Election Night, Dusty & A Thousand Cures

Smokin' Dusty..
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Hey Guys! Say hello to Stu. He's a great engineer and a good guy. This is my SHOUT to "A Thousand Cures". They are a local band ready to take on the world (hopefully). I met them and Agnes at the Moose last night. When I first arrived in Woodbridge, the American Election was on all the televisions. The place was pretty empty. Angelo strolled in with Mario. Ray popped in to do a few tunes. Jen (love the braids), and Leo and some of the old gang were in and out. The people in the back proved to be the reason why I am writing this post. I see a young man with a funky baseball cap on. I discover that his name is Dusty and he plays guitar. I ask him to come up and play "Knockin' On Heaven's Door". I sing-He plays. When he was playing it I thought to myself...the guy can play okay...nothing special. He was persistant. He wanted to do another tune. We did Moondance together and then it became clear. Dusty's a prince of guitar improvisation. Jazz licks were rolling and Dusty was smokin' on my guitar. The band was seated at the back table with Agnes; she is a great supporter of the band. I met Luca the drummer who sounds great on their debut CD UNIFICATION. Rick(guitar), Dusty(smokin' guitar), and Costa(bass) are new to the band. If Dusty's playing is any indication as to where they are heading then I predict good things ahead. Nov. 20th GO SEE A THOUSAND CURES at The Rivoli and let me know what you think.