What's Spinning

James Brown – A Soulful Christmas
Polydor – B0021491-01, 1968/2014

Cut by Ray Janos at Sterling Sound

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We lost our annual Warren Haynes Xmas Jam to NY this year because of the Helene devastation in WNC. I schedule one of my vacations every year around this event. Last week was pretty much a drag - no Xmas Pre-Jam, no Xmas Jam and oral surgery instead.

I'm glad others got to experience this abbreviated version. You've all heard me rave about it but you don't truly get it till you attend one. Everyone come down next year when it returns home.

Spinning the 2018 blizzard jam to dull the pain.

If you'd like to read a pretty entertaining story about my night two of the 2018 Xmas Jam...




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My buddy and I made the gatefold (I'm the big 'un in the black Lee Bains & The Glory Fires shirt)...

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Lost a close friend a couple months ago completely out of the blue.

Over the last 15 years I'd shared thousands of hours with Rob conversing during his radio show, going to gigs and hoisting pints.

His show lives on, but I haven't been able to listen since we lost him. Still too painful, too raw. It very well may stay that way.

Rob and I were left of the dial, truly an anomaly in the socio climate of Western NC, and we had so much in common personally and musically. He turned me on to so many great records. I did my best to reciprocate.

Rest easy, Rob. I miss you terribly.

Here's one of Rob's favorite go-to LPs...

I Need You Bad - A Buncha Bands From Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles & Portland



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We lost our annual Warren Haynes Xmas Jam to NY this year because of the Helene devastation in WNC. I schedule one of my vacations every year around this event. Last week was pretty much a drag - no Xmas Pre-Jam, no Xmas Jam and oral surgery instead.

I'm glad others got to experience this abbreviated version. You've all heard me rave about it but you don't truly get it till you attend one. Everyone come down next year when it returns home.

Spinning the 2018 blizzard jam to dull the pain.

If you'd like to read a pretty entertaining story about my night two of the 2018 Xmas Jam...




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My buddy and I made the gatefold (I'm the big 'un in the black Lee Bains & The Glory Fires shirt)...

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Sorry that you missed out, but so thankful we got to experience it. Hope to make it down there next year!
 
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