Monday, September 28, 2009

Something I've Never Seen Before

Look, I'll be honest. Most of the time when we're on stage, I'm just trying to remember what key we're playing in and when the chord changes happen.

So when I see something like the bit lead guitarist Chris Detrick pulled last night, my jaw drops.

Can't even remember which song we were playing, but I happened to notice Chris reach for a beer. While the verse was winding down, which means it was about time for Chris to take a solo. I'm thinking, "Dude. Drink the beer fast. You need both hands to play that solo."

Except he didn't. Chris leaned back, took a big pull on the beer, and played the solo one-handed, just hammering the notes out on the fretboard.

Very impressive. And Chris says it was just a warmup act for what he plans to do at the B. R. Cohn Fall Music Festival : repeat the same stunt, but this time, with a glass of Pinot Noir in his hand.

I'd pay to see it.

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