M.M.M. – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Side B

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
The Allen Room
New York, NYFebruary 21, 2008
The BandGrace Potter – vocals, Hammond B-3, Rhodes piano, guitars, Steinway piano, percussion
Scott Tournet – guitars, harmonica, vocals, percussion
Bryan Dondero – bass, percussion
Matthew Burr – drums, percussion
 Here’s the B Side. Enjoy! Set List

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Memento Mori

When we’re young, we don’t consider death very often, but as the years pass and the people close to us begin to die, we ponder death more. Reflecting on mortality is an ancient practice. Both the Greek and Roman Stoics taught the value of “Memento Mori” (Latin: remember you will die). It doesn’t matter who

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M.M.M. #164 – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
The Allen Room
New York, NYFebruary 21, 2008
The BandGrace Potter – vocals, Hammond B-3, Rhodes piano, guitars, Steinway piano, percussion
Scott Tournet – guitars, harmonica, vocals, percussion
Bryan Dondero – bass, percussion
Matthew Burr – drums, percussion
 This is a great show from Grace and the guys at a small venue in New York City

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Monday Morning Music – California Honeydrops, Side B

California Honeydrops 32nd High Sierra Music Festival The Band – Lech Wierzynski – Lead Vocals, Guitar, TrumpetBeaumont  Bradbury – BassBen Malament – DrumsBobo Yea – DrumsCharlie Hickox – PianoChris Burns – PianoChuck Barber – PercussionJohnny Bones – Sax & ClarinetJoseph Quinones – TromboneLeon Cotter – Tenor SaxLorenzo Loera – KeysMiles Lyons – TromboneNansamba Ssensalo –

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Cargo Cult

During World War II, Pacific Islanders observed Allied forces receiving supplies from aircraft and mimicked their behaviors—building runways, wearing uniforms, and performing drills—believing these rituals would summon more cargo. The rituals were symbolic, a misunderstanding of the systems behind the cargo being delivered, as if by magic from the sky. Mass consumerism shares striking similarities

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Monday Morning Music #162 – The California Honeydrops

California Honeydrops 32nd High Sierra Music Festival The Band – Lech Wierzynski – Lead Vocals, Guitar, TrumpetBeaumont  Bradbury – BassBen Malament – DrumsBobo Yea – DrumsCharlie Hickox – PianoChris Burns – PianoChuck Barber – PercussionJohnny Bones – Sax & ClarinetJoseph Quinones – TromboneLeon Cotter – Tenor SaxLorenzo Loera – KeysMiles Lyons – TromboneNansamba Ssensalo –

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Tree Day

We love trees; we’ve always loved trees. Interestingly, we live on the High Plains now, where trees are few and far between. This makes us appreciate them all the more, and we often journey great distances to get a hug from one. When I was a young boy back on Walnut Street in Humptown, we

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