Wednesday, December 16
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I’ll be performing at the legendary Red Fox Lounge in Winter Park, Florida
Tuesday and Wednesday December 22nd-23rd.
Hope to see you there.
Wednesday, December 160
I’ll be performing at the legendary Red Fox Lounge in Winter Park, Florida
Tuesday and Wednesday December 22nd-23rd.
Hope to see you there.
December 22 – Red Fox Lounge, Winter Park Florida
December 23 – Red Fox Lounge, Winter Park Florida
December 25 – Howl at the Moon, Orlando
Back in olden days, I used to write songs and record them on cassette tapes using a Tascam Portastudio 4-Track analog recorder. Back then I had the idea that some day (presumably when I had greater time and resources), I would take these “demos” and really record them, nice and proper-like.
There are about 20 or so of these analog recordings, each one a fairly complete song. On most of them I’m singing and playing all the parts. This particular track, called “The Night is Gone” is acoustic guitar and vocals. It’s sort of my tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash, and (ahem…) Young.
I wrote “The Night is Gone” in 1991 or thereabouts. I had been dating this girl named Anne during college. We had broken up (I can’t recall why, although I’m sure it had something to do with me being an ass), yet I was very much still in love with her. She had gone away on a trip…yada yada…long story short, she wrote me a letter while she was away. In the letter she said she wanted us to get back together as soon as she returned from her trip. Needless to say, this pleased me to no end, so much so that this lovely melody just came spewing forth out of me like a rainbow fountain of…blarg.
Recorded all in one take (each part) lead vocal, and two harmony vocal lines (inspired from a George Michael song), plus de-tuned acoustic guitar with monster chorus effects.
Anyway, if I ever get around to recording these proper, I think this song is on the short list. I apologize for the audio quality…this recording spent 18 years trapped in a magnetic field on a flimsy piece of rolled cassette tape before I transferred it to MP3.
Read the letter, that you gave me.
Read it closely, looking for the words that I longed to hear.
You said you’d missed me, and that you loved me,
And as I read the words on the page, the world seemed to become clear.
You explained the reasons, for the distance,
But you were lonely, you longed to hear what I had to say.
So you said you’d be here, in the morning,
So when I wake up you would be right here, in my world.
And you’re here to stay.
Good morning, the sun is rising,
It’s glowing, on the horizon.
The night, seemed so long,
But now you’re here,
And now it’s gone.
And now it’s gone.
The night is gone.
The best part about this particular performance is that I got to sing this song to this really beautiful girl named Sharli.
She said I was the bees knees. And I think she’s the cat’s pajamas. She’s so dreamy.
The Rainbow Connection 09/09/09, Johnny Diggz Live from the Red Fox Lounge.
Wherein I test my new Alesis MultiMix 8 USB mixer on Ustream with a Johnny Diggz Live song inspired by Buckaroo Banzai.
Here’s when Johnny Diggz is scheduled to be performing at Howl at the Moon in Orlando over the next month or so (subject to change).
MARCH
Sunday, Mar 29th 9pm-Close
Monday, Mar 30th 8pm-Close
APRIL
Friday, Apr 3rd 6pm-8pm (HH)
Sunday, Apr 5th 8pm-Close (Diggz’ Birthday)
Monday, Apr 6th 8pm-Close
Tuesday, Apr 7th 8pm-Close
Wednesday, Apr 8th 8pm-Close
Friday, Apr 10th 6pm-8pm (HH)
Friday, Apr 17th 7pm-Close
Monday, Apr 20th 8pm-Close
Wednesday, Apr 22nd 8pm-Close
Friday, Apr 24 6pm-8pm (HH)
Sunday, Apr 26 9pm-Close
(HH=Happy Hour)
Keep in mind that these dates and times can change…many times at the last minute…. so if you’re planning to come down to see me play, it’s always best to shoot me an email the day before and double-check.
Here’s when Johnny Diggz is scheduled to be performing at Howl at the Moon in Orlando over the next month or so (subject to change).
March
Monday, Mar 9th 8pm-Close
Tuesday, Mar 10th 8pm-Close
Friday, Mar 13th 6pm-8pm (HH)
Monday, Mar 16th 9pm-Close
Tuesday , Mar 17th 9pm-Close (St. Patrick’s Day!)
Thursday, Mar 19th 8pm-Close
Friday, Mar 20th 6pm-8pm (HH)
Tuesday, Mar 24 8pm-Close
Thursday, Mar 26th 9pm-Close
Friday, Mar 26th 6pm-8pm (HH)
Sunday, Mar 29th 9pm-Close
Monday, Mar 30 8pm-Close
APRIL
Friday, Apr 3rd 6pm-8pm (HH)
Sunday, Apr 5th 8pm-Close (Diggz’ Birthday)
Monday, Apr 6th 8pm-Close
Tuesday, Apr 7th 8pm-Close
Wednesday, Apr 8th 8pm-Close
Friday, Apr 10th 6pm-8pm (HH)
(HH=Happy Hour)
Keep in mind that these dates and times can change…many times at the last minute…. so if you’re planning to come down to see me play, it’s always best to shoot me an email the day before and double-check.
This is pretty crappy, but what the heck…I’m not a Mandoliner.
