BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center

Subject: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Bobert
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 09:52 PM

Okay, so this ain't like the Bobert's usual rants and raves but, oh, sometimes ya just gotta say "Hey, I've just been involved in something real nice, dangit!" and share it folks that mean somethin' to you....

For the last 6 months I've been driving down to Washington, D.C. every Saturday to an old Barber Shop in NE known as Archie Edward's Barber Shop to play blues with a number of old and less than old bluesmen.

Well, these folks have atken me in inspite of the fact that I play a hard Delta slide blues and they play Peidmont. But we ve found enough common ground to keep it going. Well, last wekend we did a workshop at the DC Blues Festival and I got my first call to lead a song, other than at the Barber Shop, and did Fred McDowell's "61 Highway" and it was well recieved..

Well, today, it was the Kennedy Center as part of this year being the "Year of the Blues" and we were on a 2nd stage but the jooint was packed (maybe 200 folks) and Big Mike gave me the nod just toward the end and I took Harp Boy Vince and the P-Vine (percussion) and asked Big Mike to sit in on the Bones and proceeded to hit a Bobertized version of Son House's "Empire State Exress" and got maybe the best applause of the Barber Shop's 50 minute set. I mean, like the other Barber shop folks were high fivin;, low fivin' us generally lettin' me know that I have been accepted.... Whew!

Best I've performed, I think....

Glad it's over, glad I didn't mess up, glad to have a little wrist band that says "Artist, Kennedy Center", and glad to have the folks at the Barber Shop take me into the fold....



Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:05 PM

Congratulations, Bobert. It sounds great! Wish I'd been there.

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:12 PM

Congrats, Bobert!!

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Alba
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:15 PM

Way to go Bobert. Congratulations!
JD

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Rapparee
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:17 PM

I always knew that you'd make good. Hey, man, you the MAN!!! Congratulations!! (Wish I coulda been there.(

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Amos
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:34 PM

WHHEEEOOOOOOOOO, BABY!!! I yam SO proud of you-all!! Wide, high and heavy congrats to you and to P-Vine also. Way to go!!


A

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:51 PM

Aw-ight! Bobert dun good, huh?

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Don Firth
Date: 07 Sep 03 - 10:57 PM

Way to GO, guy!! Congratulations!!

Having played at the Kennedy Center doesn't look too bad on the old resume, does it?

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: kendall
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 09:20 AM

Yhe hell you say! Good on you Mate!

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Janie
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 11:46 AM

WooooooWeeeeeee!!!! Thanks for telling about it!

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: M.Ted
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 11:48 AM

If you'd mentioned it beforehand, I would have come down to see you--

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Mark Clark
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 11:58 AM

Outstanding, sir! Thanks for letting us know. I thought I posted congrats last night but it must have been at the same time the mud dried up.

      - Mark

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 02:23 PM

That's great. Bobert! Couldn't happen to a better man. Any chance you could get me a free haircut now?

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: GUEST,Chip
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 02:49 PM

You done good, Bobert. What a cool thing! Proud of you.

Chip A.

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Nerd
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 03:18 PM

That's just great, Bobert! An inspirational story.

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Raptor
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 03:25 PM

Good for you!      

Raptor

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 03:27 PM

Sounds wonderful!

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: wysiwyg
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 03:43 PM

Was it the Millenium Stage? If so there should be a video/audio archive of it on their site.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: curmudgeon
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 06:11 PM

Good on you, Bobert! When's the CD release?

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: GUEST,marthabees
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 07:58 PM

Well, I'm certainly compressed!

Congrats!!

Martha

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Mudlark
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 09:27 PM

Bobert! Yer a store!!! What a great story....congrats all the way round.

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Alice
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 10:39 PM

Woohoo, Bobert, that's cool.

Alice

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Bobert
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 10:51 PM

Well, danged....

Thankee all fir them real good thoughts and all.... Means alot to me (sniff....).

Ahhh, no it weren't on the Millenium Stage. It was on the Film Stage. Only holds about 200 people but, hey, the joint was packed and we rocked the joint.... All of us.

I tried to post a website to the Archie Edwards Blues Foundation bit it didn't take so I'd suggest if any of you Catters are curious about what we are and what we do then go to goggle or punch in www. acousticblues.com and you'll know all about us.....

I'm still not quite believin' that yesterday happened....

LIke i've said many times. The Lord looks after fools and kid so I got... double coverage...

And I'm so proud of the P-Vine. She played great, And "Harp Boy" Vince played way over his head, too....

Geeze........

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 10:52 PM

Right on Bobert. Good for you!
Peace, Rustic

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: gnu
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 05:19 AM

Good on ya !!!

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Noreen
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 05:39 AM

Great news, Bobert!

http://www.acousticblues.com

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 06:16 AM

Onya, mate!

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Blues=Life
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 08:20 AM

OK, Bobert, now I REALLY hate you!
*g*
(and by the way, congrats.)
Blues

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: CarolC
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 02:44 PM

Congratulations Bobert!

Subject: RE: BS: Bobert plays at Kennedy Center
From: Deckman
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 03:26 PM

Ahhhh ... what's the big deal! *BG* (what's your price on the wrist band)! Congrads. Bob