January 16, 2006
| Tom Finch solid as
a rock despite the great Marin County flood of 2005 on
the last day of 2005. Tom got hit hard, his ground level recording
studio got wiped out a lot of vintage equipment lost .. some
recovered. Guitars and amps etcetera. a lot of people got hurt ...
at least financially and emotionally, lucky that no one died. Rahman D'Amato helped put together a benefit for Tom that took last this past Saturday Night at 19 Broadway. Original members of the Big Brother Band joined Tom onstage early on and I really wanted to see these guys play and I was told it was a real treat to see Tom tear through those powerful blues-based tunes. Tom incidentally plays some sweet blues guitar that's a nice rare treat not always heard around here. (that being Tom playing the blues not Blues in general) I missed the early part of the show and that would be the part that I most wanted to see. Sam Andrew, Dave Getz, Peter Albin the core band the most intact of the great SF 60's rock bands. Janis's Band, the guys never liked hearing it that way .. for they were Big Brother and the Holding Company before Janis was introduced by fellow Texan Chet Helms... you know the story if you don't go here and read some of Sam Andrew's tales of that era. Tom got to hold down the lead guitar role when James Gurley decided to retire awhile back... Enough about the band I missed... more another time. Come on 2006 I need a BBHC show this year! Let's bring back Janis for one more round! Janis reincarnees please sign up.
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