A pre-show picture:
We haven't gone out to a concert in years. What got us out — other than the beautiful opera house? Hot Tuna.
ADDED: The show was sold out, the audience was super-appreciative, there was no opening act, but 2 sets by Jorma and Jack. No additional musicians. Jorma is 82 now, and Jack 79. About their age, Jorma said the hardest part is standing back up at the end of the show. The encore was "Embryonic Journey."
Topic discussed on the ride home: Was Jack wearing a glove on his right hand? Is there some sort of hand-colored, guitar-playing glove?
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God Bless Hot Tuna.
Glad you guys had fun!
The youtube you posted reminded me of Scott's Bass Lessons (suggested on the same page). He has focal dystonia and wears a glove for neurological reasons. It's an interesting watch.
Jorma was my next door neighbor and friend for about 5 years, in the mountains outside Woodstock. Paul Butterfield was my neighbor on the other side. I still play with Paul's son, Gabe, from time to time. Gabe is a drummer. Mike Lang, the producer of the Woodstock festivals, was my neighbor across the street. Mike died about a year ago.
I wasn't quite as prosperous then as I later became. Jorma was my go to for a ride to the Bearsville Garage to pick up my beater after it was repaired.
I learned Hesitation Blues, How Long Blues and Death Don't Have No Mercy from Hot Tuna records when I was in college. Wore those records out.
I already have more occasional finger buzz than I care to have; I can't imagine that any increased increment in finger "size" wouldn't add to that problem since it is a matter of small fractions of millimeters. But I also have more callous than I would like and I've always tried, unsuccessfully, to figure out a way to pad my fretting fingertips while remaining facile with them. This could be an answer to that. So I'm going to try this glove. Looks dorky but who cares what the hand looks like when you're not performing. Thanks, Jack.
Frankly, I expect the strings to tear them up pretty quickly. At ten bucks a pop, that will of course be a deal killer. We'll see...
If you are of a certain age, Embryonic Journey is one of the most evocative pieces of that era. WNEW FM, just for starters. Intense Althouse Envy this morning.
I saw Hut Tuna (as an acoustic duo) probably 20 years ago on a very cold February night in Green Bay. Great show.
This is why I read Ann regularly. Keeping in touch with WI and Madison area plus connecting with culture. Hot Tuna!
Time was I’d have bet against Jack making 79. So glad he and Jorma are with us still,
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