Vater has exciting news coming on Jan 2. Looks like Vinnie is goin with V. At least that’s my guess from the picture on their IG and email I got today.

IF you’re not hip, Gary is plays so great on the newest David Crosby record, “For Free”. That record has been on steady rotation for me for months. My band actually just recorded “Rodriguez For a Night” just last week. THAT was when I found out it was Gary on that track (and most of the album). Dig-...

Once a year or so, my buddies come from Colorado and Florida and we create stuff... They're coming back mid Feb to FROZEN Illinois and we're going to take a stab at 3 tunes. My primary group here in IL records weekly. Mostly Steely Dan, Little Feat, Clapton, James Taylor, etc., so THIS stuff is good...

Chrishitsthings-I've got the Novak recording and would gladly send it to you. Hit me with your email and I'll try and send a compressed file. Lemme know either in the chat or PM. Thanks!

New live album just dropped-
https://www.autumnhillrecords.com/weckl ... n-st-louis

I bought the Lyle Workman record the day it came out. It’s all It’s all I’m listening to in the car to and from work (full volume). Wow. What a sonic blast of twisting, turning compositions. It totally surrounds. HIGHLY recommended (and not just for the drumming).

I’m gonna go back to, “I thought Vinnie’s coloring with Islam was sublime”, and leave it at that.
Debating what he made years ago vs. now is all speculation on ANY of our parts, AND I SUSPECT, if Vinnie read this, he’d be just as pleased as seeing one of us video him at a gig.
I’m out.

Pure speculation on my part, of course. To Steve’s point, this was a SCIENTOLOGY gig thru and thru, so he was remarking on that due to the fact Vinnie has been super up front about what he personally believes in. But there’s no arguing that Vinnie didn’t tour last year, made pennies from streaming, ...