The benefit was a big success. We raised just over $5,000 dollars for the Shriners Hospital For Children. There was lots of live music.
The evening started off with a jazz duo. They played some standards which were appreciated by some of the older members of the audience. The second group was The Country Cousins with my students Wayne and Tim on guitar. They got the crowd going with some Johnny Cash. Next up were The Filthy Five. They rocked the house with a mix of covers and originals. Very good band.
Then came The Daft Devils. This was the band that everyone was waiting for as one of the main reasons for this event was to honor my student Rob. He is the outgoing chairman of the board at the Shriners. He is also plays guitar for The Daft Devils, as does his son Kenny who is also my student. I joined them on stage and we played a ten song set of 70's, 80's and 90's party rock anthems. The band got people up dancing so you know they must have been doing something right!.
The last band of the evening was The Flu Fighters. I was also a part of this band - a tribute to Foo Fighters. It was a blast! We played a fast and furious ten song set of great Foo Fighter songs from their first album to their most recent one. The band sounded tight. I was really proud of my students Matt, Marcel, Mike and Zander. They all sounded great. It was also awesome to welcome my very good friend Mario back into the fold. He is a great singer and an awesome guy. As well, my brother Doug did an excellent job on drums even while dealing with the lack of sleep and general craziness that comes with having a new baby. Overall it was a very good night. Rob is already talking about doing it all again next year...
