Elgie's Kitchen Plays Walk a Crooked Mile Bookstore

April 27, 2012.

   Some may have thought it was early for an outdoor concert but the preceding weeks had temperatures up in the 80 degree level.

   Thank you Climate Change which, depending on your point of view, is caused by burning fossil fuels, or simply, not the result of anything humanoids are doing.

   Elgie's Kitchen has songs about all of this. The songs have titles like "New Revolution," "Tribute," and "The Memory Goes First." But none of these directly address Climate Change. We are just jammin' and having fun at 50 degrees with a stiff wind. At least it wasn't raining.

Photo by Greg who walks many a crooked mile to make this bookstore an essential part of the Mount Airy Community. Check out their website at: WalkaCrookedMileBooks.com  and then visit this amazing bookstore at the Mount Airy Train Station.

Dasiwa Café April 15, 2012

After solo sets, Huey West (banjo) and I jam with the show's organizer, David Richenbacher, on a couple of tunes.

"Rolita's Café" performed at a PASA House Concert

On February 18, 2012 I played a house concert hosted by the Philadelphia Area Songwriters Alliance. This video of "Rolita's Café" is from that evening. It is a long ballad, over six minutes, but I believe the ending makes it worth the ride.

"I'm Still Here" -- New Music Video

My good friend Peter came by and put together this video for my new song "I'm Still Here." It is filmed partly in Penn Center train station where I have been busking for the past couple of years.

Click here to view the video.

Elgie's Kitchen at Crossroads - March 2, 2012

Once again we joined Saint Mad for a fun evening of music at Crossroads Coffeehouse. 

Saint Mad playing to a full house.

Elgie's Kitchen at Crossroads in 2011.

Elgie's Kitchen at Dasiwa - February 19, 2012

Our second trip to this fine little sushi restaurant and coffeehouse. Check out Dasiwa's video:

I Was Occupied....

While I was busking (street performing) in the Penn Center train station today suddenly a group from Occupy Philadelphia gathered at the height of rush hour and began (in their  call-and-response style) to educate commuters on the National Defense Authorization Act.

To quote from their handout, provisions in this Act grant…"the US military the unchecked power to arrest, detain, interrogate, and even assassinate US citizens with impunity….The passage of this law is nothing less than the outright declaration of war against the American people by the military connected power elite in America."

I was glad someone was bringing this to my attention.

Occupy Philadelphia

Jammin' with my friend 

Joe Fanning

at the 

Mt. Airy Art Garage

Great art,

appreciative listeners,

and a fun group of artists.

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