I sang "Never Gonna Go Easy" for Wednesday's Midnite Open Mic Jam at the Depot Brewery. Although at the time I didn't know about the coincidence, I wrote the song a few years ago on the same night a friend was fundraising for his legal defense against accusations of herbal disobedience. The words and melody came in like a radio wave ~~ THAT part WAS easy!
None of the other musicians had heard this song nor played it, but they made it sound great: Tim Carey grooved bass line, Jon Estrin embellished with lead guitar, James Moore kept rhythm on kit while Bob Bernards gave a beautiful hand rhythm on a djembe. I added flute between verses.
Afterwards, long, energetic jams with Tim and Jon as Dan Gorman sat kit, James moved to conga, Tony sat keyboard, Paul Squillo joined on trumpet, and newcomer Lava Lava added his saxophone to the mix.
Super energy, awesome sound, so three hours later I'm easing off the high. Whew!