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Yesterday was decent. A two block area was coned off, in the Maryland area I work. A filming crew and cast at the police station near the building I work in. I didn’t know if it was a movie (although I know that at least 4 are being filmed here right now) or if it was a TV show (and there are several going on here too). It’s pretty common to see some filming going on anywhere in MD. For whatever reason, it’s a diverse area (I believe that the “old” motto was: Maryland; America In Miniature) and D.C. (you know, USA’s capital) is IN MD and VA. I just walked right through the filming set-up ‘cause there wasn’t other way to get to my destination, i.e. from the garage to work and vice versa.

Later, B- and I went to “A Tribute to the Guitar” benefit for ALS or Motor Neuron Disease or Lou Gehrig’s Disease at The Recher Theatre. ALS is a fatal neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness resulting in paralysis. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Like many medical terms it comes from Greek words:

A—without
Myo—muscle
Trophic—nourishment
Lateral—side (of the spinal cord)
Sclerosis—hardening or scarring

This was in honor of a wonderful gentleman and his wife (Hugh & Megan) that are moving back to England to be with Hugh’s brother Charles who has contracted MND. I wish them all the best…they’re going to have to get used to $6.00 a liter for petrol. And we Yanks are pissed with $1.50+ gas prices (see Steve! I don’t take it for granted, just haven’t experienced paying $132 to fill my tank)!

Charles Anderson has had an amazing life, which at the beginning was spent in a band, collecting and selling guitars (if you heard the guitars he had and sold for PENNIES, you’d cry!) and is now closing with him “speaking” a book called “The Y Factor.” As writing and typing is becoming increasingly difficult and eventually an impossibility, he is using the latest IBM technology allowing him to speak his book and the PC types it for him. Look for it in the next few years.

There was dinner, music a magician and music, and music and drink, and music! It was excellent! Tom Lagana is one of the Mid-Atlantic’s leading jazz guitarists. He assembled a stellar trio, unfortunately, my dumb-ass can’t remember the names. The dude who played the upright bass was phenomenal. B- spoke to him (you know, those musicians always flock together) and he was a saxaphone player. He’s had a 26 year career and last year played 340 shows! The drummer was right on. They were tight!

There was a highlight for the Baltimore Sun’s (newpaper) Reading by Nine program: a magician Damian “Ace Of Hearts” and also a couple of kid songs performed sorry, I can’t remember the name by a dude in the same program.

An acoustic performance from Gravity’s Daughter was exceptional. Gill has one of the strongest female vocals with a fairly decent range I’ve heard in a long time, well besides Tori Amos, Natalie Merchant, etc etc…I’m meaning more in the MD music scene *smile*.

This awesome blues band K Floor rounded out the evening. It was amazing! Guitarist/vocalist, Nick Schnebelen, played like BeBe King and Carlos Santana mixed, bassist LIVE had the phat lines going, Justin DiFebbo made it “OK” to say “organist” not “keyboardist” and drummer Zil had tight-ass drum beats. The sound wasn’t as equal and mellow as it should have been, but that was the sound-check dudes’ fault. I hope to “feel/hear” K Floor again!

It was a special night, with special people, special music for a special cause. I hope that the small contribution B- and I as well as what everyone did will help make the difference in finding a cure for this horrific disease.
holla@me posted by MobiusRazor at 11:22