Week Two of the Three Week Stand at the QHT

Another hot night at the Quarry House. I suspected it would be a little crazy -- it just seemed like it would be one of those nights, and it was.

My lifelong best friend, Al, was in town from Atlanta. We formed our first band together way way back in the olden days. He was the guy who turned me on to Gene Vincent, Robert Gordon, and Link Wray. This guy knows rockabilly, and has a very popular channel on YouTube (Gatorrock786), featuring the largest collection of Collins Kids videos on the internet among many other things.

One of the most important events of my musical life was when Al and I ventured all the way to Bethesda to go to the PsycheDelly and see rockabilly god Tex Rubinowitz. We drank a lot of cheap beer and went nuts to the raw power of Tex. That was an inspiration that's been with me to this day.

So it was only fitting with Al in town that Western Bop should pull out a full Tex tribute. After all, we do have Dr. Bob Newscaster -- he was in the original band that Tex recorded with, and shares songwriting credits with him. When you've got the weapons, you've got to use them.

Here's the set list from that segment of the show:

Ain't It Wrong
Flood of Love
No One Left to Turn To
Everybody's been Lovin' My Baby
Feelin' Right Tonight
Red Cadillac and a Black Mustache
Bad Boy
and of course, Hot Rod Man

If missed it, and want to get a taste, you can see a video of "Hot Rod Man" here.

The third set was a blast, too. Phil Matthieu took over the lead guitar duties and really blew us all away. Phil and I have worked out a couple of parts, and he's a real joy to work with.

Lots of regulars turned out (Suzanne, Justina, Margaret -- it is always a real pleasure to see your smiling faces). We had Andrew and John from the Four Star Combo sit in for a few numbers which is always fun.

By the end of the night the whole place was up and dancing like mad -- just like back in the day at the PsycheDelly.

Can't wait for Week Three!