Loose Leaf Notes

We wore purple wrist bands at the Donna the Buffalo Show in honor of Prince.  There was also a Purple Rain inspired instrumental playing over the loud speaker as the band set up.  It was the band’s third time playing at the Dogtown Roadhouse in Floyd, and much more in Floyd if you count Floydfest.

“You know, you never know when you leave a place whether it’s still going to be there when you get back, and this really is here. Fantastic,” said Jeb, the lead guitarist and one of the band’s singer/songwriters.

I stood (or danced mostly) directly in front of the stage. Thanks to my friend Rhonda, who, knowing I’m shorter than most everybody else, let me cut in front.  This one’s for you, Rhonda, and you know why.  It’s not the part where Tara is playing the washboard, although that is pretty cool.

The keyboardist was sick, so Jeb joked about auditions. At one point during a jam, Jeb took to the keyboard himself.  At another point, near the end of the 2 ½ hour set, the keyboardist came back and played a couple of songs.  The best joke of the night was when Jeb thanked the drummer, who was part of the band years ago and was filling in for the new drummer.  “He saw us through two terms of George W. Bush. Those were hard times,” Jeb said.

My pants were bell bottoms, by the way.

Seeing the band again, made me nostalgic, and the next day I looked up past video clips I had recorded.  The Dogtown Roadhouse show (called the Sun Hall then) #1 is HERE.  Show #2 is HERE. I especially loved reviewing the Floydfest clips.  In THIS one my Floydfesting sister Trish is in the shot, and THIS one has my sister Sherry and baby Bryce in it.

A clip from last year’s Floydfest with Donna the Buffalo performing on the Workshop Porch is HERE.  A post describing their music and how they got their name, is HERE.   / Our World Tuesday