An Impromptu photo of The Good Yeggs backstage at the Filosa celebration.
Amongst the roster of 17 bands invited to celebrate the 35th wedding anniversary of the Filosa's was Us, The Good Yeggs.
We played a set of 5 songs and got in and out professionally like a small unit of Special Forces to let the other acts get on with it, of this I was happy. Do not get me wrong but oftentimes there are huge gaps between bands due to tuning up, tuning down, turning on, turning off and just plain "Where the hell is the Guitar player ?".
Our set tonight was "She Made This House A Home", "Another Brooklyn", "Crazy Arms", "Good Enough Is Good" and the premiere of "She's Pretty"
The festivities began with a mini Blues Jam and Joe Filosa was generous to invite me up behind the kit for a number which was Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride & Joy" during which the "button" (angle adjustment) on the right hand Crash Cymbal became undone which was immediately followed by my glasses falling off and careening onto the Floor Tom but being a seasoned musician you must never ever stop so I carried on, well it was that good.
The entire performance from all players concerned ran from 9 p.m. till 2:30 a.m. and as my Drum Kit was the house kit I must say that my Ludwig's were gang banged all evening but came out unscathed and spiritually enhanced.
Truly a fun evening and Everyone (including my Drum Kit) had a Complete Blast.
It was then that Thomas realized he had taken the Bass Drum with him by accident and left his wife Nina standing in the driveway back in Queens.
With Mr. Joe Filosa (the handsomer cat in the background) backstage at Three Jolly Pigeons.
Joe and I share similar Musical tastes (Progressive Rock, etc.) and I kept trying to get a decent photo of two of "The Drummers" but failed miserably, much like trying to play a 16th note paradiddle underwater.
Either way fellow Drummer and a good man of impeccable taste.
I looked at him and he at me wondering what on our plates there might be.
Patti Filosa did not cater the party, she made the food from scratch and fed 17 bands, and if you ever ate with a Musician well,...
Aside from the graciousness of being fed this was Homeade Food and most delicious it was, and I mean,.. DELICIOSO!!!
Well I had Three Meatballs aside from my plate and told her so to which Patti's humorous reply was "O.K. thats it for you, no more, there are more people coming"
She is so cool and culinarily talented that she must be married to a Drummer or something.
The Newcomer of the Evening Award goes to Puddy Tat.
I returned to the room only to witness Sylvester (and the band) killing it. Now Sylvester often comes to our gigs with Brian Dillon but I had no idea that he was a singer and what a singer and front man he is, I was thoroughly impressed, so much so that I spontaneously joined the back line percussion section (on woodblock) during their take on the Spencer Davis Band's classic "I'm A Man".
The Good Yeggs both collectively and individually would like to thank the Filosa's for inviting us to help celebrate their 35th anniversary together.
This is Show # 19
- Spike
