Not talking the music blues here...The wife had a loss in the family and it is a sad thing to lose a family member.

   We are here for a short time. Love everyone you can get your hands on...or find a way not to hate them...at the very least. They, and you, will all be somewhere very "else" and it begs us to experience all there is here...and now.

    As it relates to me currently and generally my interest in music I wrote an essay on pain...(Essay page). It may be interesting for anyone visiting as a  discussion piece. For me it was a way to handle difficult things.

   Health and happiness to everyone.

bill

   Some of you may know that I have been looking for some nice graphics to adorn my site. Well last night at the big shew I ran into a Mr. Steve Sandick, an acquaintance, who happens to be a photographer in the music industry. He was there shooting the event for the venue and we had a chat about my desire to have some nice pix here on Billfoolery.com. Steve is one helluva nice guy and offered to let me use some of his pix here for our enjoyment. There is a link to Tunesville.net on the Miscellaneous Links page. Check it out. There are galleries of amazing photographs as well as music news.

   Thanks Steve. Hope to see you out and about again soon.

bill

     First of all I have to mention the show I saw last night(Thursday night) at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Giovanni Van Essen did a performance with some amazing artists to promote her new CD coming out "soon". Gio is a soulful jazz/funk/original singer and her upcoming CD is almost entirely original stuff including a "hit-to be"      Taxi which she and company performed magically last night. With Gio last night was Shenole Lattimer on sax, Glenn (poppa G)Palermo on bass, Nick Russo on guitar, Henning on drums and a nice keyboard player who's name escaped me. The group played two sets of some eclectic tunes, mostly original,  like the cd. I'll keep ya'll posted in the upcoming release of Gio's cd. There is a link to her site here on Billfoolery.com

    My search for good live stuff came up a winner today. Ya'll are in for a good June...not to mention the Blues Festival in Riverhead on the weekend of July 8 & 9.

    I visited the Long Island Blues site (see visitors links page) and came up with some great stuff for the next few months. Starting tonight with a favorite guitar player Donnie Celenza who is at Chesterfields with Mike Neville. There is also a duo of blues artists at Full Martini in Islip tonight. T-Bone and Frannie Mae are listed for an old local favorite place. Full Martini is on Rte. 111 just north of Union Blvd and the RR trax. There is also a place in Amityville called Giacomo's that has a C&B Blues Review tonight. I wish I could be in many places at once to check all these things out.

   As for tomorrow there is Kerry Kearney at Chesterfields. That is a favorite place and player and I really hope to be able to get there. I also saw that there is a blues group (Fourteen Feet) at Blue Parrot. Somone please let me know how that one is. I like the place and want to hear the band..

   For any Little Buster fans there is tribute to the late blues man at the High Note in Westbury. 170 Post Ave. That is on June 21. There is an amazing roster of local blues players who are playing. This will be a good show in tribute to a real blues artist.

   As usual I love to hear from you all about upcoming performances and reviews of those you have seen so please let me know what you find out. Thanks for coming.

bill

   

   Hello Long Island music fans...and friends who just come to kill some time. Thank you all by the way. I know sometimes it is boring to come here snd see that there's no news and no new things to see or hear. (There is always the "suggested links" page for searching for gigs...so it will never be a total waste to come here...okay??) 

    I often get distracted during the week with well... work, life,kids, relationships, bills, sleep, lack there-of and sometimes just a mind full of crap.. Why is life so complicated and expensive and challenging? Can anyone answer that? Please feel free.

   Back to the business of enjoyment.  I spent my Wednesday night at Lefty's and the music was so very good. Arthur on guitar never disappoints and RayRay is singing Hendrix now...and not doing a bad job! No one sings Hendrix...at least not with someone who can play it as good as Arty does on guitar. Hey guys...can I get some last names?    People...that is a good jam on Wednesday nights. I brought a pal who is visiting from the west and he was equally impressed with the quality of that jam.

   Anyway, for tonight I found Reckoning at Da Funky Phish. I almost always mention that place even though I don't get there as often as I used to. Craig always gets good stuff.   I'm still working on Saturday night shows but I was invited to go to Rare Olive...somewhere near Huntington...and I may go there with some new friends for a few drinks. I'll be looking for something else to go to though. I may try Chesterfields. They always (always) have good stuff on weekends. 

   I have to mention a gig coming up on Thursday, June 8.. My very good friend Giovanni Van Essen is performing at the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts with another friend on sax, Shenole Lattimer. Giovanni can be found on my site on local artists page. She is a beautiful jazz/funk singer and on her way up with a cd coming and some local shows. There is now a link to that theater so check that out.

   Come on back for more news and thanks again for coming...I'll be trying to add more content soon of some different sorts. Feel free to send me info on entertainment and local arts.

bill