Changing the subject a bit, the recent live shows have been quite interesting.
Last week I did a great house concert in Streetsboro, Ohio called Honky Tonk
House Concert Series. The folks there really put on a nice event, and its all
about the music. They are major music fans. Check them out at
www.honkytonkhouseconcerts.com. I loved how the stage area was
surrounded by Muhammad Ali fight pictures! Cool stuff, and anyone who still
has the entire Phil Ochs LP collection is cool in my book.

                                                                             Jason Ringenberg
Hi Jay,

Thanks again to you and your family for opening your house and hosting the
show.

I didn't find out about the show until I came across your message on the soup
last Sat. morning as I was getting caught up on my e-mails.  Once I got the
info. from on the show, I wavered back and forth all day on whether to go or
not, as I've never been to a house concert before.  I'm glad I decided to go, of
the 3 times I've seen Jason solo now, last weekends house concert was the
best show of the three.

Like ya mention, Jason did a good mix of solo stuff, Scorcher stuff, and covers.
 I especially enjoy the Scorcher stuff Jason plays and he didn't disappoint last
Sat.----he played a couple songs from CIM in his second set that a couple of us
mentioned that where our favorites from that album (2+1=Nothing and I'm
Sticking with You), so that was cool.  Jason's references to the Muhammad Ali
memorabalia surrounding him during the show was funny. What was even
cooler, was sitting in your rec. room talking to Jason between sets about carp
fishing of all things!  I'm a member (actually the Chair for W. PA) for the CAG
(Carp Anglers Group) and Jason seemed to pretty amused that there was
actually such a thing as a national carp fishing society (actually there are
two).  And Jason knows a thing or two about carpin', it turns out.  Interestingly
enough the CAG got its start in Jason's home state of IL----ok, so may be
that's not that interesting to most.  I mentioned to Jason that if he happened to
check out the CAG website forum, he would see that JATS got mentioned a few
times in some of the off-topics discussions we've had on music. Before I left, I
gave Jason a couple copies of the NACA (North American Carp Angler), the
quarterly publication that CAG puts out, that is slowly evolving into the first
carp fishing magazine available here in the states---hope he enjoys reading
them.

Anyhow, when I got up last Sat. morning. I didn't expect to be talkin' carp
fishin' with Jason in someone's rec. room in OH and seeing a smokin' show as
only the former frontman from the best cow-punk/roots-punk/alt.
country/rock/whatever band ever could do, but that's where I ended up Sat.
night.  And like I said, I'm glad I decided to go.  The only thing that woulda
been better was if the former guitarist, bassist, drummer from that same band
were there playing with the frontman (in which case, I don't think the corner
of Jay's rec. room woulda been an adequate stage ), but that's another topic
and seemingly not likely to happen again.

Back to reality, I'm looking forward to the release of Farmer Jason's new CD.

Steve Lojek
Past Honky Tonk House Concerts
September 16, 2006, jason Ringenberg (the original roots-punk barnstormer)
TORE up honk tonk house concerts!