Everyday Companion PaniCast

The final two nights of Playa contained many treats and amazing guest performances. The Jam out of Drums before Barstools that we open with in this podcast sounds to me like a new original instrumental. Enjoy! January 26, 2015 Drums > Jam > Barstools and Dreamers Christmas Katie, Mardi Gras in New Orleans (with Dirty Dozen Brass Band) January 27, 2015 Time is Free Turn on Your Lovelight (with Col. Bruce Hampton, George Porter, Jr. and Randall Bramblett) Red Hot Mama > Arlene, Fishwater Vacation (with George Porter Jr., Grant Green Jr., Ivan Neville, Nikki Gillespie, Randall Bramblett) January 26, 2015 You Can't Always Get What You Want End of the Show (with Bloodkin) DOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive): Everyday Companion Podcast 73 Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

                                                               photo of Playa Cuatro on 1/24/15 crowd by Josh Timmermans Widespread Panic just finished four nights in the Dominican Republic at Panic en la Playa Cuatro - and to my ears it sounded like the boys were having a really fine time of it.... plus there were some sweet guest performances as well (more of that in part two). So I figured I would pare down the 12 hours of music to a two part PaniCast of highlights. Part one includes highlights from night number one, two and three... ENJOY!! January 24, 2015 For What It's Worth > Sell Sell > Stop Go > Blue Indian (Fire on the Mountain jam during Stop Go) Waiting on the Bus > Jesus Just Left Chicago > Love Tractor January 25, 2015 Coconut > Walk On Rebirtha (Not Fade Away and Jessica jams and China Cat Sunflower tease during Rebirtha) January 26, 2015 Barstools and Dreamers > Drums SOURCE INFO (all four nights of Cuatro) Bennett Schwartz 1/24/15 Schoeps ccm41>DinA>KC5>CMC6>analog>788T (HPF 0) 24/48 FOB/DFC 40' back , stand and @ 9' 1/25/15 and 1/26/15 Schoeps ccm41>DinA>KC5>CMC6>analog>788T (HPF 0) 24/48 FOB/DFC 40' back , stand and @ 8' DOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive): Everyday Companion Podcast 72 Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Jimmy Herring circa 1994 In the spring of 1994 the Grateful Dead were still touring, I got married and began my graduate studies at DePaul University. Working full-time in the printing and publications department of my alma mater and going to school full time left me with little time for live music or much of a social life. But in the summer of 1994, all I had to do was work full time... and take some of my precious earned vacation time to see some music. After 25 years of actively seeking out live musical experiences, the summer of 1994 stands out as a highlight. In particular, the ten day period of July 14 - 24, 1994 stands out as one of the most ambitious musical experiences of my life. Thursday 7/14/94 - work 9 - 5, Widespread Panic, The Vic (Aquarium Rescue Unit opened) Friday 7/15/94 - work 9 - 5 Saturday 7/16/94 drive 5.5 hours to Ames, IA -  Widespread Panic, People's Bar and Grill Sunday 7/17/94 - drive back to Chicago Monday 7/18/94 - work 9 - 5, 3 hour drive to the Riverbend Campground outside of Noblesville, IN. Tuesday 7/19/94 - Grateful Dead, Deer Creek Ampitheatre Wednesday 7/20/94 - Grateful Dead, Deer Creek Ampitheatre Thursday 7/21/94 - Grateful Dead, Deer Creek Ampitheatre Friday 7/22/94 - drive back to Chicago, celebrate birthday at Martyrs' Saturday 7/23/94 - Grateful Dead, Soldier Field, Chicago Sunday 7/24/94 - Grateful Dead, Soldier Field, Chicago 5 Dead shows, 2 Panic shows and 3 full days of work in 11 days. But you are here to hear about Widespread Panic. That July 14th show at the Vic was originally scheduled for a larger venue, the newly opened Skyline Stage on Navy pier. But Peter Frampton used his own PA a couple of weeks earlier which led to the venue not allowing Widespread to use their PA....  I'll add that this change in venue happened after the band and crew had arrived in the early morning of July 14 to set the stage. Several dozen people were turned away at the door of the Vic because of overcrowding and the air conditioning failed before the band even hit the stage. The Aquarium Rescue Unit (without Col. Bruce but with Kofi Burbridge on keys and flute and Paul Henson on vocals) opened for Panic. I wonder if Jimmy Herring ever had a sense of deja vu when sharing the stage with  Widespread Panic? Or perhaps being in the Aquarium Rescue Unit was like LIVING in deja vu! I featured the final two songs and the encore of Panic's one set show back in PaniCast #4.... PaniCast #4 - Sweating to July 14, 1994 The Vic Theatre, Chicago. This week I bring you the opening of the first set up through the drum break in Papa's Home. I've also added a couple of great radio studio performances from 1993 and some silly interviews... July 14, 1994 The Vic Theatre Chicago, IL (set one opener) Heroes > Weight of the World, Pilgrims Porch Song May 3, 1993 KTCZ 97.1 Studios Minneapolis, MN Interview Wondering July 14, 1994 continues Little Kin, It Ain't No Use > Travelin' Light May 10, 1993 WDET 101.9 FM Detroit, MI Interview Henry Parsons Died July 14, 1994 continues Junior, Stop-Go > Papa's Home July 14, 1994  Aquarium Rescue Unit (opening for Widespread Panic) Vic Theatre Chicago, IL Fixin' to Die (calling out to 'Garrie' during the song... same Garrie?) Jimmy Herring on guitarOteil Burbridge on bass/vocalsApartment Q258 on drumsKofi Burbridge on keys/flutePaul Henson on vocals LISTENER'S GUIDE: 7/14/94 Listen how Weight of the World starts with Dave melodically driving the song forward until Mikey takes control and leads into the third verse. This allows DAS to switch to a percussive slap bass technique, nearly teasing 'We Want the Funk....' at one point. The Pilgrims intro is so mellow, almost like they backing into the song. Feeling confident and conversational in the way they are playing....  - and so we listen, and if it's real good, and we shake. And then Houser takes a solo and the heat is on! Check out the jam that begins about 5 and a half minutes into Ain't No Use.... soaring, triumphant, lovely. And again around the 5 and a half minute mark in Papa's Home a graceful and confident jam. Houser's leads are reminiscent of a yet-to-be-written Surprise Valley. 5/3/93 and 5/10/93 Being asked by radio DJs about being from Athens and REM must've gotten old and you can't blame JB Jack the Jester for trying to have a little fun with them in the process.  I just love JB talking about Sunny in the 5/10 interview; 'Sometimes he rubs them. Sometimes he shakes them.' 7/14/94 ARU The band calls out for "Gary" during Fixin' to Die.... leaving me wondering if they were somehow calling out to Garrie Vereen.... SOURCE INFO: 7/14/94 Source: SBD > DAT @ 48.0khz > Analog(master) Transfer: Analog(master) > Tascam DA-45HR @ 44.1khz > Audiophile 24/96 USB > Cool Edit 2000 > CDwave > FLAC(level 6) Converted and edited by D.P. Swint Seeded by Patrick Wood 5/3/93 Source: FM > Cass (?) > CD Transfer: Pioneer CD-070 > HHB 800 > EAC (secure) > CDWave > MKWAct SHN v.3 flac  5/10/93 Source: FM > Cass (?) > CD Transfer: Pioneer CD-070 > HHB 800 > EAC (secure) > CDWave > MKWAct SHN v.3 > flac 7/14/94  Aquarium Rescue Unit  Source: SBD > DA-P20 @ 48.0khz Transfer: Tascam DA-45HR > Audiophile 24/96 USB > WaveLab 5.01a > CDwave > FLAC(level 6) Converted and edited by D.P. Swint Photo: screen shot from YouTube video of ARU in Jacksonville circa 1994 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7-dxV4_D-E DOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive): Everyday Companion Podcast 71 Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Good evening Ladies and Gents! It is hard to believe it has been SIX YEARS since we stopped doing these little nuggets of goodness... For this next first time out of the gate I am including some tasty treats from the start of spring tour 1999. The band is feeling firey right of the gate in Philly - in particular, listen for JBs vocal embellishments during the second chorus of Let's Get Down to Business. The quintessential Pleas > Chilly from Salem features a lazy jammy intro to Pleas that was indicative of how the band would get things going in Spring '99. Get excited about 1999, because I am going to be featuring a few more tracks from this under-appreciated Spring Tour in future weeks! I finish everything off with a couple of selections from the Stockholm Syndrome tour of 2004 at the Gothic in Denver Colorado. Stockholm Syndrome is a side project of David Schools featuring Jerry Joseph on guitar and vocals, Eric McFadden on lead guitar, Wally Ingram on drums and Danny Dziuk on keys. Their version of North is driving and includes a ZZ Top tease while their funky version of Coudn't Get it Right features a Down on the Farm tease. And finally, please tell your friends and neighbors we are back. Believe it or not these 'casts take a good bit of time to produce and it would be a waste if people weren't sharing this wonderful music. And finally a BIG THANK YOU to all of the tapers and fans who make these recordings and this wonderful project called the Everyday Companion possible. Peace, Ted April 10, 1999 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA (set one opener) Let's Get Down to Business, Pigeons, B of D > Rebirtha > Red Hot Mama > Diner > Greta > Goin' Out West April 9, 1999 Salem, VA (set 2 opener) Pleas > Chilly Water > Dyin' Man > Chilly Water Stockholm Syndrome August 6, 2004 Gothic Theater Englewood, CO North > Couldn't Get it Right Source Info: 4/10/99 Source: Schoeps MK4 > Reutelhuber > DA-P1 @ 48 kHz Location: FOB / DFC / ORTF / 6ft Taped by Jim Finn. Clone courtesy of Carter Lyle. Transferred by BobbyHurley. 4/9/99 Source:  (fob/dfc) Schoeps mk4 (ortf @ 6.5 ft.) > Reutelhuber > DA-P1 @ 48 kHz Taped by:  Jim Finn  (clone courtesy of Carter Lyle) Transfer by:  BobbyHurley Stockholm Syndrome 8/6/04 Taped and transferred by Todd Ramsden Source:  FOB, 3' LoC, Drink rail:  Audix m1290 > Lunatec V3 (optical out) > Nomad JB3 DOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive): Everyday Companion Podcast #70 Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

This 'cast continues to explore the influences of Widespread Panic's music.Michael Stanley's second solo album, Friends and Legends, is featured prominently this time around. The band Stanley was playing with on this album was a who's who of mid-seventies rock; Dan Fogelberg, Richie Furay, David Sanborn, Bill Szymczyk, and Joe Walsh (AND his band Barnstorm). J. Geils even got in on the act by producing the saxophone tracks. It also was produced in my current stomping grounds of Colorado... Let's Get the Show on the Road is one of my favorite Panic covers and Funky is the Drummer is a crazy jam/rap that JB has slipped into a couple of times.I really had alot of fun putting this one together - turn it up and invite the friends over... and tear the roof of the sucker!Let's Get the Show on the RoadMichael Stanleyfrom the album "Friends and Legends"She Caught the KatyAlbert Kingfrom the album "Lovejoy"Funky is the DrummerMichael Stanleyfrom the album "Friends and Legends"Give up the Funk (Tear the Roof of the Sucker)Parliamentfrom the album "Mothership Connection"Wang Dang DoodleKoko Taylorfrom the album "The Earthshaker"Can't Find My Way HomeBlind Faithfrom the album "Blind Faith"Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and BurningHot Tunafrom the album "First Pull Up, The Pull Down"Knocking 'round the ZooJames Taylor and the Original Flying Machinefrom the album "James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine"Shouldn't Have Took More than You GaveDave Masonfrom the album "Alone Together"TipitinaProfessor Longhairfrom the album "New Orleans Piano"John's OtherHot Tunafrom the album "First Pull Up, The Pull Down"Just Like a WomanBob Dylanfrom the album "Blonde on Blonde"SpoonfulWillie Dixonfrom the album "I am the Blues"GladTrafficfrom the album " John Barleycorn Must Die"Let's Get it OnMarvin Gayefrom the album "Let's Get it On"DOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #69Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Hi, yes, it's me again.Should I address the fact I haven't done a broadcast in a long, long, long time?Let's see if I can pick up where I left off.One open item:I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the archive project that has been started by Horace Moore and the band (and Chris Rabold). This is a worthy project and one that every one of you should be helping support by purchasing the releases. September 8, 1997 is an amazing show and should will be one of the greatest Spreadhead stocking stuffers in recent memory.The archive project is depending on us, the fans, for it's success. By supporting the project through your purchase of an archive recording you are ensuring that MORE MORE MORE archives are released in the future. And who knows, perhaps the next release will be the one you've been wishing for!Now let's get down to businessDuring the time you last heard from me I was bitten by a musical bug - the vinyl bug. Last October I found a working turntable and about 20 albums. Today I've got 4 working turntables and a whole bunch of vinyl....As I was flipping through stacks of worn sleeves in the bins of Albums on the Hill and Twist and Shout I found myself meditating on how vinyl was heavily influential on generations of musicians. Rediscovering how the long format of an LP made each side of an album an event. Ruminating on how the ultimate expression of a musical artist's mastery (or indulgence) was the 'concept album.'The experience of listening to a vinyl album requires an immersion in the experience:Interpreting album art,removing the disc from the sleeve,placing it on the spindle,gently resting the needle down,hear the familiar crackle of dust and vinyl,the anticipation of the fist sounds of the first song....Take a moment to think about the last time you pressed a single button to listen to your music.Widespread is well known for their covers versions of songs... Songs that the band members would have experienced for the first time on vinyl.SO why not a "Panic Covers and Influences" podcast taken directly from the vinyl sources?!?Without further ado I present to you various covers and influences recorded directly from albums in my collection...Savor > JingoSantanafrom the album "Santana"Are You Ready for the Country?Neil Youngfrom the album "Journey Through the Past (soundtrack)"SuperstitionStevie Wonderfrom the album "Talking Book"Starship Trooper 1. Life Seeker 2. Disillusion 3. WürmYesfrom the album "The Yes Album"Space Truckin'Deep Purplefrom the album "Machine Head"PrettyLove Tractorfrom the album "Athens, GA. - Inside/Out (soundtrack)"For What It's Worth > Mr. SoulBuffalo Springfield from the album "Journey Through the Past (soundtrack)"All Along the WatchtowerBob Dylan from the album "Bob Dylan at Budokan"I WishStevie Wonderfrom the album "Songs in the Key of Life"Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed ManHot Tunafrom the album "Hoppkorv"Dirty BusinessNew Riders of the Purple Sagefrom the album "New Riders of the Purple Sage"DOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #68Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Take a listen to how easily the band slides into Party at Your Mama's House after Rebirtha this week. The band had obviously worked on PAYMH over the course of the previous 6 months and this is a fine example of how the song had matured at his point in their career. JB then proceeds to completely blow the lyrics to Can't Find My Way Home, but I still enjoy the power the band is able to bring - JB follows this up with a solo acoustic version of Gradle, which we come back to at the end of the cast.A backwards Porch > Take Out pairing helps us dive headlong into a Driving sandwich featuring an epic Hope in a Hopeless World. Yes, epic.The Breathing Slow features JoJo (I think) saying "See you later" and Dave laughing maniacally before they hit the stride of that jam - I remember listening to this show once in the middle of the night and having that section of music give me the chills. I edited out the Mercy > Nobody's Fault and I urge you to seek this show out and listen to it as well as the first set... well worth the effort.Walk On > Chilly - does it get any more quintessential than that??And we finish the aforementioned Gradle - JB solo acoustic, pouring his emotions into the rendition.Make sure to check out the Flash player for streaming the 'cast - you have to let the entire 'cast preload before playing, but it should be worth the wait. Any how, let me know what you think...Many thanks to Steve Bullock for his help with that player.November 9, 1997Ann Arbor, MIRebirtha >Party at Your Mama's House >Help Me SomebodyEncore #1: Can't Find My Way HomeApril 21, 1996Boalsburg, PAPorch Song >The Take Out >Tall Boy >Driving Song >Hope in a Hopeless World >Driving Song >Breathing SlowWalk On >Chilly WaterNovember 9, 1997Ann Arbor, MIEncore #2:John Bell solo acousticGradleDOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #67Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Is it really November?Well I certainly did not intend to be away for so long...What have I been up to?Let's just say I've been busy.Let's hop back in by playing the rest of the second set from that 1996 Oak Mountain show we featured way back in March. And then we'll feature a few tracks from the November 2000 run through the Pacific Northwest. There are some sick jamming during that One Kind Favor and I ma not sure who keeps making the kissey noises, but all in all a very spirited version of that song. The Bowlegged features the obligatory JB rap, but this one includes a line about the events transpiring in Washington at the time (of course the recount and legal battle of election 2000 were in full swing at this point).We'll do our best to bring more music every week - sorry we were away for so long!June 28, 1996Oak Mountainwith David Blackmon on fiddleThe Take Out >Blackout,Proving Ground >Arlene >Hatfield >Porch Song(Pusherman tease by Schools before Hatfield)November 10, 2000Bozeman, MTAstronomy Domine Jam >One Kind Favor,Blue Indian(Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun tease by Schools before Astronomie)November 11, 2000And It Stoned Me >Bowlegged WomanDOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #66Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

This week we bring you some sweet music from the two night run of shows in 1992 at the legendary Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, NC.These songs of challenges, rising to meet adversity and remembering good times is a long distance dedication - to all the everyday feline and canine companions brightening our world.September 29, 1990Murfreesboro, TNThe Earth Will Swallow YouMay 24, 1992Ziggy'sWinston-Salem, NCDog Song >Walk OnWeight of the WorldIt Ain't No Use >Jam (with Brown Cat Rap)Tie Your Shoes >Red Beans Cookin'May 25, 1992Ziggy'sC. BrownJust Kissed My Baby (with Cissy Strut jam and Night People rap)DOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #65Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Energy = Mass multiplied by the Speed of Light squared.E = mc2.This week we've got a combination of energetic performances that, when mixed, prove the formula; WSP + NC + SC = Energy!December 30, 1995Spartanburg, SCHeroes >RockA of D1 x 1 >PigeonsMercy >JAM >Flat Footed FlewzyE: And It Stoned MeApril 9, 1996Wilmington, NCSleepy Monkey >Radio Child >JAMDOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #64Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

My pre-show ritual of drinking a Samuel Smith's oatmeal stout started back when I was seeing the Grateful Dead. A single 20 ounce bottle could sustain me for an entire evening. Too heavy to be chugged, it is a beer to be savored. For my money, a $3 bottle of Sammy's symbolizes summer afternoons of freedom and relaxation. In the summer of 1994, Lisa and I found a couple bottles for sale at the last store on the road to Denali. We sat on the side of a dusty road sipping an Oatmeal Stout under the midnight sun while listening for the bus that would take us into the wild.So when a podcast listener named Jeremiah wrote the following words, I felt compelled by mysterious forces to oblige his request;"Keep up the good work, I thrive on your podcast, its great music to listen to. Brings back memories of the good ole' days when I was in college. No bills, plenty of Panic, and a good Sammy Smith Oatmeal Stout!"He's asked for anything from 1996 through 2001 from Oak Mountain in Pelham (outside of Birmingham) Alabama. You pretty much can't go wrong with that date range with this band at that venue.So I went down to Liquor Mart today and bought a Sammy Smith Oatmeal Stout. I've cracked it open. And I am listening and relaxing, waiting to be taken into the wild. I suggest you do the same.June 28, 1996Airplane >Take Off Jam (with Dark Star jam) >And It Stoned Me >Henry Parsons DiedStop-G0 >Barstools and Dreamers (with Satisfied rap)September 25, 1999Surprise Valley >Bear's Gone Fishing >C. BrownJuly 29, 2001Wind Cries MaryDOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #62Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Happy leap year day every body!Despite their storied career spanning thousands of shows and three decades, Widespread Panic has only played on Leap Day once. February 29, 1988. Unfortunately I do not have a copy of this show to share with you.So what I did instead was start with something from March of 1988, since tomorrow is March 1. I then leapt through time on the hard drives and listened to sections of about a dozen shows to come up with this week's cast. March also marks the tenth anniversary of the infamous Australian and European runs of spring 1998. So I thought I would dust off a selection of songs from that tour for your enjoyment."Well come on back. I hope everyone's prepared."- JB, 3/31/1988 before Driving SongHere's how the Cast goes down this week:March 31, 1988Cat's CradleChapel Hill, NCDriving Song >Jam >Driving Song >Breathing SlowDecember 7, 1990Sonny's BistroAsheville, NCPushermanJuly 25, 1998World's Fair ParkKnoxville, TNAin't Life Grand >Diner >Don't Be DeniedMarch 10, 1998Gov. HindmarshAdeleide, AustraliaHappy >Aunt Avis >ImpossibleOctober 9, 1996Memorial Gym, VanderbiltNashville, TNL.a. >Travelin' LightDOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #62Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

U.S.S. Midway, docked at Navy Pier, San Diego, CAA recent business trip put me in the heart of downtown San Diego near the airport. My first night there I saw Atlanta's Black Lips at a club named Casbah. Maybe 125 people in attendance.Widespread Panic has played some small shows in San Diego, or more precisely, Solana Beach. We've featured some songs from the legendary Belly Up Tavern before (the first Pilgrims was performed at this venue in 1992). We'll also feature a few tracks from the Navy Pier appearance. Houser has some problems finding his voice during the Waker, but the jam into Arlene is worth every cringe.Here's how the Podcast goes down this week:November 12, 1993 Belly Up Tavern,Solana Beach, CAWho Do You Belong To?HatfieldJune 13, 2001 Navy Pier, San Diego, CAPleas >The Waker >Arleen >Driving Song >Genesis >Driving SongNovember 17, 1994 Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CAE: Get Up Early In The Morning >Chilly WaterNovember 12, 1993 Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CAE: PostcardDOWNLOAD the cast here(right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #61Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

The shuttered Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJFeels good to be back in business.No santa claus surprises this year, but the ever benevolent Ground Hog seems have delivered.Tell your friends - we're back!April 22, 1997Asbury Park, NJPorch Song >Stop-Go >Who Do You Belong To? >Vacation >RebirthaMay 6, 1995Atlanta, GASmoke and Burn (aka Burned Faceless) >DinerJuly 9, 1995St. Louis, MOPilgrimsMay 30, 1998Santa Barbara, CAMakes Sense to meDOWNLOAD the cast here (right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #60Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

(picture of broken computer stolen from another site)This has been an eventful year but nothing prepared me for a crashed computer. Dead. in. the. Water. Fuck. Strapped by home expenses I find myself stalling the purchase and set up of a new machine as long as possible. If there is a christmas angel out there who loved what we do at Everyday Companion, please get me one of these new iMacs.I promise to be good all year and to bring the best jams and keep my brethren in Panic satisfied. And I'll get back to a weekly cast. Please, Santa, please!So, until I am able to successfully get the system back up in fighting shape, I am pointing back in time to some casts that have not received much of attention...I'll start it all off with the very first cast ever - the production value ain't there, but the tunes certainly are. ENJOY!Everyday Companion Podcast #1

October 12, 2007Loveland, ColoradoDriving Song >TIme is Free (with The End and Riders on the Storm teases)Driving SongEncore: End of the Show >Bowlegged Woman (with We Want the Funk jam)October 13, 2007Jungle Boogie Inspired Jam (to open the first set) >Red Hot Mama >One Armed Steve >Walk OnJam >Protein Drink >Sewing MachineEncore: Love and Happiness >Love TractorDOWNLOAD the cast here (right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #59Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Had an issue there folks - try this versionPaniCast #58October 12, 2007JAM to open first set >Action ManNorth >Nobody's Fault But Mine >Conrad the CaterpillarJAM to open the second set >Greta >Solid RockA of D >DinerDOWNLOAD the cast here (right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #58Click here to subscribe through iTunes.COMING LATER THIS WEEK - Loveland Happiness Episode 2 - PaniCast #59

PanicStream user Col. Braddock asked for a request that I will not be playing, at least not this week. It occurred to me that his suggestion would make much better fodder for a future themed cast.... but there were some songs from the same show featuring the same guest that would be worth a listen. As I revisited the famous Jorma performance from 2000 I also ran across a relatively recent download of Vic Chesnutt and became inspired. Guests and covers of songs by friends.So away I went, finding a killer FM broadcast that I was not acquainted with featuring some priceless interview tom-foolery by the band. Delving into shows from 1994 I was reminded of one of my favorite Chilly Water performances featuring a 15 year old Derek Trucks on guitar.A very pleasant surprise awaited me when the Everyday Companion pointed me to a benefit show featuring Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Randall Bramblett and Artimus Pyle of Lynyrd Synyrd. The interplay between Houser and Bramblett during Porch Song is nothing short of brilliant.Anyhow, I am rambling - ENJOY - this is one of those 'casts that features something for everybody so turn it up loud.And remember; "I'm John Herman, and I play keyboards."Vic ChesnuttFebruary 16, 1997Muffathalle, Munich, GermanyBlight(authored by David Schools/Michael Houser/Todd Nance/Vic Chesnutt in a little band named brute.)April 8, 1995102.7 WNEW New York, NYInterview ("I'm John Herman")Can't Get High (Bloodkin cover)Ain't Life GrandLet's Get Down to Business (Vic Chesnutt cover)July 4, 2000WarfieldSan Francisco, CAwith Jorma KoukonenBowlegged WomanGenesisOctober 11, 1998Nashville ArenaNashville, TNPorch Song > (with Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Randall Bramblett)Drums(with Artimus Pyle from Lynyrd Synyrd and Jeff Reilly from Randall Bramblett Band)July 21, 1994Stop Go >Entering a Blackhole Backwards >Chilly Water** 15 year old Derek Trucks on Guitar(with 'Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin' jam)DOWNLOAD the cast here (right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #57Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

This one is for Justin and his friends and family.Some really tasty selections this week. Chosen for the quality of guitar work by Houser primarily. Thanks to Kevin Hopkins for the suggestions.Sorry for the quality of the New Orleans show, that is the best I've got. And the cut in that Vacation from Australia is unavoidable but Houser's jamming is top notch....July 14, 1995Before show banter, Michael HouserOctober 28, 2001New Orleans, LASandbox >ConradDecember 1, 2000Carbondale, ILJackMarch 11, 1998Melbourne, AustraliaAirplaneVacation (missing about 10 seconds in the middle)November 20, 2001Johnson City, TNTrouble,Love Tractor >PigeonsJune 21, 1997Kansas City, KSPilgrims >Ain't Life GrandDOWNLOAD the cast here (right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #56Click here to subscribe through iTunes.

Craig Thomason - September 6, 1976 - September 6, 2007This cast is dedicated to the memory of Craigy T.He was diagnosed with melanoma in August and died three weeks later. He had no health insurance so his friends and family are putting on a fund-raiser, Craigstock, next weekend September 22 and 23 in Winter Park, CO. If you cannot make this event I strongly encourage you to help out with a donation to the Craigy T Fund. It is enough of a shock to lose a son suddenly without having to pay huge medical bills.If you'd like to send a donation, mark your donation to the Craigy T Fund and send it to the Grand Mountain Bank, P.O. Box 429, Fraser, CO 80442.More info about Craigstock on Sept 22 and 23 found here.Craig was a great guy, a passionate musician and a first class Widespread Panic fan.He attended the University of Kentucky and graduated in 1999. So I've chosen some selections from his alma mater as a tribute to him. We then finish things off with a request from Joe, a Four Cornered sammy from 2001.April 23, 1999University of KentuckyLexington, KYSpace Wrangler >ArleneDinerVacation >Greta >Travelin' LightJuly 4, 2001Harmony Park Music GardenGeneva, MNFour Cornered Room >Heathen >Four Cornered RoomDOWNLOAD the cast here (right click to save to hard drive):Everyday Companion Podcast #54Click here to subscribe through iTunes.