Friday I saw Artimus Pyle and got to say hi to my old friend. I also ran into Bob Burns. Hey, two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in a row! After some mighty tasty oriental food I was off to Studio B for Molly Hatchet. Still suffer- ing from my mysterious breathing problems, I took a seat on the side balcony. But then I started thinking, I had to get Bobby Ingram’s attention to say hello. I went to the front of the stage to stand. In a bit of sheer luck, there was a barstool sitting there, so I claimed it, and sat right beside the P.A. speakers. At first, the volume ripped my head off, but then I dis- covered that moving forward just five inches got my ear out of the speaker, and I sat there and enjoyed the show. The boys rocked out as usual, kicking off
with “Whiskey Man.” The set continued with “It’s All Over Now;” “Gator Country;” “Jack- sonville;” Fall of the Peacemakers;” “Justice” (with an amazing guitar jam);’ “Beatin’ the Odds;” “Edge of Sundown” (beginning with a beautiful piano intro from John Galvin, and dedicated to Danny Joe Brown); “Jukin’ City;” “Dreams;” and “Flirtin’ with Disaster.” Whew! Everyone did a great job. Dave Hlubek and Bobby Ingram squalled on guitars, while Timmy Lindsey thumped his mean ass bass along with newcomer Scott Craig on drums. Galvin was his usual musical genius on the keys and Phil McCormack, “the VOICE of Molly Hatchet,” brought the huge audience right into the palm of his hand and rocked their asses off. I have liked Phil ever since The Road Ducks back in the day, and he still re- mains the consummate Southern rock show- man. After the show, Bobby invited me back to
the “Catacombs,” the special backstage artist area, so we could talk for a bit. I had a chance to briefly say me hellos to Galvin, Hlubek, Phil, and Tim, as well as Marshall Tucker Band friends Pat Elwood and Linda, Rick Willis, Chris Hicks, and BB, and Fired Guns
Mike Estes and Greg T. Walker. I managed to catch about half of the Bach-
man & Turner show at Poolside following my Hatchet experience, and Randy and Fred de- livered all the hits, from “Let it Ride” to “Takin Care of Business.” They even tipped the hat to their former band The Guess Who by rocking “American Woman.” It was ab- solute classic rock heaven. Friday night at Studio B it was time for an-
other shot of APB, The Artimus Pyle Band, and they took it to the limit again, bringing Bob Burns on for a few songs again. Robert Kearns from the Sheryl Crow band sat in on bass for “I Know a Little,” and the band rocked through Lynyrd Skynyrd hits like “Sat- urday Night Special,” “On the Hunt” (one of my favorites), “Swamp Music,” “You Got That Right,” and “Free Bird,” just to name a few. Over at the Platinum Theatre, The Marshall
Tucker Band was rocking, with the double drummer effect. Joining long time percus- sionist BB Borden was Chris Hicks Band drummer Leroy Wilson, and Spartanburg, SC guitar smoker Shane Pruitt joined the band on all three of their onboard shows as well. They opened with my own all time favorite Tucker song, “This Ol’ Cowboy,” before Doug Gray introduced the next song saying,” Now our late night jam is Saturday, but we want to jam a little tonight too if that’s alright.” With that, the band took off on “Dog Eat Dog World,” a song from Chris Hicks’ solo album of the same name. Sure enough, it turned into a Southern rock funky jam, and got the whole crowd to rockin.’ The guys played a great show, including tunes like “In My Own Way,” “Blue Ridge Mt. Skies,” “Midnight Promises,” “Fire On the Mountain,” and “Can’t You See.” While it was a great show, it was only a taste of what was to come Saturday night. Saturday morning found The Liberty of the
Seas docked just off of Labadee Island, Haiti. While I didnt venture out to the island, my
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