWAY 4:47
> END OF THE LINE 4:36
> KEY TO MY HEART 3:25
> WHEELS 3:34
> I'M LEAVIN' YOU 3:12
> WHY YOU BEEN GONE 3:28
> WARM EMBRACE 3:51
>
> 9:28
>
> Schoeps MK4'S>Sound Devices 722
> FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC 24' From Stage
>
> Commander Cody Band
> The Winchester
> Cleveland, Ohio
> 3/11/2006
>
> 9:49
>
> TOO MUCH FUN> 5:47
> RIOT IN CELL BLOCK #9 4:54
> WE USED TO RIDE 4:38
> SMOKE, SMOKE, SMOKE THAT CIGARETTE 5:25
> THANKS A LOT LONE RANGER 4:24
> DON'T LET GO> 3:55
> LIGHTNIN' BAR 4:15
> ROCK THAT BOOGIE 5:20
>
> 10:30
>
> 10:52
>
> WHERE'S STEVE BARBUTO? 2:33
> HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS> 4:20
> IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME 5:45
> THEY KICKED ME OUT OF THE BAND 3:47
> THE MESS AROUND 6:33
> MIDNIGHT SHIFT 4:06
> OH MAMA MAMA 5:23
> HOT ROD LINCOLN 6:25
> SEEDS AND STEMS BLUES 5:33
> BEAT ME DADDY, A TO THE BAR> 7:01
> LOST IN THE OZONE AGAIN 4:01
>
> 11:46
>
> 11:48
>
> ROCKIN' IN THE USA 5:42
> I THINK I'M GONNA LOSE IT TONIGHT 3:40
>
> 11:57
>
> Schoeps MK4'S>Sound Devices 722
> FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC 24' From Stage
>
>
> Hey Y'All,
>
> I went in to work at the office for the morning, before leaving for a round of golf. It was March, 55 degrees and dry, so it sounded like a great idea. I had a cold coming on, but why let that stop me? Very rusty. I barely broke 100 thanks to ending with 2 triple bogies on the final 2 holes. Very ugly. Well it was Saturday Night, and I didn't want to be "Sittin' alone, Saturday Night, watchin' the Late Late show...A bottle of wine, some cigarettes, got no place to go". I had planned on going to Cleveland to see George, Steve, Mark, and Rick as the Commander Cody Band was invading The Winchester. I picked up Tim and we headed East. I was pumped to get there to see the boys, and also watch the the 'Cuse take on Pitt in the Big East Final! As we arrived and walked in the joint, there was George holding up his end of the bar with Rick. We exchanged quick pleasantries so I could set up shop in the "sweet spot". Easy to find the sweet spot with the assistance of Gary, the house "Mix Man". Terry was with me as we set up about 24' from the stage, DFC. Jesse also showed up eventually with his 414's.
>
> I joined George in the bar so we could check out the first half of the game. Sue, his wife, was also from Syracuse, so of course George was rooting for the Orange. At halftime, we then went into George's "office" to trade stories and get ready for some fun. Hayshaker Jones was the opener, and I met them as Terry actually plays mandolin and fiddle with them sometimes. We recorded them as well. They threw down some nice honky tonk music during their 44 minute set. Syracuse had a nice little cushion at half time.
>
> The Commander Cody Band took the stage just after 9:45, also at about the 5 minute mark of the 2nd half. Opening with Too Much Fun seemed to fit the night for me between the game and the music. I watched SU's improbable tournament ending run to the CHAMPIONSHIP, as I listened to the boy's first set. I actually handed George a note that Su had claimed the title. He shared that thought with the crowded room. It obviously ment much more to me than anyone else in attendance. I was ecstatic as this 4 day run thru 3 ranked opponents including #1 UCONN, couldn't have made me any prouder of this unheralded, unranked team! Whatever happens in the big dance, we all have the Big East title to fall back on. It was a magical run! Very reminiscent of the first Big East Tournament 25 years ago. I went to all those games as the Carrier Dome hosted the innaugural year. After watching SU beat St. John's and then Georgetown, we saw the triple overtime thriller victory as Leo Rautins had the winning tip-in! I remeber that whole weekend very well! Unfortunately, the first year of the conference did not guarantee the winner a spot in the big dance, so we got snubbed by the committee. We settled for the NIT, losing in the title game to Tulsa. Eric Santifer, Tony "Red" Bruin, and Danny Shayes. Anyways, Mark Emerick the guitarist for the band, had to attend to some family business. Dave filled in admirably. He informed me that in high school, his nickname was Z-Man. It did sound a bit different in spots after seeing Mark for the past 7 or 8 years, but it was very good. Smoke That Cigarette, Truck Drivin' Man, and Don't Let Go>Lightnin' Bar, had me in fine form. Always good hearing that Hoyt Axton classic. The crowd, very good size, was a bit on the laid back side. They enjoyed everything they heard enthusiastically, but they were not a rowdy, dancing crowd like in Atlanta last month. George showed his strong suit, the Boggie Woogie, for most of the set, especially the set ender, Rock That Boogie.
>
> Time for a quick break to ready ourselves for the 2nd set. The owner of the club came back to the office to curtail the atmosphere. It seems that our prescence was "drifting out" and being felt in the music hall. Set two was about to begin. Where was Steve Barbuto? Nobody informed him in the bar that the rest of the band was ready to start. He hurried up to the stage, after we gave him some #^%# about being late, again.(Same thing happened for the first set) Boogie time as they opened with House of Blue Lights. A nice rendition of Ray Charle's The Mess Around. Hot Rod Linclon got everyone's attention in a hurry. George actually remembered to play Seeds and Stems tonight! Before he started the song, he asked the crowd if anyone carried a picture of their dog in their wallet. He proceeded to take out a picture of a dog. I wondered if that actually was his dog, or just a picture that came with the wallet! Beat Me Daddy>Lost in the Ozone put a nice ending to the set. After a double encore, the show came to a close. Gary did a great job filling the room with sound! I really liked this venue and hope to see another show there. Definitely fun hangin' with Tim, Terry, Jesse, Smitty and Nikki, and a nice surprise, Luke and Phyllis. Good meeting Jason. Where were Pat and Robin? A bit rough getting back in around 3:45. Thanks for the help getting back Tim!
>
> Here is how it went down:
>
> Hayshaker Jones
> The Winchester
> Cleveland, Ohio
> 3/11/2006
>
> 8:44
>
> DOPE SMOKIN' SONG 3:28
> NOWHERE TO GO 2:58
> COLD COLD DAYS 4:04
> HONKY TONK MAMA 4:52
> WALK AWAY 4:47
> END OF THE LINE 4:36
> KEY TO MY HEART 3:25
> WHEELS 3:34
> I'M LEAVIN' YOU 3:12
> WHY YOU BEEN GONE 3:28
> WARM EMBRACE 3:51
>
> 9:28
>
> Schoeps MK4'S>Sound Devices 722
> FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC 24' From Stage
>
> Commander Cody Band
> The Winchester
> Cleveland, Ohio
> 3/11/2006
>
> 9:49
>
> TOO MUCH FUN> 5:47
> RIOT IN CELL BLOCK #9 4:54
> WE USED TO RIDE 4:38
> SMOKE, SMOKE, SMOKE THAT CIGARETTE 5:25
> THANKS A LOT LONE RANGER 4:24
> DON'T LET GO> 3:55
> LIGHTNIN' BAR 4:15
> ROCK THAT BOOGIE 5:20
>
> 10:30
>
> 10:52
>
> WHERE'S STEVE BARBUTO? 2:33
> HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS> 4:20
> IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME 5:45
> THEY KICKED ME OUT OF THE BAND 3:47
> THE MESS AROUND 6:33
> MIDNIGHT SHIFT 4:06
> OH MAMA MAMA 5:23
> HOT ROD LINCOLN 6:25
> SEEDS AND STEMS BLUES 5:33
> BEAT ME DADDY, A TO THE BAR> 7:01
> LOST IN THE OZONE AGAIN 4:01
>
> 11:46
>
> 11:48
>
> ROCKIN' IN THE USA 5:42
> I THINK I'M GONNA LOSE IT TONIGHT 3:40
>
> 11:57
>
> Schoeps MK4'S>Sound Devices 722
> FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC 24' From Stage
>
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