Thoughts On The 9/5 Dudley Manlove Quartet Gig
Last Saturday I played at the Tractor Tavern with The Dudley Manlove Quartet. This was another of those amazing gigs with a fun band, where everything went very well and a great time was had. I played this show with a broken pinky on my left hand, which made for a lot of on-the-fly chord voicing changes. In order to facilitate any sort of usefulness in that finger it was fortified. I bent it into an approximately correct position for playing, and my wife put on a layer of pre-wrap followed by some strips of athletic tape. The end result was that I had enough stability to play the few songs that really required four fingers, and for everything else I just kept that finger off the fretboard. What remains now is to keep off it for a few days and do my best to get through the next gig on Wednesday.
At the show Saturday we played many songs that were recent additions to the set list. It made for some fun surprises for the audience and a number of people commented afterwards that the enjoyed hearing those songs. My impression of the gig was very positive. I think we’re sounding better at each successive performance and it makes me look forward to every time we get together. This week we’ll be playing at the Tulalip Casino on Wednesday 9/9. Come on out and join us for a mid-week party!