Past Events – back to the days of Covid

And….lest we forget, here is a song I wrote during the early days of Covid; “Because It’s Worth It,” to the tune of “For What it’s Its Worth” by Buffalo Springfield

and another one is “Cheers to Lamy,” dedicated to Cindy Lu, Johnny, and the Lamy Junction Crew, in memory of that iconic watering hole!

The next one is simply, “Lamy!” to the tune of Pure Prairie League’a “Amie.” We are all wondering what the the Lamy Taproom will be like under new management.

Harpin’ at “Lamy Woodstock”

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ’69 Woodstock by hosting a Lamy Woodstock Benefit was one of the highlights of my year. Lots of work, but all for a great cause, to raise funds for the new non-profit Child Counseling Center of New Mexico. Over 30 musicians graced the Lamy Depot Park stage covering songs from the Woodstock era. With my bum hand, I could only play harmonica, but even that was a blast!

Jammin Jaw Jarps!

Who’d a thought! While working on my Monday shift at the Lamy Amtrak Depot, I met a westbound harmonica-blowin’ traveler, Chuck Evans, who is also a retired USAF prior-enlisted officer, who also went thru the AECP commissioning program, and who was also raised in the Methodist Church. No way? Way. What a sweet gentle soul. Safe travels my new friend. Of course, I carry my harmonicas wherever I go, and just so happend we both had our “C” harmonicas handy, so away we went! And if I ever land in Alamogordo on a Thursday, you can bet I will look up Chuck’s Harmonica Band!

I co-hosted another Day of the Dead Musical Tribute in Oct 2022 at Our Lady of Light historic church in Lamy, along with the band Sunbender. Over 15 musicians paid tribute to deceased musicians by covering their songs. This amazing flyer was created by Ditta Khalsa, who also plays with the band Sunbender.