Old Times

Thanks so much to our good friend Ryan Patrick Imming (RPI) who joined us on-stage at the Full Moon Club in Memphis last Saturday and played a darn fine set for some of the Standard faithful. Ryan had folks (including us) mesmerized by his deft blending of snappy original folk-rock tunes with some really cool looping technology that allows him to instantly morph into a one-man band. As you can see, at the end of the night, Ryan, Ted and I did a few songs together, ranging from a Capps/Imming original called "Monongahela" to R.E.M.'s "Superman" and the Stones' "Dead Flowers" (by request). What a great time we had! Ryan was off to Nashville on Sunday to do some work with a fellow singer/songwriter/producer and shoot for a coveted slot at the Bluebird's Monday night "Open Mic".

As promised, we tried out a bundle of brand new and semi-new songs. Folks responded very well, so you can expect to see many of them working their way into the standard Standard set and onto a new recording very soon, we hope! Here's what we did:

STRIKE
SO MUCH CLEARER
PERPETUAL AFTERNOON
TAKES SO FEW
BACK FROM LITTLE ROCK
MOLLY MOSAIC
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
GREAT BIG COSMIC
THANK YOU, HERMAN MANKIEWICZ
HEAVYWEIGHT
JAY-C'S BROKEN RADIO
T-HO'S BROKEN RADIO
MY FRIENDS, TOO
DRIFT AWHILE (ANNIE)
YEAR 55
SHOULD'VE BEEN IN LOVE
IF I WANTED YOU

We'll be back in action next Sunday, August 6 at Neil's in Midtown Memphis, playing as part of a benefit concert for Mid-South Arc, which helps children and adults with developmental disabilities. The event starts at 2 p.m., though we won't take the stage until about 4 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door, and it's a 21+ event. For more information about Arc, please visit them on-line at www.arcmidsouth.net. Hope you can take advantage of the chance to support this worthy cause and check us out at a reasonable hour!