To All My Friends!

 

Just want to thank everyone (friends, fans, partners in crime, and fellow performers) for making my little B-day weekend AMAZING!

 

The weekend started with a kick with the HIGH SPEED CHASE performance for M.E.A.N.Y. FEST at Maxwell's (thanks Denise and the rest of the gang, and big thanks to Ground To Machine for providing the backline and hauling Jay's trapcase.  Plus mad props to the Maxwell's staff for being so very cool.  And to Rich Audible for rockin' sick sound).  Thanks to all who took advantage of the free admin provided by going.com and by representing bigtime.  Jak Tripa party in the house, eh?

 

If that wasn't enough, the following day, my honey-darling, A/K/A Snookums - Donna Donna treated me to the most decadent meal you could ask for at Frankie & Johnnie's.  It felt as if Rome was burning and we provided the lamp-oil.  What a dinner!!!!  Mucho, mucho thank you baby!!!

 

Then of course, no over-reaching, self-inflicted, stress inducing Gibby Gibson B-day weekend would be complete without the daunting task of handling this year's GIBBYPALOOZA at the Beel Media Loft this past Saturday.

 

What a sick, frackin' night!  First of all mad props to Beel and Frank for hosting the fantabulous event in the live/work space.  Provide the venue and the fixin's but the food and booze as well.  You Mutha's rock!

 

Thanks to all of you who managed to deal with the giant sauna that the room eventually became -- it's usually cooler this time of year, eh?  But, I also must take partial blame for booking so many HOT performers -- LAS VANDELAYS, TROY "THE ENIGMA" WISE, LIN McEWAN, BARBIANA COMPLEX, DAVE CALAMONERI, END OF OCTOBER, JON D'ANGELO, CREWMAN NUMBER SIX, JASON DELLA VALLE, HIGH SPEED CHASE (thanks to my band Brethren Big Time!), DAVE "BUTTASPY" ENTWISTLE joined by a surprise performance from EDLY SMITHLY & JEBBE ROSE of THE FAVE, BEEL BAND, POWER COUSIN, & JAK TRIPA.

 

Two stages + boundless talent = one massive group of awesome friends and fellow musicians!

 

And we couldn't have done it without the new King of Ebb & Flow -- STEPHEN BAILEY -- a flat out phenominal emcee'ing job!

 

It was great to see so many friends (some of whom I've know for over 20+ years) and fans as well -- thanks so very much for the kind gifts (everything from spiritual healing and well-being to liver rotting booze)!  It's all of your support and encouragement that keeps me going throughout all of the trials and tribulation of this insane world.

 

I cross-over from one half of life to the other and I can only hope that I continue to have all of you along for the ride. 

 

My dear friends -- thanks again to you all...

 

With love and mad props,

 

-Gibby