Norman Nardini Gig Updates!

Gig Updates

April 21, 2009-Tuesday

Bocktown Grill: Pittsburgh, Pa.

This is a sweet suburban bar that’s making an effort to feature original music. LUV DAT! We went out to experience a different approach in our effort to feature original music. Mr. Harold J Bottoms and I took this opportunity to feature Shari Richards singing a bunch of Norman songs. We didn’t really prepare as much as I would have liked to, but ya gotta jump in sometime, so we jumped. We did a few bluesy standards as well as stuff like “Minimum Wage”, which took on a whole new feel with a female behind those lyrics. How bout “New Blood”?…….STRONG…..I screwed up da end of da solo…..aay …whata ya gonna do? We had our way with “Rich Kid”, but we could have done a better job on the BG vocals. “Million Tears” came off without a hitch as did “Three Times Your Fool”. I was glad we got the chance to hear Shari sing “Pennsylvania Rain” and the new song I wrote last month “The Blues Come Blowin’ In “. I saw an ole friend Leah, whose now working at FROGGY, and met a new friend Jack, who, I’m guessing is as crazy as me. I also saw a buddy from the Penn Hills area, circa… bout…. say…. 1969? Donny McGirk, da drummer. Young Katie Simone got up onstage and sang “Be My Baby”, which I started in the wrong key, hate it when I do that. She also did a take on “Dead Flowers”, Shari and I hit some cool harmonies on that joint. Hey, Katie’s soundin great. I forced Sam Klinginsmith up on stage to sing “Help Me Make It Thru the Night”, he’s da bomb. We also had a nice local girl sing a subtle take of “Bobby McGee”. I appreciated the anti bombastic approach, as this particular song has been strangled by so many violent-repeat offenders. I hate my guts for not remembering her name.

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