THAT’S A WRAP ON SEASON 6

THAT’S A WRAP ON SEASON 6! WOW! HOW TIME FLIES.

WE FINISHED OUR 25TH HOME OF THE SEASON IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA AND AS I SIT ON MY PORCH IN LOS ANGELES, CA. WATCHING THE HUMMINGBIRDS GORGE THEMSELVES ON THE LIQUID SUGAR WE REFILL DAILY I REALIZE ONCE AGAIN IT HAS BEEN SOMETIME SINCE I LAST WROTE TO YOU ALL. SO TO RECAP, IT WAS A GREAT YEAR. A YEAR ALL ABOUT HEROES AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

TO ALL OF YOU THAT WORE A BLUE SHIRT AND VOLUNTEERED YOUR TIME AND YOUR PRODUCTS I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH.

IT’S VERY HARD IN 43 MINUTES {THAT’S HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE TO TELL OUR STORY IN A ONE HOUR SHOW} TO GIVE THE TIME TO ALL THE FOLKS, BIG AND SMALL ALIKE THAT MAKE OUR SHOW SUCH A SUCCESS. I PROMISE IN SEASON SEVEN TO POINT SOME OF YOU OUT ON A MORE REGULAR TIME FRAME.

THERE ARE MOMENTS IN OUR LIVES THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET…
THE BIRTH OF A CHILD, THE DEATH OF A FRIEND, THE KISS FROM A LOVED ONE, AND SINCE THE SOUL DOES NOT KEEP TIME BUT JUST RECORDS GROWTH IT JUST TAKES A MOMENT FOR AN EVENT TO ETCH ITSELF INTO OUR MEMORY. I AM SO LUCKY THAT WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT I GET TO SEE THE HUMAN RACE ON ITS BEST BEHAVIOR. THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE SO MANY LITTLE THINGS THAT HAPPEN DURING THE WEEK THAT HAVE TOUCHED MY LIFE. FOR ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE ETCH YOURSELVES ON MY SOUL I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

SO NOW I HAVE I THINK ABOUT 8 WEEKS OFF. WHAT TO DO????

FIRST, FIX THE KITCHEN DOOR. MY WIFE KELLY HAS BEEN ASKING ME TO DO THIS FOR ABOUT 3 YRS. PLUS A FEW OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD.

THEN… JAZZ FEST! KELLY, ME, MY DIRECTOR GLENN “GT’ TAYLOR, HIS WIFE JEN, MY BOSS ANTHONY DOMINICI AND HIS WIFE GEORGIA, ARE HEADING DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS TO HEAR SOME GREAT MUSIC.

ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH SUCH A GREAT CREW IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FORM A BAND. MY DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY – BROTHER DAVE LANDRY IS OUR BASS PLAYER, BROTHER ED SANDERS IS OUR HARP PLAYER AND SING LIKE AN ANGEL, OUR EX. PRODUCER “THE BOSS” – ANTHONY DOMINICI IS OUR LEAD GUITAR PLAYER AND LEAD SINGER, OUR STORY PRODUCER – SISTER MARLA ROBERTS IS ONE OF THE MANY SOLOIST THAT KNOCKS OUT OF THE PARK “BE MY BABY”. THEN THERE IS THE BEAUTIFUL TRACY HUTSON – SISTER TO ALL – AND COVERS THE SHERL CROW TUNES, EDUARDO XOL OUR LATIN BROTHER SINGS SOME ORIGANALS THAT HE WROTE,
OUR BROTHER ON DRUMS – JOHN “JB” MARTZ (THE “JB” IS BECAUSE HE LOOKS LIKE JACK BLACK), BROTHER ADAM SALVATOR ON VOCALS AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR, TEAMSTER BROTHER DONZILLA ON GUAITER AND VOCALS, LAST BUT NOT LEAST OUR OTHER DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY BROTHER COLIN “THE TUBA” DONAHUE AND I PLAY PIANO AND ORGAN AND SING ALL THE GRATEFUL DEAD TUNES.

WE COVER…THE GRATEFUL DEAD, ROLLING STONES, WILCO, RONNETTS, HOWLIN WOLF, THE BAND, SHERL CROW, NEVILE BROS., SPRINGSTEEN, CREEDENCE, AND MANY MORE.

WE ARE COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU. GET READY TO ROCK!

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT MUSIC???

LOVE, PAULIE