Sunday, May 07, 2006
Natty Five 9 Debut!
The Music Critic
The Natty Five 9s made their much-anticipated live debut on Seis de Mayo at the Crocker Amphitheater. The band went on for a well-attended sound check at 3:30pm and played Pipeline, Margaritaville and some Audioslave to a smattering of applause. We then took a break so I could cruise to the airport and pick up Kat's parents and bring them back to our house. I was back on stage in a flash around 6 o'clock so the real set could start. The Natty Five 9s welcomed many guest artists on to the stage including Dan "bongoman" Moran and Annalee "tambourine girl" Brown. But, the most celebrated guest artist was Scott "RockStar" Mclean. He took on lead guitar in a number of our songs and enabled us to expand our reportoire. We ended up playing the following songs (in addition to some impromptu jams):Pipeline (Dick Dale)
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffet)
Rock Lobster (B52s)
I'd Love to Change the World (Ten Years After)
Let it Bleed (Stones)
Doesn't Remind Me (Audioslave)
Miserlou (Dick Dale)
Can't Always Get What You Want (Stones)
Ethereal Cereal (Natty original)
Little Wing (Stevie)
Hey Joe (Jimmie Hendrix)
By about 7pm, word had spread around town that we were playing a free show and the lawn filled up. Don't let the pics above from our soundcheck fool ya. The place was rocking. Extra security was called in to keep the overzealous fans off the stage. The price of fame I suppose. We wrapped up the show around 8:30pm to chants of "Natty...Natty...Natty" Of course, neighborhood regulations stipulate we were to stop at 8pm...but after negotiations with the sherriffs department (they were concerned about riots if we were prematurely shut down), we got the extra half hour to rock the house. And we did. Ethereal Cereal chilled the crowd as we jammed for a full 10 minutes. We then got the temperatures rising again with Little Wing and then simply brought the house down with Hey Joe. I would be shocked if the internet was not already crawling with bootleg tapes of that jam.
After basking in the adoration of our fans for the next half hour while the volunteer roadies broke down the set, we retreated to our practice studio (aka my garage) and chilled out with some Natty 5.9s and watched some Big Lebowski to re-center ourselves. Have I mentioned what a great flick that is? The party was abruptly ended though when my old lady decided enough was enough and hauled my butt in to help set up the air mattress in the nursery. That's my girl. Helping me to keep it real in this world of celebrity that I have so recluctantly chosen.
So, all in all, it was a lot of fun. We hope to continue our Blakely Holiday Party Tour around, say the 4th of July. Unless we can figure out how to make Memorial Day a Party. Management is in negotiations with the event venue as we speak. I will keep you updated as things progress.
Happy Sunday to all! We are off to the Farmers Market to get some good fruit and veggies and then a day full of playoff basketball!
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We women fans just love the Natty 5.9's and were wondering if any of you guys are single, or,if not would just like to have a trist. We're just saying!
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This is Denise. Let me guess...that was NOT a woman fan! Actually, Greg just confessed it was him, and just for that, he is NOT going to be severely reprimanded, as he had hoped.
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