Adrian Belew

Adrian Belew has a real cool video biography posted on his website - http://www.adrianbelew.net
Just click play on the myspace t.v. screen in the center and take a walk through his life in a nutshell.

Which of course brings me to my own Belew encounter. In the early 90's he played the Ogden Street Concert Hall and Gigi got us back stage because she went to school with the owner. We got to meet Adrian and get his autograph, and Gigi says "I can't tell you how much we enjoyed the show!" Belew just looks at her, smiling, and says "Why? Is it a secret?" True story.

The Great Guinness Toast with Poor Ould Goat

Officially, The Great Guinness Toast was held on Friday Feb. 16th at 11 pm est, but we had so much fun playing it at the Irish Center that we held a second toast the next evening for the very nice folks in Olean NY at Sean Patrick's.

The Goats:














The Toast:














Sean Patrick's:














Joe:

























Chris:

























Pipers:

First Gig at the Irish Center

(Brian on bouzouki)

Played my first show with Poor Ould Goat at the Buffalo Irish Center last night. It was a fundraiser for the St. Patrick's Day parade and surprisingly, considering the freezing temperatures the turnout was excellent. This was the first of a half a dozen shows over the next month and it was a blast to play! Funny out of all the tunes, it was Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison" that got the crowd warmed up. Probably because we had an early start and the crowd hadn't had enough Guinness yet.

I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted, but I'll work on that at future shows. Up next - The Great Guinness Toast next Friday at the Irish Center, with people around the world all hoisting a pint at the same time. Hey, I can play with one hand!



(RINCE na TIARNA dancers)

Poor Ould Goat

I have officially joined forces once again with my former Mr. Wonderful Surprise bandmate Joe Bacon, and have become a member of his, Chris McGonnell and Brian Carney's Celtic/Irish band "Poor Ould Goat"

I'll be playing various handdrums, as well as attempting to learn to play the bodhran (kind of a frame drum played with a mallet). The band will be very busy playing various locales the next couple months - especially St. Patrick's Day weekend, and it's really exciting to be doing something entirely different musically.

I was a little nervous at first, as you always are with something unfamiliar, but the songs are just so much damn fun it's impossible not to relax and enjoy it! I mean, the titles alone make me want to dance (if I only knew how!):

- Jolly Roving Tar

- Worst Day Since Yesterday

- Batten Down the Hatches

- Scolding Wife

- Old Black Rum

- Rake at the Gates of Hell

- Raggle Taggle Gypsy

Check out the schedule of gigs on the band's web site, as well as the Irish Center site, and come and join us for a pint or two of stout!