road 2 elmo

DBF '08 LiveBlog1.6

2008-07-19T20:01:00.002-04:00

oh time i say to burn somethin on the grill. no word from Lake Elmo as to the goins on... must be havin a Hell of a good time

the weather reads...

Lake Elmo, MN: 71° mostly cloudy 84% humidity

Homeplace in VA: 88° cloudy 50% humidity ( i don't believe that )

the smell of charcoal burnin and a cold beer are callin me back to the yard...
weedeatin didn't get me, BTW

DBF '08 LiveBlog1.5

2008-07-19T11:49:00.002-04:00

in for lunch and a nice cold drink, the weather reads...

Lake Elmo, MN: 74° by one reading 78° by another

Homeplace in VA: 90° by one reading 91° by another

Walked into a world of Poison Ivy and blew it all over the place while the weedeatin continued behind the SpringHouse. Heat's gettin to the old man but on i'll push. had some nice sweet potato fries for lunch...

guess Pure Country Gold and Adam Posnak have just about done their sets and Those Poor Bastards must be up next... hope the weather holds.

DBF '08 LiveBlog1.4

2008-07-19T10:53:00.002-04:00

sweat through another shirt while BluesBoy Jag and Illinois John Fever play DBF '08, otherwise called the Deep Blues Festival held in Lake Elmo, MN today, and yesterday and tomorrow. Good Lord willin and the creek don't shut us in, we'll be headin out to a party tonight!

Right now...

Lake Elmo: 73°

Homestead: 89° sunny as can be and HOT and HUMID!

back to the weedeatin, after a Cold Lemonade.

DBF '08 LiveBlog1.3

2008-07-19T10:46:00.002-04:00

this just in... from the ground. yesterdays shows were awesome. great crowds and a good time. CuznWildweed torn it on up in the mornin.

the troops are getting set up and headin in to the festival grounds right now. they're an hour behind us here in the Old Dominion.

rumor is that rain is headed in and the forcast from here confirms that... but the good Lord may smile upon Chris Johnson for all his hard work and perseverance in bringin the sweet sounds of Deep Blues to the greater Twin Cities area.

back out to the weedeatin...

Thanks to the one and only Rick Saunders for his "Live from the Scene" report.

DBF '08 LiveBlog1.2

2008-07-19T10:29:00.003-04:00

the weedeatin continues...

checkin the stats...

Lake Elmo, MN: currently sunny and 71 degrees lookin toward a high of 82 degrees and thundershowers... shades of last year?

Homestead, VA: right now 86 and headed towards a partly cloudy 94 degrees

DBF '08 LiveBlog1.1

2008-07-19T09:41:00.003-04:00

I'll have to do a recap of yesterdays events later as I'm bound to keep up with the current doins at this time.

This mornin began w/ a big glass of coffee, cream, sugar and chocolate drops. this is somethin new to me but the dang things came into the kitchen and bein a curious sort, I dropped a couple in the brew. good too, once they get mixed in.

Out early to give the tomatoes a good soak before the hot of the day kicks in. the plants are lookin good and the trellisin instead of stakes or cages seems to be goin along just fine too. they took a beatin early as i let em lay on the ground a little long before i got em up in the air.

in for a little internet search on guitars. been lookin at a couple of things and maybe buildin a special Telecaster for the GoldenRogers... that's got a big spot in the Backseat.

A litle Eggs and toast later i'm out in the yard runnin the hell out of the Weedeater. Goin through spools of trimin string like it's goin outta style.

so that's when i start to think of how BAD i'm missin the Deep Blues Fest in Lake Elmo MN.

the bands are bout to get up and others laid out all over creation after a triumphant night of bein with the ones you love. look to the left for the dates and times...

back to the weedeater....

DBF '08 LiveBlog1.0

2008-07-19T08:31:00.002-04:00

Alright folks... many of us are strapped down by a lull in the economic situmacation and high gas prices. Like so many of us, I'm stuck here in the Old Dominion, otherwise recognized as the Commonwealth of Virginia, when I should be at this very moment at the Deep Blues Festival in Minnesota at Lake Elmo.

I was planning to go and work the show as a volunteer since our band the Golden Rogers didn't make the cut for the show this year. So sit close to the computer and wait for live updates on the goins on. I may even get a live report or two from the show.

Bo Diddley

2008-04-04T06:17:00.002-04:00

on: WebSite | Wikipedia | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Chris Cotton

2008-02-09T08:29:00.001-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Jimmy "Duck" Holmes

2008-02-09T07:52:00.002-05:00

on: Label | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

John Schooley

2008-02-09T07:37:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

T-Model Ford

2008-02-09T07:17:00.001-05:00

on: Label | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Adam Posnak

2008-02-09T06:53:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

The Black-Eyed Snakes

2008-02-09T06:47:00.001-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Elmo Williams & Hezekiah Early

2008-02-08T19:13:00.000-05:00

on: Label | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Richard Johnston

2008-02-08T18:55:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

ACMercker

2008-02-08T18:35:00.000-05:00

For years I banged on an old $10 Stella in my kitchen, screamin into a tape recorder bought from Radio Shack... never dreamed that anybody liked, played or even understood the kind of music that just pours out of a person raw and pure like that.

Most of these performers are pullin the hard load, playin State to State and even takin the sound of our music all across the World. Raise a glass high for the Troubadors of the 21st Century. Buy 'em one when they come to town.

Thanks so much,
ACMercker

Black Diamond Heavies

2008-02-08T12:27:00.001-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

CuzN Wildweed

2008-02-08T12:03:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Dexter Romweber Duo

2008-02-08T09:54:00.001-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Scott H. Biram

2008-02-08T07:38:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Tearin up the Road, flyin across the Globe, spreadin the Good Gospel of Raw Blues and its Power to transform the soul! Scott H. Biram is comin out of Texas with a sound like no other. When he passes through your town, his blazin trail will be yet another Road2Elmo.

editorial note:

Texas... please be reminded... was at one time, only a small part of Virginia - (though we don't need to start anything here.)

Luther the Devil

2008-02-06T17:30:00.000-05:00

The Dead or Alives

2008-02-06T17:28:00.000-05:00

Cicada Omega

2008-02-06T17:27:00.000-05:00

The Pack AD

2008-02-06T17:25:00.000-05:00

BLACK SMOKERS

2008-02-06T17:23:00.000-05:00

Patrick Sweany

2008-02-06T17:22:00.000-05:00

Mudlow

2008-02-06T17:20:00.000-05:00

AMERICAN RELAY

2008-02-06T17:19:00.000-05:00

Tarbox Ramblers

2008-02-06T17:18:00.000-05:00

possessedbypauljames

2008-02-06T17:16:00.000-05:00

Scissormen

2008-02-06T17:15:00.000-05:00

Bob Log III

2008-02-06T17:13:00.000-05:00

BluesBoy Jag

2008-02-06T17:12:00.000-05:00

Illinois John Fever

2008-02-06T17:09:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Pure Country Gold

2008-02-06T17:08:00.000-05:00

Adam Posnak

2008-02-06T17:06:00.000-05:00

Those Poor Bastards

2008-02-06T17:04:00.000-05:00

Boogaloosa Prayer

2008-02-06T17:01:00.000-05:00

Honkeyfinger

2008-02-06T16:59:00.000-05:00

Charlie Parr

2008-02-06T16:58:00.000-05:00

Pearlene

2008-02-06T16:57:00.000-05:00

HILLSTOMP

2008-02-06T16:56:00.000-05:00

The Buffalo Killers

2008-02-06T16:54:00.000-05:00

Pat McDonald

2008-02-06T16:52:00.000-05:00

The Bird Dogs

2008-02-06T16:50:00.000-05:00

Legendary Shack Shakers

2008-02-06T16:48:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Black Diamond Heavies

2008-02-06T16:42:00.000-05:00

Juke Joint Duo

2008-02-06T16:38:00.000-05:00

Smokestack and the Foothill Fury

2008-02-06T16:28:00.000-05:00

The .357 String Band

2008-02-06T16:26:00.000-05:00

Jawbone

2008-02-06T16:25:00.000-05:00

The Moaners

2008-02-06T16:21:00.000-05:00

Silver Lion's 20/20

2008-02-06T15:11:00.000-05:00

on: WebSite | MySpace | YouTube | iTunes

Left Lane Cruiser

2008-02-06T12:01:00.000-05:00

Gut Bucket blues leads into a deep groove Raw and Burnin... but in a good way. These Indiana boys make you want look at a Great Big Girl in a whole new way... if you get my meanin. Left Lane Cruiser will have you leanin halfway out the window to give somebody the finger.

All along the Road2Elmo are stops for you to catch these fellas. Free beer Accepted in All Locations.

GravelRoad

2008-02-06T11:32:00.000-05:00

GravelRoad hails from Seattle WA, bringin in the Heavy tone to the Deep Blues Sound. These guys are out there now, catch 'em out on the Road2Elmo.

Listen for yourself... they've got songs up on MySpace.

Dexter Romweber

2008-02-06T08:35:00.000-05:00

Dexter Romweber is a wildman. My old friend, along with Sara, his sister, the are the Dexter Romweber Duo. Their Road2Elmo... looks something like this.

So if you're down South, look out. Get out and see one of the Originals!