Comments on View from the Cloud: On The Road - The Barn

Gabe Garland and Freddy Cole... I played with thei...

2010-11-29T13:26:03.130-06:00

Gabe Garland and Freddy Cole... I played with their version of the Toys... "Start driving west and call every hundred miles" Gabe Garland... funny little man.

Great story Jeff. I was with Garland in 1982, I be...

2009-11-24T13:39:04.847-06:00

Great story Jeff. I was with Garland in 1982, I believe that was the year, as a songwriter. I never lived at the barn since I lived only about 10 miles away from it but I was down there many many times. A few times some of the bands were rehearsing. Gabe was seting up a show, sort of like Ledgends In Concert, and he wanted me to go on the road as a performer. Although I played in many bands up to about 1978 I didn't want to perform, just write, reason being i had a 4 year old son and didn't want to be away. gabe and i had a benign falling out and that was the end of the barn for me. I'll be joining your page and will list a link to my youtube page which has my original demos on.

Wow, the glamorous life of a rockstar, eh? Can...

2009-11-04T09:32:58.297-06:00

Wow, the glamorous life of a rockstar, eh?

Can't wait to read more Jeff!

That is an awesome idea to set up a Facebook page ...

2009-11-03T07:08:50.898-06:00

That is an awesome idea to set up a Facebook page like that. It will be interesting to see who you meet!

Yeah...I think I would have just eaten out a lot for those 10 days. I mean, when we are out at a mall and I have a Coke or something, I don't even take it in the bathroom with me. I make Peter hold it, because I get grossed out at the thought of what can jump on it.

Can't wait to hear more!

So you probably didn't tear out walls in your ...

2009-11-03T01:58:02.214-06:00

So you probably didn't tear out walls in your hotel room like other musicians of the time...

It all sounds like a great experience. Great that...

2009-11-02T13:29:27.153-06:00

It all sounds like a great experience. Great that you took photos along the way. It's so much nicer when you can look back with photos.

I had no idea you were such a hippie. Well, maybe ...

2009-11-01T20:38:50.681-06:00

I had no idea you were such a hippie. Well, maybe a little idea. Can't wait to hear more. Get to the sexy parts.

Wow, you were so brave! I can't wait to hear ...

2009-11-01T19:57:37.447-06:00

Wow, you were so brave! I can't wait to hear what happened next!

When you were washing your dishes near the stools,...

2009-10-31T18:27:01.296-05:00

When you were washing your dishes near the stools, what did you wipe them with?

roger - It may be awhile before people actually fi...

2009-10-31T15:03:51.309-05:00

roger - It may be awhile before people actually find this post and land here again, but you gotta start somewhere!

jd - Yes, most of this came from my journal. I only wish I had a memory that good. I also wish I had kept better records of those people (i.e. pictures, notes, etc) but when I was living the moment I was way too focused on my tasks... like learning all their material and preparing to play live only 10 days after arriving. Yikes!

mom thumb - There is SO much to write about so right now I'm just carving these stories into digestible chunks for this blog. But someday... when things have settled down I could easily see me expanding these chapters into "real" ones.

kathy - Thanks for joining the group. Believe it or not I was thinking about you when I wrote about the part about the dishes. I thought... "this would really be a problem for Kathy." Seriously.

michelle - The 1st and 3rd pictures are mine, but the Beacon Diner I pulled from Google maps believe it or not. I keyed in the name of it from my journal and BAM! there it was! The intertubes are getting very clever...

I can't believe you actually have pictures fro...

2009-10-31T14:02:06.131-05:00

I can't believe you actually have pictures from there. Or were those "found" pictures?

I need more to the story. Being totally skeeved out by the eating items living in the bathroom is not where I wanted this tale to end ;)

OK. There can only be on Barnesville, Pennsylvania...

2009-10-31T11:45:12.123-05:00

OK. There can only be on Barnesville, Pennsylvania. Been there, done that. For a few summers my parents would drive there for the Bavarian Festival (think Woodstock for polka fans). My sister and I would join them, not for the polka of course, but for other marginally fun stuff. The highlight was seeing the Budweiser Clydesdales up close and smelly personal.

I joined the Facebook group and I hope others who've been there join up too. I would love to hear from them as well. The thought of dishes you eat off of in the bathroom made me want to gag. What year was this again? Didn't Dominos deliver?

This is awesome, I still think you should write a ...

2009-10-31T11:23:32.794-05:00

This is awesome, I still think you should write a book already!

Jeff, I love this series. I'm so glad you kept...

2009-10-31T10:03:21.697-05:00

Jeff, I love this series. I'm so glad you kept a journal (or is it possible that, unlike me, you actually have a memory?) AND that you include some actual excerpts, which lend such a nice touch.

I would love to have seen your face when you saw your "studio." I bet you met some amazing people there. I can't wait to read more!

Ooh, I can hardly wait to see how many people you ...

2009-10-31T09:23:51.274-05:00

Ooh, I can hardly wait to see how many people you get reconnected with. What a good idea Jeff, and I look forward to reading more about you and Gabe!