Jim Alfredson

You have obviously never roomed with my drummer.

Is it really all about you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmpYnxlEh0c

Just my thoughts. I agree. The absolutists. Looks like a club in the making. Funny thing is that nearly all of these clubs that Jim has been playing in with Janiva Magness would likely go out of business tomorrow if their patrons suddenly decided that they could no longer drink and drive. How many cities in the US have absolutely no taxi service of any kind? What is so hard about taking a taxi or other public transportation home from a club if you've had too much to drink? Or having a designated driver who stops imbibing a few hours before you're going to leave? Or cutting yourself off a few hours before you leave? Planning ahead seems pretty simple to me. As for clubs going out of business, the same argument was used with smoking bans. Somehow live music venues have survived. It's about adaptability. Methinks if anyone here had a child or parent killed by a drunk driver, they'd think differently on this issue. I don't care if .05% isn't drunk for certain people. Laws are not about individualism. Laws are for society at large. Without laws there is no society. Also the argument that this gives the police more power is false. They already have the power to put your butt in jail for drinking and driving. This just lowers the threshold. It has been proven that lowering the threshold will reduce deaths. As soon as you sit behind the wheel, it's no longer just about you. Your actions can have a dramatic and permanent effect on someone else's life. I also see the correlation between the gun mentality and this situation. "Well, I'm not irresponsible, so why should I shoulder a small burden for the betterment of society at large?"

Here's my little Scarlett rockin' out.

Thanks, David!

If you've been drinking you shouldn't drive. Period. I don't see why this is a point of contention.

Why am I not surprised that it's a board member's daughter?

Another taste of the material: Need some more people to step up! http://kck.st/11TeOky

Bumpus for your rumpus. Need to get 10 backers today! Let's rock!

I'm sure it's out of his hands by now.

Thanks, fellas. I too hope that things start to pick-up. We seem to be in the doldrums.

Watch this before EMI has it removed from YouTube ('cos Lord knows, all those videos of the ACTUAL audio from the real John Patton record are fine, but my cover version raises red flags...) That's a taste of what I'm trying to do with the CD and DVD. We need more backers. We've totally stalled the last few days. Thank you to everyone who has stepped up and please share as much as you can with friends via social media and other forums, etc. Thanks!

Thanks man! Hope some more people can jump on board. We seem to be stalling at the moment.

Let's talk about BASS LINES!

Slow day today. Only one backer. Would love to hit $3000 before Tuesday. Let's rock! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1364188191/the-way-i-feel-a-tribute-to-big-john-patton

No, The Healer is just a trio. The Kickstarter project uses more musicians. From the Kickstarter page:

I don't think it has been released yet. But I could be wrong. I went in at the $200 level for the Kickstarter. I have not received anything yet.

I'm just hoping they finally release it. It's been over a year.

Thanks, Paul! CJ, I understand no worries. Almost at the $2500 mark which is 25% in less than a week. Hope we can make that happen.

The technology keeps getting better and better. The places for improvement are key-click (hard to replicate Hammond's original 9 busbar design) and the feel of the keyboard itself. Yes, the SK2 is to my right. I've been tweaking it even further and got them so close now it's almost scary. I hope to get back to Europe soon. Would love to get organissimo over there.

Less than $200 away from $2000. Anyone want to go in?

Yes the Amazon thing is a bit weird but it seems to work. Glad you got things sorted out, Michel.

Thank you! Great day yesterday. I was hoping for 10 more backers and 24 people went in. Thank you. Let's try to get to $2000 today and keep the momentum going. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1364188191/the-way-i-feel-a-tribute-to-big-john-patton

This might interest some folks here:

If you wanted to do that level, we can work something out, I'm sure. I have a lot of friends in Chicago so it's easy to find a place to stay. You can always change your pledge via Kickstarter if you so desire.