tag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=3Latest News2024-03-06T09:19:12-08:00Flying Salviasfalsetag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/73626482024-03-06T09:19:12-08:002024-03-23T03:24:36-07:00HENRY'S HIDEAWAY<p>Helloooo Sageheads!</p><p>Guess what? Henry's Hideaway is heading off to the manufacturer! In 3 months we should have 100 LPs, yes, regular old 12" records, and a bunch of CDs. It's a jazzy little record, though we hesitate to call it actual jazz. Actually we don't know what to call it…. maybe alt cabaret? Anyway, it's not what you'd usually expect from us. We think. It 's got a couple redux new and improved numbers on it, one gorgeous Maurice Tani tune, and several new tunes written by us, some of which you have never heard. Eight tunes in total.</p><p>For now, we hope you will join us this Thursday, March 7 at Roxx on Main in Martinez for our dinner duo thing 6 - 8 pm, or Sunday March 10, 2 - 5 pm at San Gregorio with the whole band, and hopefully, sunshine! And if you're in the North Bay, please come for our duo debut at Aqus Cafe (at the Foundry Wharf) in Petaluma on Friday March 15 from 6 to 8 pm.</p><p>See you soon!</p><p>Henry and Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/73427962024-01-30T09:22:41-08:002024-01-30T10:07:13-08:00SENDING PEACE, LOVE, AND MUSIC!<p>Hello Sageheads!<o:p></o:p></p><p>January went by so fast! So, Happy February everybody! We wish you all a year filled with love, peace, good health, fun, and music.</p><p>At long last, our records are in the mixing stage and we expect to have something in our hands to show you in a few months. First, we will release <i><strong>Henry's Hideaway</strong></i><strong> </strong>on LP (these tunes really want to be heard off of a turntable) and CD. The other half of the project, <i><strong>Ameri-Kinda</strong>, </i>will follow on CD. Of course, it'll all be available by streaming because that's just how they do it these days.</p><p>But why wait? Come see and hear us in person! We’ve got some shows coming up in February and March around the Bay Area. We’re also happy that in April, we’re going to be back at HopMonk in Sebastopol with our North Bay Wingmen. Also in April, Henry will be meeting with fellow pianists Greg Rahm and Aemonn Flynn for a rare Piano Summit at Lucca’s in Benicia.</p><p><span class="text-big">Thursday February 1 & Thursday March 7 6 to 8 pm </span><br><strong>Dinner with the Salvias Duo</strong><br><strong>Roxx on Main</strong> 627 Main St Martinez<br>No cover. Tasty tunes accompanied by terrific food.<br>Call (925) 370-7699 for reservations<o:p></o:p></p><p><span class="text-big">Sunday February 4 & Sunday March 10 2 to 5 pm</span><br><strong>Afternoon Delight with the Orkestra</strong><br><strong>San Gregorio Store </strong> Hwy 84 & Stage Rd<br>No cover. Excellent libations, special entrée every day<br>Inside or outside depending on the weather<o:p></o:p></p><p><span class="text-big">Friday March 15 6 to 8 pm</span><br><strong>NEW! Join the Salvias Duo in Petaluma</strong><br><strong>Aqus, The Foundry Wharf</strong><br>No cover. <br>Excellent food and community hang out<o:p></o:p></p><p>Join Us! It’ll be great to see you!<o:p></o:p></p><p><i>Peace! </i> - wouldn't it be great if just saying it would make it so?<o:p></o:p></p><p>Henry and Kathleen Salvia<o:p></o:p></p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/73101572023-11-28T08:53:25-08:002023-12-04T21:58:35-08:00Yesvember, December Greetings!<p>Dear SageHeads - </p><p>We have been in the recording studio quite a bit lately, and it turns out we're going to have enough to do 2 separate collections. We need 2 because it has become apparent that we have a split personality.</p><p>The Flying Salvias: Ameri-kinda will consist of just that - sort of Americana, not really roots music but country, folk, rock, old hippie influenced, with a bit of kitchen sink thrown in. </p><p>The Flying Salvias: Henry's Hideaway will be full of tunes brushing up against jazz, old nightclub, art, and alt-cabaret (if there wasn't such a thing before, there is now!) Think of it as Act One to Henry's Hideaway: The Musical. </p><p>The talent line up spreads out across both collections - Besides Henry and Kathleen - Alex Baum, Kent Bryson, Russ Gold, Dave Golia, Travis Jones, Mark Karan, Chris Kee, Ken Owen, David Phillips, and Glenn Pomianek, among others. Next, we're bringing in Sean Allen for a guitar spot only he can do. There's a trio soul ballad with Kathleen, Keta Bill and Loralee Christensen that scorches the paint right off the walls, it's so hot!</p><p>Coming up this week is our first club gig up here in Sonoma County - kind of a last minute thing or I woulda told you sooner, but we'll be at <strong>Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol on Wednesday November 29 in the Abbey Room from 5:30 to 8:00 </strong>pm. Initimate, fun, with Sean Allen on guitar, Dave Jess on bass and Russ Gold on traps. Come on over!</p><p>Of course, the first Thursday of every month finds us at <strong>Roxx on Main in Martinez, which means December 7 Henry and Kathleen will be doing their Dinner Duo thing from 6 to 8 pm.</strong></p><p><strong>Saturday December 23 will be our holiday blowout/office Christmas party at San Gregorio Store, 2 to 5 pm</strong>. A perfect place to celebrate the season and also to shop for some pretty creative gifts.</p><p>Hope to see you soon! Peace to all.</p><p>Kathleen (and Henry, too)</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/72827072023-11-27T17:51:44-08:002023-11-27T17:52:10-08:00October Will Be Awesome<p>Dear SageHeads, Old Friends, and New Ones:</p><p>We are looking forward to a special matinee concert on Sunday October 15 at The Lost Church in Santa Rosa. Most of you are friends from our Coastside hangouts, but we want to invite you to The Lost Church, which is an excellent, intimate, listening room. You can even make a weekend of it in Santa Rosa, with discounts being offered at<span style="color:rgb(21,27,38);"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.arthousesantarosa.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(21,27,38);"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><strong>ArtHouse Hotel</strong></font></span></a><span style="color:rgb(21,27,38);"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> and </font></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hotelesantarosa.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(21,27,38);"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><strong>Hotel e</strong></font></span></a><span style="color:rgb(21,27,38);"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">: use code <strong>TLC</strong> when booking for 15% off, free valet parking, and indoor secured parking.</font></span></p><p>The Flying Salvias and Springhouse in Concert: Together and Alone will feature the Flying Salvias with Henry on keys and vocals, Kathleen on vocals and acoustic guitar, David Phillips on pedal steel, and Chris Kee on bass. Springhouse features: Jane Selkye, vocals and guitar; Chris Kee vocals and bass; David Phillips, pedal steel. We'll mix things up a little between us, too. </p><p>It's going to be a one-of-a-kind show, with lots of gorgeous, fun, poignant, thoughtful, and intelligent original music completely obliterating the borders of Americana. This show will be particularly special because Springhouse is back in town and will be sharing the bill. There's a lot of history between the members of both groups, from Houston Jones to Metallica. </p><p>Best wishes to everyone who reads this!<br>The Flying Salvias aka Those Effin' Salvias</p><p><i>Graphic and aka courtesy of Maurice Tani</i></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);"><strong>TICKET LINK:</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong> </strong></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://tinyurl.com/FlyingSalviasSpringhouseOct15" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);"><strong><u>https://tinyurl.com/FlyingSalviasSpringhouseOct15</u></strong></span></a></p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);"><strong>FB EVENT LINK:</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong> </strong></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/287633390297527/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);"><strong><u>https://www.facebook.com/events/287633390297527/</u></strong></span></a></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/180234/de77650959d0acf4fe458ff932ce98d76acfc491/original/pastedgraphic-8.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/72716482023-09-11T10:57:14-07:002023-09-17T01:35:43-07:00September with the Salvias<p>Hello SageHeads!</p><p>Wow. September is already busy between recording at the fabulous 25th Street Studios in Oakland, and a concert coming up with Maurice Tani on September 23, we are pretty happy campers. </p><p>We continue our community work playing once a month at Petaluma's Adult Day Care Center and Muirwoods Memory Care. In November, we'll start monthly visits to Alma Via in San Rafael. It means a lot to us to continue this work. It's a humbling and very moving experience to play our music to the people who might have been our parents, and as we're no spring chickens either, they could be <i>us</i>, or our little sisters and brothers. </p><p>Saturday, September 23 Maurice Tani has invited us to open for him at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church. It will just be Henry and myself, doing that duo that we do so well (ha ha). Maurice is one of the Bay Area's premier singer/songwriters and we are honored to share the stage with him. Tickets are $20 in advance online and $25 at the door. Get your tickets online here: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.squadup.com/events/sflivearts?legacy=0&fbclid=IwAR0mDIp2JhW58sPxMiAfosdMuDpk4UKJZ8vvPHmDcF8N5xrOTT2K-fdPVDY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0">https://www.squadup.com/events/sflivearts?legacy=0</a></p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/180234/cc2c670c69e625949823922a68379426cea6529a/original/370570990-10229423181794905-5086564273575535309-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>The day after, September 24, we'll be at our “clubhouse”, San Gregorio Store from 2 - 5, if you're in the mood for a Sunday drive. For us, it's a 2 hour drive from Petaluma, but the drive to San Gregorio is always one we look forward to.</p><p>October 15, we're going to be at the Santa Rosa Lost Church for a Sunday matinee again, this time with our friends SpringHouse. We'll be sharing Chris Kee on bass and David Phillips on steel, so it's kind of a “Together and Alone” theme. And Kathleen is particularly excited that Jane Selkye will likely add some of her magic to harmonies on a Flying Salvias tune or two. </p><p>We wish you all the best of everything! Especially peace, love and happiness.</p><p>Kathleen and Henry</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/72504372023-08-01T09:06:04-07:002023-08-21T23:00:57-07:00This Sunday, Sound Field & Flying Salvias, The Lost Church, Santa Rosa<p dir="ltr">This Sunday, August 6, The Lost Church, Santa Rosa - Get Your tickets now! This is a hidden gem of a great listening room! Beer and wine available too, and if we know Deb…fudge!</p><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);"><strong>TICKET LINK:</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong> </strong></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://tinyurl.com/FlyingSalviasSoundFieldAug6" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://tinyurl.com/FlyingSalviasSoundFieldAug6</strong></a></p><p><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);"><strong>FB EVENT LINK: </strong></span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/6360890080625558/" target="_blank" shape="rect" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/events/6360890080625558/</strong></a></p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/180234/dccc3c1bab2d77eb21ee40b8302c5d737024c286/original/maurice-fs-sf-tlcgraphic-13.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" />Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/72333872023-06-27T12:23:24-07:002023-08-01T00:04:41-07:00Flying Salvias Soar Into Summer<p>Hello Sageheads!</p><p>Summer that isn’t acting like Summer, is it? Nonetheless, WE are acting like it is summer and looking forward to some shows we think you will love. Hope to see you soon!</p><p>Peace and Love, Kathleen and Henry<o:p></o:p></p><h3>
<strong>Sunday, July 2, 2 – 5 pm The full Orkestra!</strong><span class="text-big"><strong> </strong></span><o:p></o:p>
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<a class="no-pjax" href="https://sangregoriostore.com/music/"><u>San Gregorio Store</u></a><u> </u>Hwy 84 & Stage Road<o:p></o:p>
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</h3><h3>Kathleen – vocals, guitar<o:p></o:p>
</h3><h3>Dave Golia – bass<o:p></o:p>
</h3><h3>Tim Orr – drums<o:p></o:p>
</h3><h3>John Pearson – percussion<o:p></o:p>
</h3><h3>David Phillips – pedal steel</h3><h3><o:p></o:p></h3><h3> </h3><h3>Thursday, July 6, 6 – 8 pm Dine and Dig Us Duo<o:p></o:p>
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</h3><h3>Reservations Recommended!<o:p></o:p>
</h3><h3>925.370.7699</h3><h3> </h3><h3>Tickets on sale NOW for: <span><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/180234/e415db27616d648f3473c41b0518f57bc9426125/original/image.jpeg/!!/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="144" width="468" /></span> </h3><h3>Sunday, August 6, 4 - 7 pm<o:p></o:p>
</h3><h3>The Flying Salvias Quartet & The Sound Field<o:p></o:p>
</h3><h3>Elbow to Elbow at Last<o:p></o:p>
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</h3><h3>Use code: earlybird6 at checkout to receive a $3 discount off ticket price. Expires July 30</h3><p> </p><p><o:p></o:p></p><p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/72184192023-05-31T11:13:53-07:002023-06-23T04:00:36-07:00Oh Dear, May turned into June!<p>Dear Sageheads,</p><p>Time flies when you're having fun, or if you're lazy like me, or maybe lazy and having fun at the same time. Anyway, other than a FB post here and there, I neglected to reach out to you all in May. </p><p>So here's your "June Bug":</p><p>Thursday June 1 - 6 to 8 pm, Roxx on Main, 627 Main Street, Martinez - Duo Dinner Show</p><p>Sunday June 4 - 2 to 5 pm, San Gregorio Store, Stage Rd & Hwy 84, San Gregorio - Full Band</p><p>On the news front, my latest goal is to write a song that is happy. Queen of Dark songwriter Deb Grabien recently commented that I have out-darked her, and since that comment scared me, I'm taking it as a major hint that the time is right to let a little light in, hey?</p><p>Meanwhile, I wish you all happiness, health, fun, and all the money you need!<br> </p><p>Love,</p><p>Kathleen</p><p>Love,</p><p>Kathleen</p><p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/71839902023-04-04T11:42:25-07:002023-05-31T00:59:13-07:00April Shows Her Smiling Face<p>There are some beautiful blossoming trees scattered all over the place here in Petaluma. It's remarkable how the blossoms managed to hold on to the trees through the storms. When they do let go, it looks like it is snowing.</p><p>We had a blast at our March 25 concert in Pacifica. I think the audience did too. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped to make the night special. And a special thanks to Maurice Tani and Mike Anderson for joining us onstage.</p><p>We've got a couple things coming up in April:</p><p>Thursday, April 6, Flying Salvias, the duo, will be dinner-showing at <a class="no-pjax" href="www.roxxonmain.com" data-link-type="url">Roxx on Main </a>in Martinez from 6 - 8 pm.</p><p>Sunday, April 23, the whole band, plus special guest Big Lou the Accordion Princess, will be at our home base <a class="no-pjax" href="www.sangregoriostore.com" data-link-type="url">San Gregorio Store,</a> from 2 to 5. It's also the day after steel player David Phillips' birthday, so come and help us give him a spanking (not a real spanking… we'll just sing to him!) </p><p>Speaking of spankings, where the heck did that birthday tradition come from? One for every year… as if waking up each morning and getting through each day wasn't enough. Sigh.</p><p>It's Indictment Day. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone could figure out how to behave themselves as the two sides are all mixed up together outside the courthouse? We shall see.</p><p>Meanwhile, we with you nothing but Peace and Love,</p><p>Kathleen and Henry</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/71714952023-03-14T14:46:26-07:002023-04-04T11:06:50-07:00MARCH 25 - PACIFICA PERFORMANCES PRESENTS THE FLYING SALVIAS<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/180234/b6e5dd0dcda5c487e36c9a1852e0c9d0b112fcdd/original/moch-72ppi.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/71580562023-02-21T13:49:52-08:002023-03-14T01:13:54-07:00FEB & MAR, WHERE THE FLYING SALVIAS ARE<p>Hello Sage Heads!</p><p>The Flying Salvias hope you are having a lovely MardiGras/Shrove Tuesday today. Lots of people giving up things they love for Lent. But we're not giving up you and we sure hope you won't give us up either!</p><p>Tomorrow Henry, Kathleen, David Phillips, and David Golia will be doing a little recording over at Chris Krotky’s Soundwire Studio in Richmond. One step closer to the next release! Good times coming up this month!</p><p><span class="text-big"><strong>Sun, February 26, 2-5 pm San Gregorio Store</strong></span><strong> </strong>With the whole band. The ultimate Sunday drive destination! Stellar music, great drinks, people, and shopping. No cover.</p><p><span class="text-big"><strong>Thurs, March 2, 6-8 pm</strong></span><strong> </strong><span class="text-big"><strong>Roxx on Main, Martinez </strong> </span>Flying Salvias Duo Dinner Show. We’re excited to announce that we’ll be at Roxx on Main every first Thursday though the year, from 6-8 pm. Downtown Martinez is the new North Beach… so much happening there these days. (Not the topless part, but lots of music and fine dining!) Call <a class="no-pjax" href="tel:925-370-7699">925-370-7699</a> to make reservations or visit <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.roxxonmain.com">https://www.roxxonmain.com</a> to find out more. Roxx on Main has been featured on KQED’s “Check Please” and is known for choosing the freshest locally sourced, organic, and sustainable ingredients. 627 Main Street, Martinez.</p><p><strong>Come and hear our friends </strong><span class="text-big"><strong>Sunday, March 5,</strong></span><strong> at The Lost Church, Santa Rosa Doors 4 pm, Show 4:45 – 6:45 pm</strong> The Sound Field and Maurice Tani will each do a set. Henry will be playing piano with both, and Kathleen is likely to chime in where appropriate, too. It’s a great venue. You’ll be stepping into a strange, warm and wonderful secret, otherworldly space. Find out more: <a class="no-pjax" href="https://thelostchurch.org/santa-rosa/">https://thelostchurch.org/santa-rosa/</a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://thelostchurch.org/santa-rosa/"><span class="text-big" style="color:#000000;"><strong>Sat, Mar 25, 7:30 pm Mildred Owen Concert Hall - Pacifica Center for the Arts</strong>. The full Flying Salvias Orkestra in concert.</span><span style="color:#000000;"> With special guest, our favorite singer-songwriter (<i>besides ourselves, ha ha!</i>) the fantastic, supercalifornigraphic Maurice Tani. 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica. For info and tickets:</span> </a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://pacificaperformances.org/flying-salvias/">https://pacificaperformances.org/flying-salvias/</a> </p><p>Well, that's it for now! We hope you are all happy, healthy, and that life is treating you right.</p><p>Peace and Love,</p><p>Kathleen and Henry</p><p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/71387582023-01-16T12:51:47-08:002023-02-21T13:28:47-08:00Flying Salvias January News <p>Hello Sageheads!</p>
<p>It's a new year, and though some people consider Dryuary to be the first month of the year, we think you'll agree January this year was not putting up with that nickname. Wetuary, Flooduary, Leakuary, are more like it this year. I'm sure the storms impacted each of us in unique ways, some more positively than others, but hopefully, we can all look forward to seeing sunnier days ahead. </p>
<p>For Henry and I, Coviduary would also be an apt description of the month so far. We made it almost 3 years before it finally got us at Christmas. Happily, we are both testing negative now and hope to remain so because we're really looking forward to playing for you soon.</p>
<p>The coming week is supposed to offer some respite from the rain and our entire band hopes to see you at San Gregorio Store on Sunday, January 22, 2 - 5 pm. Right in the middle of the 49ers playoff game. We promise to update the score periodically. We'll be outdoors. Heaters abound! </p>
<p>The next week, Friday, January 27, from 7 - 9 pm the Flying Salvias duo will be playing a dinner show at Roxx on Main in Martinez. It's a really good restaurant. Tasty food and tasty tunes - win-win!</p>
<p>Looking forward to seeing you!</p>
<p>Peace and Love,</p>
<p>Henry and Kathleen </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/71187032022-12-06T10:04:10-08:002023-01-07T09:34:08-08:00DECEMBER IS JINGLE HORSE TIME!<p>Sunday, December 11, 2 - 5 pm, join Henry, Kathleen, and a seasonal special line-up including Sean Allen on guitar, Josh Zucker on bass, Ken Owen on drums, and John Pearson on percussion as we take Jingle Horse out of the stable and go for a nice Christmas gallop through San Gregorio.</p>
<p>As usual, no cover, great drinks, fabulous weird shopping, and fine people!</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/70979262022-11-08T08:50:36-08:002022-11-23T03:58:50-08:00NOVEMBER NOTES<p>Today is Election Day. Vote! It is raining. Blessed, wet, rain. Yay! </p>
<p>We were recently in Scotland where there is water practically everywhere. Guilt free showers and baths. It was nice. Also, beautiful. And now it's over and we're back. Not to worry! We have gigs coming up that always make us happy.</p>
<p>This Saturday Nov 12, Henry and Kathleen will join Maurice Tani, David Phillips, Rob McCloskey, and Ken Owen to back up Margaret Belton and open for Emmylou at the annual Bummer's Ball. It's probably the only way we'll ever get to grace a stage at SF Jazz....looking forward to it. Plus it's for a good cause, as it's a fundraiser for Rocket Dog.</p>
<p>Sunday Nov 13, 2 - 5 pm, we'll be at San Gregorio Store. They built a beer garden behind the store, look for the gate right next to the post office, and come on in! Kathleen, Henry, David Phillips, David Golia, and Tim Orr will be playing on the Marty Atkinson Memorial Stage. They have promised heaters will abound. However, if there is rain, we'll all stay home and hope for better weather on December 11 for our Christmas Show.</p>
<p>Vote vote vote vote vote. It matters, especially if you want the right to complain about the outcomes!</p>
<p>Peace and love,</p>
<p>Kathleen and Henry</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/70979202022-11-08T08:39:01-08:002022-11-08T08:39:01-08:00SPEECHLESS OCTOBER<p>We have nothing to say this month as we are going to the UK and will return in November. No, it's not a music tour, but we'll certainly be hearing a lot of it and seeing the sights of the Scottish Highlands. See you in November!</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/70541962022-09-06T10:50:25-07:002022-11-06T01:28:19-08:00SEPTEMBER SAGACITY<p>Hello SageHeads and BlogSpammers -</p>
<p>I really have nothing very sage to offer today. It's hot. I'm a fog baby.</p>
<p>I wish the Blog Spammers would just plain leave us alone. What do they hope to gain by sending ridiculous messages that make no sense? Is there something I am missing? I got excited for a minute because I thought someone was actually reading and commenting on our blog... when I figured out how to drill down to get to the comments I discovered a bunch of gobbledy-gook... lots and lots of it. Please go away. Thank you.</p>
<p>I can't really complain about anything else, though. Last week we played at Roxx on Main in Martinez for the first time and had a great time. I mourn the loss of Armando's, but it seems to have seeded a thriving music scene throughout downtown Martinez. </p>
<p>Which brings to mind the time Henry and I were taking the train to Reno and it stopped in Martinez... they let everyone off for a few minutes; but I don't know what kind of clock they were using as it seemed more like 1 minute. Too bad we were 2 minutes away from our car, having walked the length of the train before the "get back on right now" horn blew. Who knew we could both actually<em> run</em>? Still, the door closed right in our face and the train started to move... then it stopped and they let us on, and made great sport of us later on as we calmed our nerves in the club car. I think they did it on purpose.</p>
<p>We've resumed recording our next album, which now has a name, "The Human Condition". I think the songs and the title are a logical follow up to "The Nature of Things". This week we had the pleasure of working at SoundWire studio with David Phillips as he poured pedal steel fairy dust all over us. We also both went down to the Groove Room and lent a few notes to Deb Grabien and SoundField's next CD; it's an honor to work with such a talented songwriter, plus the studio had some powerful air conditioning which was most welcome by that little old fog baby, me.</p>
<p>Our next gig is this coming Sunday, September 11. That horrendous date over twenty years ago still cries out for healing and we will try to bring some with us to San Gregorio Store, 3 to 6 pm.</p>
<p>Peace and Love,</p>
<p>Flying Salvias</p>
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<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/70352092022-08-10T17:13:08-07:002022-09-06T10:11:01-07:00August Observations<p>Hey Sageheads! Happy August. It is hot here. We have quite successfully killed our lawn. </p>
<p>Henry is very busy playing with a lot of great artists like Jenny Kerr, Valerie Jay, Margaret Belton, Maurice Tani, and a bunch of other people whom I don't know. </p>
<p>We are back to recording, literally getting "back on track" after Prairie Sun studios had to close their doors just as we were getting started earlier this year. But we had a great session the other day with the fabulous Glenn Pomianek (aka Glenn Houston) and soon we'll be doing some stuff with David Phillips over at Chris Krotky's SoundWire Studio in Richmond.</p>
<p>We'll be at Roxx on Main in Martinez on Saturday August 27. First time there, but I hear it's a pretty good time. </p>
<p>No Covid in our house yet but we remain ever-vigilant. Peace, love, and good health to you all!<br> </p>
<p>Kathleen and Henry</p>
<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/70086482022-07-06T09:23:53-07:002022-08-15T03:25:13-07:00No Sky July <p>It was difficult for me to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. I'm so angry with the Supreme Court, I could spit. Russia's aggression toward Ukraine is unconscionable. Migrants all over the world desperate for a better life are dying in semi-truck trailers. Then we have the January 6 hearings, and of course, the never ending Pandemic. But I don't want to go into a big rant. I'm too sick at heart to do so, and chances are you may be too. </p>
<p>Thumper said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" or something like that. Or maybe it was Thumper's mom. I remember seeing Bambi when I was a little kid. It cost 25 cents to get in, the theatre was packed and I had to sit on a stair in the aisle, which was kind of cool. "Mother! Motherrrrr!" still echoes in my brain. This is tangentially related to the wildfire worries of today. Spinning a bit, are we, self?</p>
<p>Mother Teresa said, </p>
<p><em>"People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered: Love them anyway.</em></p>
<p><em>If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives: Do good anyway.</em></p>
<p><em>If you are successful, you will win false friends and enemies: Succeed anyway.</em></p>
<p><em>The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow: Do good anyway.</em></p>
<p><em>Honesty and frankness makes you vulnerable: Be honest and frank anyway.</em></p>
<p><em>What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight: Build anyway.</em></p>
<p><em>People really need your help but they may attack you if you help them: Help people anyway.</em></p>
<p><em>Give the world the best you've got and the world will kick you in the teeth: Give the best you've got anyway!" </em></p>
<p>Don't we all feel just a little bit better now? Go in peace, my friends!</p>
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<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/69829292022-05-31T06:00:00-07:002022-08-12T12:59:57-07:00FLYING SALVIAS ORKESTRA JUNE 4<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/180234/995c3f00b33c9fe526e028f4ea57a2385e2f3ced/original/flyingsalviaslogo.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" />THE FLYING SALVIAS ORKESTRA </p>
<p>The songs Kathleen & Henry Salvia write will truly soar when the Flying Salvias Orkestra takes wing:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SATURDAY JUNE 4, 7:30 P.M. MILDRED OWEN CONCERT HALL 1220 LINDA MAR BLVD. PACIFICA</strong></p>
<p>With lyrics contemplating the mystery of creation, riffing on Shakespeare, visiting a friend in jail, comparing misguided love with chameleon car paint, or swinging from depression and doubt to simple joy; and wrapped in the rhythms of beatnik jazz, swing, rock, country, folk, rhumba, samba, or whatever groove they deem appropriate at the time. This refusal to linger long in any one musical lane also holds true of the cover tune detours The Flying Salvias occasionally take. This is Ameri-kinda! </p>
<p>You’re going to want to listen, but you may also find dancing irresistible from time to time. You will cry, but other times, you will also find it impossible not to laugh. You are also allowed to sing along if it doesn’t bug your neighbor. Do what makes you happy, and The Flying Salvias will be happy, too! </p>
<p>“Kathleen’s got a set of pipes that can go from torch to sweet little charmer. Henry’s skill on keys and accordion defines jaw-dropping.” Jean Bartlett, Pacifica Tribune </p>
<p>To Henry, Kirk Hammett of Metallica says: "You are seamless. You play clavinet like Stevie Wonder.” (Disclosure: This means Henry knew the songs they were gonna play. Also, no clavinet will be present in the Mildred Owen Concert Hall on June 4.) </p>
<p>Over the years, Houston Jones, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Emmylou Harris, Big Lou’s Dance Party, Peter Rowan, Joe Cocker, Barbara Morrison, Tom Waits, Denny Laine, and Metallica have all had the pleasure of working with one or more members of The Flying Salvias Orkestra. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Flying Salvias Orkestra: </strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kathleen Salvia</strong>, vocals; <strong>Henry Salvia</strong>, keyboards, vocals; </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Philbillie</strong>, guitar; <strong>David Phillips</strong>, pedal steel; </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>David Golia</strong>, bass; <strong>Ken Owen</strong>, drums; <strong>John Pearson</strong>, percussion </p>
<p>TICKETS ON SALE NOW!</p>
<p><strong>Presenter</strong>: Pacifica Performances.<strong> Location: </strong>Mildred Owen Concert Hall, 1220A Linda Mar Blvd. (in the building with the colorful mural) Pacifica, <a contents="info@pacificaperformances.org" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:info@pacificaperformances.org%20">info@pacificaperformances.org</a> In-person: $23.00 non-members, $18.00 members. <strong>Available online</strong> <a contents="www.pacificaperformances.org" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.pacificaperformances.org">www.pacificaperformances.org</a> <strong>or at the door</strong>. Starting time: 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7:00 p.m. The Pacifica Performances office is not open Friday after 1:00 pm, or at all on Saturday or Sunday to receive calls or emails.</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/69829112022-05-30T10:33:17-07:002022-08-15T05:59:54-07:00LATEST WRITING - DAD'S OBITUARY<p>May writing - RIP, Pops!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/180234/b791814e2b7fb3fe8b3977057731039e8ddec522/original/dad-portrait.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_left border_none" alt="" />ROBERT JOSEPH ENRIGHT, our dad, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the Petaluma home of his daughter Mary, son-in-law Jack, and granddaughter Elaine, where he had resided for the past 3 years. He had always loved animals. At Mary’s, he had a merry band of dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, horses and cows who were happy to keep him company. </p>
<p>A San Francisco native, he was born February 5, 1928 to parents Joseph and Margaret Enright. His little brother, Jack Marlowe, came along 3 years later. Their lives on Broad Street would be permanently altered in 1939 when father Joe, employed as a dock checker on the SF Embarcadero, and active in Union politics, was run down (along with co-worker Arthur Keane) by a semi-truck one night. The driver stopped long enough to “make sure he’d done the job,” and then took off. </p>
<p>Raised by his mom who would remain single all her days, they went to live for several years with Aunt Vi, Uncle Al Gander, and cousins Maureen and Gael. Dad eventually would commute from Burlingame to Sacred Heart High School in San Francisco, graduating in 1946. </p>
<p>He enlisted in the National Guard, serving from 1947 to 1953. </p>
<p>He began working while still in high school and worked hard throughout his life to take care of his family. He was a golf caddy, postal worker, file clerk for the State, and a shipyard worker in South San Francisco. </p>
<p>Ultimately, he joined the Building & Construction Trades Teamsters Union Local 216 and embarked on a long career as a cement truck driver, working for Bodie, Balboa Building Materials, PCA, Lonestar, and Kaiser. He once confided that there was not a major construction project in downtown San Francisco that did not include one of his cigar butts in its foundation. He briefly tried on a white collar, working for Fireman’s Fund as a Safety Engineer, but the shirt just didn’t fit right, and he went back to truck driving. He drove a gas truck for Standard Oil while also attending night school at USF studying Accounting, which came in handy, but played second fiddle to the hum of the truck engine. The young family he would eventually have lived through at least one Union strike. </p>
<p>He was at a YLI dance with his crew of “jolly boys” when he met Cecilia Tollini. They fell in love and he sold his car to buy her an engagement ring. She became his wife in 1949. The Jolly Boys showed up at the Russian River stop on their honeymoon trip, but Cecilia took it in stride. He loved her and was so proud of her intelligence and accomplishments. They would have five children and remain devoted to each other for 68 years until Cee’s death in 2018. The educational and professional success ratio of the kids was pretty good, and Dad was proud of us, but Mom remained the gold standard. </p>
<p>Bob and Cee took up residence in the Westlake neighborhood of Daly City in August 1951, where they raised their family. They were founding members of Our Lady of Mercy Parish and Bob was active with the Westlake Catholic Men, working the bingo games and the annual church festival. Opening and operating “The Kiddie Corner” children’s store in St. Francis Square Shopping Center was “a learning experience”. For years, Bob also tended to the Tollini Apts. on Van Ness Ave., maintaining the property for Cee’s mom and also helping Nonna with her bookkeeping. And he kept on working: he even sold magazines door-to-door after getting home from his day job. In the midst of all, there remained the priority of seeing his kids play sports or perform in recitals.</p>
<p>He was a member of the Olympic Club and the Northern California Golf Assn. </p>
<p>Once the kids were grown and pretty much taking care of themselves, Bob and Cee began to travel. They enjoyed cruising and traveling the world, sometimes on their own, with family, or with friends Dario and Kay Baciocco, and Doris and John Muilwyk. </p>
<p>He is survived by children Kathleen (Henry), Jack (Anne), Richard, Robert (Erin), and Mary (Jack); grandchildren Danny, Lisa, Joseph, Michael, Elaine, Robbie, John, and Kate; great grandchildren Michael, Kaitlyn, and Colin; many Enright nieces and nephews; cousin Gael Rodgers and her family; the Windsor Drive Gang; and relatives and friends nearby and as far away as Ireland. </p>
<p>He was very proud of his Irish lineage, particularly his Great Uncle Jamie Moynihan, Irish freedom fighter during the years of 1916-1923. </p>
<p>He did love his Manhattans, which he continued to enjoy up until the week of his passing. </p>
<p>He always said he was going to have “I told you I was sick” inscribed on his tombstone, but we think he’ll forgive us if we don’t actually do that. </p>
<p>The family thanks Petaluma Hospice and the Lift & Assist Team of the Petaluma Fire Department for their kindness, caring, and support.</p>
<p>Love,</p>
<p>Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/69626492022-05-03T10:49:50-07:002022-09-11T12:53:16-07:00Tickets now available for June 4 Concert!<p>Hello SageHeads! </p>
<p>We’ve got a couple really great Coastside events coming up in May and June. </p>
<p>In addition to <span class="font_large">Sunday May 15, 3-6 pm at the San Gregorio Country Store</span> we are especially excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for a concert experience we'd like to share with you:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Pacifica Performances Presents </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">The Flying Salvias </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Saturday, June 4, 2022 <br>7:30 PM </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Mildred Owen Concert Hall </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">1220 Linda Mar Blvd, Pacifica </p>
<p>This will be a fun, wide-ranging show with romance, humor, sadness, joy, and a lot of fun. With <strong>Kathleen</strong> <strong>Salvia </strong>on vocals and <strong>Henry</strong> <strong>Salvia</strong> on piano, accompanied by a stellar line-up with experience to match The Flying Salvias’ material: <strong>David Phillips</strong> on pedal steel, <strong>David Golia</strong> on bass, <strong>Philbillie</strong> and <strong>Travis Jones</strong> on guitars, percussionist <strong>John Pearson</strong> and drummer <strong>Ken Owen</strong>. </p>
<p>In case you didn't know, songwriters Kathleen and Henry Salvia founded the band in 2013, producing 2 CDs with a third in progress. </p>
<p>Over the years, Houston Jones, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Emmylou Harris, Big Lou's Dance Party, Peter Rowan, Joe Cocker, Barbara Morrison, Tom Waits, Denny Laine, and Metallica have all had the pleasure of working with one or more of The Flying Salvias. </p>
<p>Doors open 7:00 PM, shows start promptly at 7:30, please arrive on time. <br>Limited number of in-person seating available. </p>
<p><a contents="Tickets are available online through the Pacifica Performances website: https://pacificaperformances.org/the-flying-salvias/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://pacificaperformances.org/the-flying-salvias/">Tickets are available online through the Pacifica Performances website: </a></p>
<p><a contents="Tickets are available online through the Pacifica Performances website: https://pacificaperformances.org/the-flying-salvias/ " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://pacificaperformances.org/the-flying-salvias/">https://pacificaperformances.org/the-flying-salvias/ </a></p>
<p>$23.00 general; $18.00 Pacifica Performances members </p>
<p>With best wishes and hopes to see you all very soon,</p>
<p>Henry and Kathleen</p>
<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/69429712022-04-07T13:14:11-07:002023-12-10T09:15:59-08:00April Showers?<p>Hey Sage Heads - Remember the saying, "April showers bring May flowers"? In view of the major drought we're going through, I feel a revision is in order: "No showers from above? Make flowers out of love!". </p>
<p>Lordy, how trite does that sound? How naive. How dumb. Love? Yes, love. Something in short supply these days, it seems. I could create an endless list of how bad off the world is today, and I frequently do in my darkest moments. But anyone who is awake and walking around already knows how bad things are going all over the world. You don't need to hear that from me.</p>
<p>However, let's not give up yet! I<em> know</em> love is real. A somewhat intangible emotion perhaps, but with very tangible effects from healing a battered soul to creating a safe haven for people to live. Love is infectious and catching in a <em>good</em> way.</p>
<p>I could go on and on about love. Platitudes abound. As a matter of fact, I just did, but I erased it all.... I'm going to narrow things down to one goal for April with respect to love:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Act kinder than I feel in those frustrating situations where I know it's no one's fault the situation sucks.</em></p>
<p>On to MUSIC! Last month I think all who were there will agree that the one-time-only Orkestra was a complete blast. It was so great to be with our Brisbane friends, our Houston Jones Family, our Jones Gang Family and the fine folks at San Gregorio Store... it truly was a one time good time! This month, we don't have the full Orkestra, but close, with Henry, Kathleen, Dave Golia, Jerry Kuhel, Ken Owen, John Pearson and David Phillips. Come on down! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">Sunday, April 10, 2022</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">3 to 6 pm</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl">San Gregorio Store</span></p>
<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/69180112022-03-09T09:45:38-08:002023-12-10T08:51:17-08:00Orkestra d'Flying Salvias - one time only!<p>Hello SageHeads! </p>
<p>I’m so excited I can hardly type this! The extremely unusual and exceptionally fun and talented Orkestra d’Flying Salvias will make a one-time special appearance: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2-5 PM</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Hwy 84 & Stage Road, 1 mile east of Hwy 1</p>
<p>In addition to Kathleen and Henry, we will have Jerry Kuhel on mandolin and acoustic guitar; David Phillips on pedal steel; Dave Golia on electric bass; and John Pearson on percussion; plus, we will be joined by very special friends Glenn Pomianek on electric guitar; Chris Key on acoustic bass; and Ken Owen on drums. You may recall Glenn and Chris from the Houston Jones group. David Phillips has also played with Houston Jones as well as Springhouse. Ken Owen is famous for playing with Maurice Tani, Big Lou, Jinx Jones, and even Emmylou Harris & Buddy Miller. This will be a rare opportunity! Don’t miss it! </p>
<p>Outdoors. All ages. Full bar. Food. Great eclectic shopping. No cover. Tips appreciated (this is a BIG band!)</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/68611692022-01-06T12:26:24-08:002022-06-01T18:39:05-07:00JANUARY 2022<p>Welcome to the new year! We made it. Kind of. I can’t wait until it is February 22 2022 – that will be 2/22/22. These are the kinds of ideas I entertain myself with these days. However, if <em>you’d </em>like to be entertained, and sooner than 2/22/22 (fun to type!), please join us this Sunday, at the safest place we know to play these days: </p>
<p>Sunday January 9 – 1:30 to 4:30 pm </p>
<p>San Gregorio Store </p>
<p>Hwy 84 & Stage Road </p>
<p>Outdoors </p>
<p>Full bar, snacks, shopping for eclectic stuff, and the full Flying Salvias Troupe (Kathlen & Henry, Jerry Kuhel, David Phillips, David Golia, John Pearson and special guests!) </p>
<p>Masks required inside the Store.</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/67413292021-09-09T11:52:39-07:002023-12-10T11:49:13-08:00SEPTEMBER 2021<p>Wow. A month went by. Really fast. How come time dragged so slowly when I was waiting to be 21? </p>
<p>Anyway, the full band, The Flying Salvias Troupe, is back at our clubhouse, San Gregorio Store, this Sunday, September 12 from 2 to 5 pm. Outdoors. Divine weather, sublime cocktails, interesting shopping, oh yes, and us!!! No cover as usual. Also as usual, we love the tips. Most people our age don’t go out and get a mortgage but there ya have it. Only one way they will pry me (Kathleen) out of the dream house in Petaluma… and it’s a cliché I am loathe to write. </p>
<p>Come and see us on Sunday! </p>
<p>Peace and love and health to all! </p>
<p>K</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/67106322021-08-08T13:04:50-07:002022-05-24T09:31:34-07:00AUGUST 2021<p>Dear Sage Heads: </p>
<p>Henry and I are now officially Petaluma residents. There are beat up old upright pianos all over downtown Petaluma. We fit right in. </p>
<p>However, we would never, ever, give up playing at San Gregorio Store, and that’s where we’ll be next Friday the 13th from 5 pm to 7 pm. We’ll have quite a lineup playing our signature Ameri-kinda music: special guests David Phillips on pedal steel and Big Lou on accordion, plus Jerry Kuhel on guitar and cello, Dave Golia on bass, and John Pearson on percussion. </p>
<p>Come on down! It’ll be fun. </p>
<p>Peace out, </p>
<p>Henry and Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/66816882021-07-07T16:23:45-07:002024-03-23T03:24:36-07:00JULY 2021<p>We're not sure we'll ever get back to, or even ever be normal, but we're definitely getting out of the house more often, and we hope you are, too. Here’s what we're up to in July. </p>
<p>SUN, JULY 11, 11 AM – 1 PM <a contents="SAN GREGORIO STORE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sangregoriostore.com">SAN GREGORIO STORE </a> Hwy 84 & Stage Road, 1 mile east of Hwy 1 The entire Flying Salvias Troupe – Henry, Kathleen, Jerry Kuhel on guitar, Diana Greenberg on fiddle, David Golia on bass, and John Pearson on percussion – will be playing. The bar is open, snacks abound, and the shopping is divinely wacky. No cover. Tips gratefully received.<a contents="http://www.sangregoriostore.com" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sangregoriostore.com"> http://www.sangregoriostore.com </a></p>
<p>FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY - JULY 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 – 8 PM <a contents="WOODMINSTER AMPHITHEATRE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.woodminster.com/2021-seaso">WOODMINSTER AMPHITHEATRE </a><em>ALWAYS, PATSY</em> Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland </p>
<p>Henry and Kathleen are pleased to join the musicians and singers supporting Margaret Belton as Patsy Cline, and Julia Etzel as Patsy’s friend Louise Seger. I, Kathleen, admit this is the first ever actual musical I have ever been in, having shied away from such shenanigans ever since I got rejected in high school. Click on the link for tickets and a synopsis of Always, Patsy, an inspired-by-real-life story. <a contents="https://www.woodminster.com/2021-season" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.woodminster.com/2021-season">https://www.woodminster.com/2021-season </a></p>
<p>In closing, because so many of you are our personal friends, we’re taking this opportunity to let you know that we are moving to Petaluma in a few weeks. Our phone numbers and emails will remain the same, so we’re not disappearing completely; we may even be closer to some of you. We don’t plan on ever leaving the San Gregorio Store behind, or Byrd & Beckett or the Ocean Ave Ale House. But maybe, we’ll find some new places to play in the North Bay… we shall see! </p>
<p>Peace and love forever, </p>
<p>Henry and Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/66172752021-04-29T11:23:59-07:002023-12-10T08:58:27-08:00We're BAAAAACK!!!<p>April 2021</p>
<p>Hello Sage Heads! </p>
<p>How the heck are you all? The Flying Salvias played their last full band gig on March 8, 2020 at the San Gregorio Store and we’ve been pretty much flying under the radar ever since our last post in October. Rather than going through a chatty little newsletter about how we now have a regular pre-dinner cocktail hour featuring Nash Bridges or Bay Watch accompanied by appetizers that don’t involve cooking, let’s cut to the chase: </p>
<p>The Flying Salvias Band will be playing outdoors at San Gregorio Store on Sunday, May 9 from Noon to 2 pm. Please join us. Bring your mom because it’s Mother’s Day! </p>
<p>Hope to see you soon! </p>
<p>Love and Peace, </p>
<p>Kathleen and Henry</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/64532302020-10-10T14:56:38-07:002023-12-10T09:29:03-08:00October 2020<p>October 2020 </p>
<p>Hey Sageheads! </p>
<p>We have something new for you!!! Us performing Maurice Tani's gorgeous song,<a contents=' "Take Me With You When You Go Too Far."' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://vimeo.com/464554637"> "Take Me With You When You Go Too Far."</a> Enjoy, then come back and read on!</p>
<p>We hope you are all well and as happy as you can be. What a year. So many changes! Some of them may not be so bad, like learning we actually need to be around other people and finding new ways to do that. I mean, drive-ins are back! </p>
<p>Other developments have been very painful to endure even as a mere bystander. They remind us how the amount of continuing sacrifice, heartbreak, and loss incurred over the years by our brothers and sisters of color is staggering. The one comfort I find is that the outrage against the years of brutality, inequality, and pernicious systemic racism is at last being expressed by millions of people of all colors, including white. </p>
<p>Still, I feel a great heartbreaking sadness when I think about how much hate and fear abound in this country. And no matter who is President, that hate and fear will remain. But it is not all darkness and evil. Right now, I feel surrounded, and protected, by heroes. They are fighting inequality, injustice, and fires. They are wearing a mask while they serve us food, sell us groceries, or deliver packages. Some of them are even running for office. </p>
<p>Frankly, I see little hope in any kind of law convincing a hater to become a lover, unless it can prevent someone from becoming a hater in the first place. One way to encourage that process is to VOTE! We need people in office who will fight to provide quality education to our children, encourage concepts of social justice in our judicial system and everyday lives, work toward creating jobs that won’t wreck the environment, and view healthcare as a right, not a privilege. I know there is a price tag to all of this. It always comes down to money. I’m in the solid center of the shrinking middle class, but I’m willing to accept the responsibility of paying more taxes if it will give me the reach to lend a hand to the ones coming up from the ranks; the same ranks my grandparents came from… but that’s another story. </p>
<p>So, please VOTE! And celebrate your vote with us on Thursday, October 15--- Here's the link:<a contents="Click here at showtime to view!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fb.me/e/4DhSOdWPq">Click here at showtime to view!</a></p>
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<p>Peace and Love,</p>
<p>Kathleen (and Henry, too!)</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/64027622020-08-05T11:58:49-07:002022-05-23T00:36:23-07:00Shelter in Place Month 5<p>Are you discovering that total strangers like to chat (through their masks of course!) outside Safeway, or when they walk past your house? Are we all getting a little lonely? Discovering we might actually be more of a social animal than we thought we were? For us, the answer is: Yes! </p>
<p>Recently Henry was preparing to do his first gig since this whole thing started. It was outdoors in San Leandro at Harry’s Hof Brau. As he read the news that morning, he saw that San Leandro, as part of Alameda County, had just been put back into lockdown stage. A second later, he received a text: Gig Cancelled. I asked him whether he was disappointed or relieved. His answer: Yes! </p>
<p>The front porch song-a-day sing-alongs lasted 49 days before we pooped out. Kathleen has now also pooped out on facebook, though it was a great way to keep company with people. Eventually, though, it kind of got in the way of getting out of bed or ever getting dressed. </p>
<p>Now we’ve moved on to outdoor backyard dinners with one or two couples all sitting far apart from each other and wearing masks until we are seated. Then Henry got bitten by the outdoor movie bug. We now have a 10 foot screen we hang, hook it up with a couple PA speakers, and a new digital projector and off we go. First movie was Busby Berkeley’s “Golddiggers of 1933” complete with cartoon. Second movie was “What’s Up Doc?” with opening Wallace and Grommit cartoon. We are really very lucky compared to so many others. Very lucky.</p>
<p>We have used more flour in the past few months than we have used in the past few years. Likewise, butter. </p>
<p>We’ve written a couple new tunes during this time, at least. And we are planning to do some recording. We are also finally acknowledging what was previously described as a “lack of focus” is actually two separate identities masquerading as The Flying Salvias. So, along those lines, The Flying Salvias will soon be presenting “The Return of K. N. Right” (Country) and “Pop Goes the Jazzle” (Not Country). </p>
<p>We are so eager to perform again that we are actually practicing. Ha ha. </p>
<p>Now, to the purpose of this epistle: </p>
<p>Bird & Beckett Books & Records has invited us to play as a duo for one of their Thursday night live stream concerts. Thursday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m., we will be doing a couple sets and putting our 2 new projects out there for all to hear. It’s a live stream thing, so everyone stays safe and healthy. </p>
<p>What you will hear: </p>
<p>A set focusing on K. N. Right material. We’ll revisit a couple tunes from our original Kathy N. Right country CD from years ago, add in several new tunes, and remember our dear friend Kathi Kamen Goldmark by doing the song Kathleen wrote with her, “Older Than Him” aka “The Slut Song.” </p>
<p>Pop Goes the Jazzle starts off with “Henry’s Hideaway” which will set the tone and mood for the rest of the set; I’ve always thought of it as the introduction to a musical. I don’t think we’ve ever performed it, so we will be debuting “Henry’s Hideaway” along with a couple other new tunes. This will be the rhythmically and harmonically diverse set! </p>
<p>We’ll send a reminder the day of the show, but for now, here’s a link to the Bird & Beckett You Tube Channel and you can check their other shows out: </p>
<p><a contents="Here's a link to the Bird & Beckett You Tube Channel." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm-XcxdhX8rmlD-jvxLwzuw/">Click here!</a></p>
<p>In the meantime, please stay safe and healthy, and best of our love to all of you!</p>
<p>Henry and Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/63226502020-05-19T13:02:52-07:002023-12-10T08:52:35-08:00May 21, 2020<p>Hello Sageheads! </p>
<p>Miss us? We miss you! We’re sorry we dropped off the radar, and yet, of course, we didn’t really go anywhere since COVID19 came to town. All our gigs were cancelled of course, but still we feel we got off lucky compared to the many thousands of people who have lost their lives, the many more thousands of their surviving family members, those in recovery, people who are still sick or on respirators, and the 30 million people that lost their jobs and the ability to feed their families. </p>
<p>We wanted to do something to make people feel better, so we created a little “sing along” that we live-streamed on Kathleen’s facebook page. It was called “Live at 5:05 Hold the Phone and Sing Along from Home.” We did it on our front porch. It lasted for about 7 weeks before the well ran dry. It actually first started at 5 until we realized the Brisbane Shuttle Busses drove by right on schedule at 5:01 and 5:03. We mostly played cover tunes we thought would resonate with the situation and that people could sing or dance along to at home. Most days, there were socially distanced people out in front of our house, sometimes the cops drove by, and there were frequently motorcycles, as well as the relentless Brisbane wind. Every so often props or costumes were involved. It wasn’t really supposed to be about us so we mostly did not do our original tunes and we never pre-recorded anything. It was just for fun. </p>
<p>We were sometimes joined by socially distanced neighbor musicians Jerry & Melissa, or Dave & Big Lou. One time the Keller Sisters showed up and sang harmony from the curb on After the Gold Rush. </p>
<p>We thought you might be amused by our song selection. Most of them are posted on Kathleen’s facebook page, and a select few are on the Flying Salvias facebook page, too. <a contents='You can see a "highlight reel" of some of the tunes here.' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://vimeo.com/421292607" target="_blank">You can view a "highlight reel" of some of the tunes here.</a></p>
<p>March 16 You Are My Sunshine (Davis/Mitchell 1939) </p>
<p>March 17 When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Olcott/Graff/Ball 1912) </p>
<p>March 18 Dairy Queen and Beer (ours) </p>
<p>March 19 Happy Song (ours) </p>
<p>March 21 Puff the Magic Dragon – with Jerry & Melissa (Peter, Paul & Mary) </p>
<p> Get Together – with Jerry & Melissa (Yongbloods) </p>
<p>March 22 Three Little Birds (Bob Marley) </p>
<p>March 23 Let It Be (Beatles) </p>
<p>March 24 Lean on Me (Bill Withers) </p>
<p>March 26 I Been Working on the Railroad (traditional) </p>
<p>March 27 Rocket Man (Elton John) </p>
<p>March 28 Oh, Wayne (ours) </p>
<p>March 29 Sleepy Armadillo (ours) </p>
<p>March 30 Spanish Pipedream (John Prine) </p>
<p>March 31 Mambo Italiano (Rosemary Clooney) </p>
<p>April 1 Nyquil Blues (Alvin Crow) </p>
<p>April 2 Antontonilco (Flaco Jimenez) </p>
<p>April 3 Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) </p>
<p>April 4 I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) </p>
<p>April 5 Alcohol (Kinks) </p>
<p>April 6 She Don’t Worry (ours) </p>
<p>April 7 Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) </p>
<p>April 8 Holding Things Together (Merle Haggard) </p>
<p>April 9 Living on a Prayer (Bon Jovi) </p>
<p>April 10 Will the Circle Be Unbroken (everybody who ever played in a country band) </p>
<p>April 11 Ripple (Grateful Dead) </p>
<p>April 12 Someday Soon (Ian Tyson) </p>
<p>April 13 Freebird (Lynrd Skynrd) </p>
<p>April 14 White Rabbit (Airplane) </p>
<p>April 15 Happy Together (Turtles) </p>
<p>April 16 Different Drum (Linda Ronstadt) </p>
<p>April 17 Living in America (James Brown) </p>
<p>April 18 The Happy Song (Pharrel Williams) </p>
<p>April 19 Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson) </p>
<p>April 21 No, No, a Thousand Times No (1930’s melodrama) </p>
<p>April 22 Dave and Lou – Woolly Bully, Beer Barrel Polka </p>
<p>April 23 Ain’t Got No Home (Clarence “Frogman” Henry) </p>
<p>April 24 Bohemian Rhapsody redux </p>
<p>April 25 Without You (Nillson) </p>
<p>April 27 Subterranean Homesick Blues (Dylan) </p>
<p>April 28 After the Gold Rush (Neil Young) </p>
<p>April 29 Blind Man’s Bluff (ours) </p>
<p>April 30 Stand By Me (a lot of people) </p>
<p>May 2 Witchdoctor (David Seville & The Chipmunks) </p>
<p>May 3 Why Get Up? (Mavericks) </p>
<p>May 4 Breaking the Law (Judas Priest) </p>
<p>May 5 How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away? (Dan Hicks) </p>
<p>May 6 Down to Seeds and Stems Again Blues (Commander Cody) </p>
<p>May 7 I’ll Be Your Mirror/Love is All Around (Velvet Underground & Nico/Troggs) </p>
<p>May 10 To Where You Are (Josh Groban) </p>
<p>We’re thinking of starting up again soon, improving on the sound, and making the stream available by other means than facebook, but the focus will still be on one song a day aimed at making you happy or comforted. We just want to do something to connect us all, a pleasant diversion, a way to go someplace for a few minutes without getting in the car…. We’ll save our concertizing until such time as we can all be together in the same room again. For now, stay healthy, keep calm, and know that we miss you. We’ll be back in touch soon. </p>
<p>Kathleen & Henry </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/62023472020-02-03T16:51:57-08:002023-12-10T11:09:37-08:00HOW CAN YOU HAVE A TRIAL WITH NO WITNESSES?<p>So much going through my mind! Shakira! J-Lo! How can you have a trial without witnesses? Conflict, conflagrations, Koalas. WTF is up in Martinez with bad landlords and Armando’s… I mean, Armando’s was one of the pioneers in bringing life back to downtown Martinez. It is heartbreaking, and I’d be lying if I didn’t mention I'm especially sad that we were supposed to play there in April with The Keller Sisters, and at least get to say a musical farewell to the beloved old place. On a smaller note, our car got keyed right in front of our house. Meanwhile, I have three ideas for books and I don't know how to write a book... maybe they should be musicals instead... oh, wait, I don't know how to write a musical either. Maybe better stick to focusing on one song at a time and connecting the dots later. Oh yeah, and how can you have a trial with no witnesses? </p>
<p>Well, that’s out of my system. And now it’s time for music happenings. Here’s what’s coming up in February and March: </p>
<p><span class="font_large">Sunday February 9 11am-1pm San Gregorio Store</span><br>Stage Road & Hwy 84, San Gregorio No Cover <br>We’ll be a TRIO, with our buddy, Jerry Kuhel. </p>
<p><span class="font_large">Friday February 14 7:30-9:30 pm Chit Chat Café </span><br>5 Manor Drive, Pacifica No Cover <br>BIGGEST BAND EVER – w/Jerry, Diana Greenberg on fiddle, Big Lou on accordion, Dave Golia on bass, and John Pearson on percussion. </p>
<p><span class="font_large">Saturday February 16 3 pm – Live on KKUP radio!</span><br>91.5 fm on your radio dial or go to www.kkup.org and you can listen online. </p>
<p><span class="font_large">Sunday March 8 2 – 5 pm San Gregorio Store</span><br>Afternoon show with FULL BAND! </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Sunday&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;March 22&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2:00-5:00 pm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Lost Church" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/Sound_Flying_March22_SF" target="_blank">Sunday March 22 2:00-5:00 pm The Lost Church</a> REVISED 2/6/20</span><br>65 Capp St, San Francisco </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/180234/995c3f00b33c9fe526e028f4ea57a2385e2f3ced/original/flyingsalviaslogo.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_right border_" /><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.soundfieldband.com" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/180234/25be95f91e6542f4890d2a448d7171529ab4edc7/original/tsf-logo-master-tm.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>You really want to <a contents="buy a ticket " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/Sound_Flying_March22_SF" target="_blank">buy a ticket </a>for this! $20 advance/$25 day of show,.This will truly be a very unique and special show. We are sharing the bill with our friends, The Sound Field. Doors open at 2; Flying Salvias will go on at 2:45, Sound Field at 4:00. The Lost Church is a gem of a listening room/performance space, complete with a bar in case you get thirsty. Pay close attention to the street addresses, or you might miss it! Very cleverly disguised behind corrugated metal siding. </p>
<p>Okay, everybody, we’ll see you soon. Be kind to each other! </p>
<p>Love, </p>
<p>Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/59496682019-11-04T17:54:02-08:002022-05-30T23:58:22-07:00KARMA IN RETROGRADE: GOD IS LAUGHING<p>Hello Sageheads! </p>
<p>November already. It’s amazing how fast time goes by these days. Couldn’t wait to turn 18… it seemed like time dragged on and on. Now, there’s a lot more sand in the bottom of the hourglass than in the top of it. Dunes and dunes of it to be slogged through in the quiet moments, all while new little grains of memories trickle down relentlessly. Which brings me to this month’s subject, which was supposed to be Karma. But since last month, I have been distracted by the theory of what happens when Mercury goes in to its retrograde phase. I have become convinced the two concepts are irrevocably tangled up with each other. </p>
<p><em> Karma</em>: The sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. It is a Hindu belief in cause and effect. It is a Christian’s idea of “going to their reward” (or not). For some of us, Karma is another name for “the Brownie Point System.” </p>
<p><em> Mercury in Retrograde</em>: An optical illusion that makes the planet appear to be moving backward from where we view it here on earth. Side effects include wreaking havoc on communications, technology, information, and pretty much illustrating how when men make plans God laughs. It lasts for almost 3 months a year. It’s going on now. </p>
<p><strong>Theory: </strong> Karma and the shenanigans of Mercury in Retrograde are attracted to each other, like iron to a magnet, like a moth to a flame, like a fallen apple to the ground. </p>
<p><strong>Example:</strong> Recently, I tried to do a good deed. I picked up someone who lives a couple hours away, brought him back to the Bay Area for the night, then got up very early the next morning to take that someone to a doctor’s appointment. We check in and confusion is rampant. I have the email confirmation of the appointment in my smartphone which I wave around a lot, just to prove I am not crazy. We are informed that the computer should not have let us make the appointment, but that the doctor wants us to come back in February, which they would have told us about next January. This is a classic example of communication gone awry. It was not the fault of any individual. It was the retrograde ghost in the machine, apparently. </p>
<p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> It can be especially risky to do any good deeds during this time, as the chance of something screwing up is high. It would follow then, that this is the time to plan your bad deeds, as they could likely turn out to be good. </p>
<p><strong>Question:</strong> Will I get Brownie points for the attempted good deed or was the failed appointment a punishment for maybe missing a few appointments in previous lives? </p>
<p><strong>Plan for the Future: </strong>Come and see us and we’ll discuss. Saturday Nov 9 at San Gregorio, Saturday November 23 as part of the special Nasty Women and Bad Hombres show at Tiburon Wine, and Sunday December 1 at the new-to-us and very cool Amado’s, in San Francisco.</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/59173932019-10-06T11:42:45-07:002023-12-10T08:42:58-08:00Season of the Bitch<p>Hello Sageheads! </p>
<p> I love this season. The way the air feels, the color of the sky at sunset, the way cats seem to take on a supernatural aura, even the 400 kids that come by on Halloween night. We really get into it, too, as our joints make ever-spookier sounds every time we get up or down in the treat distributing process. </p>
<p>Then there’s the way everyone posts videos of<strong> Hardly Strictly Bluegrass</strong>. I am so grateful to them! I am greatly reassured that the mind in this 69 year old body made the right decision not to attend. You could say I have aged out. You could say I have pooped out. You could say, “Wow, you look really good for 69!” I would say, "I dodged a bullet” by staying out of the fray, but in today’s vernacular, the metaphorical meaning has been stripped from the phrase, and its literal meaning is a real, and horrifying, possibility. I’m not afraid to attend a public event because of that, however. Mostly I just can’t stand walking miles to find the entrance, then crawling through a gauntlet to find somewhere to sit, let alone get back up again. (Although the getting up thing can be quite amusing to observe.) Not to mention taking care of certain other necessities. Just too many people for me, unless of course, one has a place on the stage. Friends and Family passes are nice, but ya still gotta get there. Yes, it must be the Season of the Bitch. </p>
<p>I’d say Season of the Rant, but it doesn’t have the same panache. Also, rants can be a daily thing with me; I try to keep particularly major complaints down to sporadic outbursts. In this case, I am beginning to alter my “music business plan” from playing at Hardly Strictly to a more guerilla-like tactic which entails someone surreptitiously placing my ashes urn on one of the stages, or maybe even scattering them. It doesn’t even have to be an urn. They could be packed into a fake microphone maybe. </p>
<p>All this leads me to a few thoughts: </p>
<ul> <li>I simply don't know how the booking system works and I'd like to know. There seems to be no way to submit your act for consideration. No contact information anywhere that I can find. In the past, you had to be invited by <strong>Warren Hellman</strong> (RIP). That would be scary now. But it appears to be a very closed system. Maybe someone reading this post can offer some insight? </li> <li>How about a few slots for little old lady local singer/songwriters? Just because we didn’t get famous doesn’t mean we aren’t really good. We are. And we bring great players with us.</li> <li>Goal for next year: Play a set at HSB. While I can still stand up for an entire set! </li>
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<p>All the above aside, it is a nice touch that HSB streams the concerts if you want to see, for instance, Robert Plant, or the Chieftans, or the current flavor-of-the-month bands. But for me, it just reminds me that they are there and I am not. </p>
<p>Maybe there will be brownie points for playing <strong>Rocket Dog Rescue’s </strong>benefit, or all those <strong>Bread & Roses</strong> concerts over the years. That would mean Karma is real. So, I dunno…. On the fence about that, too these days. Next month’s subject of discussion: Karma! Write and tell me what you think! </p>
<p>Meanwhile, we’re happy to be at <strong>San Gregorio </strong>with <strong>Jerry Kuhel</strong> on <strong>Saturday October 12 </strong>from <strong>11am to 1pm</strong>, and at<strong> Chit Chat Café</strong> in Pacifica, on <strong>Saturday October</strong> <strong>19</strong> from<strong> 2 – 4pm </strong>with Jerry and<strong> Diana Greenberg</strong> on fiddle. Also recently got to wear the Viking helmet with <strong>Big Lou’s Dance Party</strong> and that always makes me real happy. Fun is, after all, is an important element to getting through this life. As a matter of fact, fun, mixed in with peace, and love, is about as good as it gets! </p>
<p>Peace, Love, and Fun to you all! </p>
<p>Kathleen “Flying” Salvia</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/58860492019-09-09T14:04:57-07:002023-12-10T09:03:51-08:00SEPTEMBER 2019<p><span class="font_regular">September 2019 </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Been digging in the past month or so, determined to finish some new tunes, and also finding fun cover tunes. Sometimes we actually play more cover tunes than originals, particularly when we are doing what I call “ministerial” music, in order to entertain institutionalized audiences. This is the question haunting me this month: When performing for institutionalized individuals, what is the place of cover tunes in the repertoire of artists who primarily play original music? </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">There is nothing like playing a rock-solid-everyone-knows-and-loves-this-tune to open the door and shake hands with the audience. Familiarity can be comforting as well as a lot of fun. On the other hand, it can also be really boring, whether you are listening or playing. Armando’s in Martinez actually forbids the playing of “Mustang Sally.” As for me, I’ve come to the time in my life when the amount of notes left for me just might not allow for any more filler. I’m not sure I’m helping to make anyone’s life better by playing cover tunes at the expense of original music. I think it is all about balance. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Playing for institutionalized audiences in particular represents a challenge in crafting a successful set list. Must the ego crying out for self-expression and playing original tunes be spanked and put to bed without dessert? Of course not, but we must not forget we are there to serve others. When we perform original music, we are making ourselves vulnerable, and audiences sense that. This vulnerability is a great leveler. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">One solution to help balance the artist ego with the needs of the audience is to look for eclectic, maybe a bit obscure, cover tunes. Of course, if it’s on You Tube, how obscure is it, really? Anyway, this solution may not always be the best one when seeking to provide familiar music, but it certainly doesn’t preclude the delivery of the comfort of music. Every so often what could be thought of as completely inappropriate (and perhaps even something you crossed off your regular set list years ago) actually provides a few moments of soul-cleansing abandon, for example playing “Jailhouse Rock” or “I Will Survive” in a prison. (Yes, we have done that. A lot. All praise to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Dept!) </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Ultimately, I just can’t help but think that the idea of dumbing down your set list is not always the best, or even the most therapeutic, way to go. I feel strongly that just because an audience is institutionalized doesn’t mean their minds can’t be set free to wander and enjoy new experiences. And opening your heart and mind to share music, whether original, familiar, or obscure, offers a mutually healing moment to everyone in the room. </span></p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/58484392019-08-05T16:30:15-07:002023-12-10T09:04:09-08:00AUGUST WORDS FROM THE SAGES<p>Hello Sageheads!</p>
<p>Our title this month sounds kind of presumptuous and egotistical, but it<em> is</em> August, and Salvia <em>does</em> translate to sage which is an herb, in addition to wisdom, so there you have it. I feel more herb-like than wise as I write this, so we’re going to keep it short this time. </p>
<p>This month we’ll have <strong>Jerry Kuhel </strong> (guitar, mandolin) with us for a double header on <strong>Saturday August 10, 11 – 1 at San Gregorio General Store,</strong> and <strong>7 to 9:30 at Ocean Ale House (also with Melissa Vivas) </strong> in San Francisco. <strong>Friday August 30, 7 to 9:30</strong>, Kathleen and Henry will be at the <strong>Chit Chat Café in Pacifica with John LoGiudici on guitar and Diana Greenberg on fiddle. </strong></p>
<p>In the face of the recent horrors at the Gilroy Garlic Festival; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio, I just can’t do my monthly rant about silly little things this time Feel free to spend a couple minutes in silent contemplation:<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/system/49c72c888805fe55b29daee4c33cded2b18faadd/original/5d47vsgv86c.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Love and Blessings,</p>
<p>Kathleen and Henry</p>
<p>The Flying Salvias</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/58169132019-07-07T17:41:59-07:002022-08-17T03:52:50-07:00JULY, JEWEL-EYE, NO-LIE<p>Hey Sageheads! </p>
<p>July means it is not only the San Francisco Bay Area Fog Season, but we celebrate the triumphant return of <strong>Jerry Kuhel</strong> as he joins us on <strong>Saturday, July 13</strong>, with guitar, mandolin, and whatever other instruments he feels like lugging to the <strong>San Gregorio Store</strong>, Hwy 84 and Stage Road, San Gregorio. 11 am – 1 pm, as usual. Hope you can make it! </p>
<p><strong>Sunday, July 21st,</strong>we will be at<strong> Bird and Beckett Books & Records</strong>, 653 Chenery Street, SF, as part of their Which Way West series. Henry and Kathleen will be playing with <strong>John LoGuidici</strong> on guitar, <strong>Dave Golia</strong> on bass and <strong>Paul Revelli</strong> on drums 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation.</p>
<p>Also this month, through our work with <strong>Bread & Roses</strong>, we’ve put together a couple different ensembles to play at <strong>Napa State Hospital</strong> and the <strong>Menlo Park</strong> <strong>Veterans Administration Hospital</strong>. These types of gigs are both challenging and extremely rewarding. It is the least we can do to try to spread some light around and we are grateful to both Bread & Roses, and to musicians such as <strong>Dave Golia, Diana Greenberg, Travis Jones, Ken Owens, and David Phillips</strong> for helping us with this important music ministry. <em>There but for fortune</em>....</p>
<p>You wanted to know what ticks me off<em> this</em> month. It might tick you off back at me, but I'm really bugged by this: The SF Board of Education has voted to remove the WPA mural at Washington High School which memorializes the facts that our first President owned slaves and supported the genocide of America's indigenous people. I don't believe the artist intended to glorify these horrific aspects of our history. This was a very subversive work and I applaud the artist, Victor Arnautoff, for creating it.That said, the fact that the art piece represents a true teachable moment that apparently has never been embraced in the classroom, is just plain sad. Erasing the mural isn't going to hide our stupidity in ignoring it for all these years. <em>A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots - Marcus Garvey. </em>See also: <i>Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it - George Santayana. </i></p>
<p>OK, hopping off the high horse, except that now I'm wondering how long before they take George's name off the high school altogether, not to mention Washington DC. Comments are welcome, but please no flame throwers. Better yet, come to a gig, and we'll chat!</p>
<p>Peace and love,</p>
<p>Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/57825492019-06-06T14:02:57-07:002022-04-20T09:52:12-07:00JUNE BUGS<p><span class="font_regular">Hey ho, Sageheads! Summer beckons with its many blessings. The weather has warmed, and for the moment, we in the Bay Area seem to be free of fires and floods. Also, all the Oxalis in the yard finally died. Lucky us! But to make this first paragraph even remotely relate to the title, here are a few things bugging us: </span></p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular">Apple i-phone/AT&T people do not tell you that all your photos are automatically being uploaded to the “cloud”, thereby easily pushing your data allotment over the edge. Fifty dollars later, we figured it out on our own and turned it off. I think you might have to turn it off again after every software update, but this remains to be discovered.</span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Neither Apple or Android peeps tell you that all your photos are going somewhere outside your phone, until they let you know they have created little videos for you that you can post on facebook. </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">The whole idea of “the cloud” in general. Really? I need all my data and records kept somewhere out of my control for a storage fee when I have perfectly good equipment of my own to keep track of everything with more privacy and as much redundancy as I need? </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">The clothes dryer broke </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Kathleen’s gluteus medius hurts like heck </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="font_regular">Now that the “bugs” are out of the way, June seems to be offering a number of opportunities: </span></p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_regular">There is<em> finally</em> enough time for Kathleen to practice going from a G chord to a B sus 4. </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">There is time to write! A couple new titles in the works include “Too Bad to be True” and “The Crankiest Woman I Know.” </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">We are adding some covers to our repertoire in order to sit in with some of our friends. For instance, we’ll be sitting in with Crying Time for Honky Tonk Heaven at the Parkway Lounge on Friday night, June 14. We’re doing “I Don’t Want to Have to Marry You” (ha!) originally by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius, plus a couple others. Full Disclosure: Henry’s playing all night with this great band. The club is at 1850 Park Blvd. in Oakland. </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Of course, we have our regular gig at the “clubhouse” aka San Gregorio General Store, on Saturday June 8. </span></li> <li><span class="font_regular">Don’t forget that on the 16th, we’re with Margaret Belton for her Patsy Cline tribute, “Today, Tomorrow, and Forever”, at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="font_regular">That’s it for now! See you soon. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Kathleen & Henry</span></p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/57518082019-05-12T10:18:41-07:002023-12-10T08:53:10-08:00MAY MUDDLINGS<p><span class="font_regular">Dear Sageheads, </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">It’s been awhile since we have checked in. This is because we took a leisurely trip to Europe for a few weeks, and also had a few family occasions of sadness. Plus, sometimes we like to do little market-tests to see if anyone will show up without us bugging them; happily, this was the case and we thank you for that! We are probably lying about the market-tests, the truth is we can't keep up the pace. This likely will help to explain why we are so famous.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Regarding our European trip, yes Notre Dame Cathedral did catch fire while we were over there, but I swear all we did was ride by it during a boat ride down the Seine and take a picture. We attended a</span> performance of <em>La Traviata</em> at La Fenice in Venice and it is still standing, by the way. </p>
<p>Becoming part of the Jones Gang Orchestra for the <em>Mad Dogs & Englishmen Tribute</em> in March was a blast. Sold out Rancho Nicasio! Joining Margaret Belton for her<em> Today, Tomorrow and Forever</em> tribute to Patsy Cline is next on the schedule, and you can get tickets for that <a contents="here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.boxoffice-tickets.com/3915150/Margaret-Belton-Patsy-Cline-Tribute" target="_blank">here.</a> That show will take place on Sunday, June 16 at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. </p>
<p>One thing we have been asked to do is to give more notice of our own Flying Salvias Shows, so here goes: </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="San Gregorio Store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sangregoriostore.com" target="_blank">San Gregorio Store</a> Once a Month 11 am – 1 pm Stage Road & Hwy 84</span> </p>
<ul> <li><span class="font_large">Sunday, May 19 </span></li> <li><span class="font_large">Saturday, June 8 </span></li> <li><span class="font_large">Saturday, July 13 </span></li> <li><span class="font_large">Saturday, August 10 </span></li> <li><span class="font_large">Sunday, September 15 </span></li> <li><span class="font_large">Saturday, October 12 </span></li> <li><span class="font_large">Saturday, November 9 </span></li> <li>
<span class="font_large">Sunday, December 8 (Jones Gang follows at 2 pm) </span> </li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">Friday, May 24 4:30 – 6 pm</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Armando’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://armandosmartinez.com" target="_blank">Armando’s</a> Happy Hour and a Half </span></p>
<p>707 Marina Vista, Martinez </p>
<p>Full band with Diana Greenberg – fiddle; Dave Golia – bass; Ken Owen - drums </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">Friday, May 31 7 – 9:30 p.m. </span></p>
<p><a contents="Chit Chat Café" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/chitchatpacifica/" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Chit Chat Café </span></a></p>
<p>5 W Manor Drive, Pacifica </p>
<p>With The DG’s – Diana Greenberg on fiddle, and Dave Golia on bass </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large">Sunday, July 21 4:30 – 6:30 pm </span></p>
<p><a contents="Byrd & Beckett Books and Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://birdbeckett.com" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Bird & Beckett Books and Records </span></a></p>
<p>633 Chenery Street, San Francisco </p>
<p>Full Band! </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hope to see you soon!</p>
<p>Kathleen & Henry</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/180234/716a0a53d5fceab0e31e6ad0fe3c24eb7b93f9e5/original/img-0127.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_none border_thin" alt="RIP Mickey the Cat 03.22.2019" /></p>
<p>RIP Mickey the Cat 03.22.2019</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/56185932019-01-29T14:17:11-08:002022-05-17T10:18:37-07:00How Did We Get to February Already? <p>January was a very stretchy month for Kathleen: Just coming off recording with The Sound Field for their new CD, and playing with the Nasty Women & Bad Hombres. First time I ever played guitar on other people’s songs, in a band, and also without Henry. My new sisters, Nasty Women singer-songwriters Deb Grabien and Lauren Murphy are truly inspiring, empowering, and most of all, fun, to work with. And the Bad Hombres aren’t so bad either in that respect: we had Mark Karan on guitar, Larry Luthi on drums, and Nic Grabien on bass. It was a blast! </p>
<p>I’m sure Henry was off doing interesting stuff too, but I forget what. I can remember as far back as an hour ago, though, when he left the house to go rehearse with multi-instrumentalist Jenny Kerr, who is also a fine singer-songwriter. Also, later his week he’ll be recording with Myles Boisen. </p>
<p>Anyway, we’re busy! But we will finally make it back at the Chit Chat in Pacifica on Friday, Feb 1, 7:30 p.m. The next weekend we’ll be back on the coast Saturday, Feb 9, playing at San Gregorio in the morning and with a full band at the Moose Lodge in Pacifica that evening. </p>
<p>In March we look forward to the Jones Gang Presents Mad Dogs & Englishmen show. The band will swell to at least 12 people, including me, Loralee Christensen, and Annie Sampson on backup vocals. It is going to be a hoot, March 9 at Rancho Nicasio! </p>
<p>Meanwhile, life goes on, with all its petty differences, major annoyances, moments of unadulterated joy, happiness, frustration, and just plain hate. We are a strange species. And though I gag at the thought of fake news, and rue the insidious internet plantings of lies as truth, I recently gleaned one piece of solid advice, that is working pretty well so far: Act kinder than you feel! </p>
<p>Peace, </p>
<p>Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/55933122019-01-12T16:21:39-08:002022-05-26T13:20:17-07:00Happy New Year!<p>Well, my December blog lied. We are back in January after all! Just couldn't wait until February.</p>
<p>2018 was a political roller coaster of a year. A musical roller coaster, too. The Flying Salvias spread their wings and added trio and full band configurations at all kinds of gigs from our clubhouse San Gregorio Store, to Brewsters Pub and Lagunitas Brewery in Petaluma, Byrd & Beckett and The Lost Church in SF, Armando's in Martinez, and even the San Mateo County Women’s Jail and Menlo Park VA Hospital. Heck, Henry even played with Metallica! </p>
<p>In late 2018, Henry and Kathleen both got involved in a couple of projects that we hope to see more of in 2019. The Jones Gang’s tribute to Mad Dogs & Englishmen debuted in December at Armando’s. And Russ Gold’s Southern Soul Survivors should be bursting out of the woodshed any time now. Currently, Deb Grabien also has Henry and Kathleen in the studio pitching in on Sound Field’s next CD, “This Moment of the Storm,” which will be chock full of Deb’s fine songs. </p>
<p>Henry played with Maurice Tani at Freight & Salvage for a live recording, “This is It!” that just came out. It is a really great listen; I can say that with all my heart, because I rarely think anything is a really great listen. Yet, I always love pretty much anything Maurice Tani writes, plays, or sings, so I encourage you to go out and see and hear for yourself why. (And you won't hear it from his lips, but Henry's piano playing is fabulous on this CD!-K) </p>
<p>This month: </p>
<p> Flying Salvias will be with Jerry & Melissa at the <a contents="Ocean Ale House" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oceanalehouse.com" target="_blank">Ocean Ale House</a> in SF on Friday January 18th. They’ll play a set, then we’ll play a set. It’s fun. There are very good burgers, too. 7 – 9:30 p.m., 1314 Ocean Ave. </p>
<p> Kathleen is joining Deb Grabien and Lauren Murphy as a Nasty Woman for a show on Sunday January 27 at<a contents=" Tiburon&nbsp;Wine" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.tiburonwine.net" target="_blank"> Tiburon Wine</a>, from 5 to 7:30 pm. This singer-songwriter conclave will also feature some stellar players, such as Mark Karan, so come and see us! Tix are $20. It’s a very small venue and right now the only way I know to get an advance ticket is to <a contents="email me " data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:flyingsalvias@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me </a>and I’ll take care of it with the girlzzz. Will update this information soon. </p>
<p> Oh, and of course, the SF Women’s March is coming up Saturday January 19, 11:30 a.m. Civic Center Rally; march down Market Street at 1:30 p.m. We always skip the speeches… preaching to the choir, ya know? But the march is a powerful experience. </p>
<p>More stuff coming up in February, so we’ll get back to you soon! </p>
<p>Signing off for now, with a toast to those who left us behind last year, those who stuck around, and those we have yet to meet: May there be better days ahead for everyone!</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/55417122018-12-05T18:56:57-08:002022-04-20T10:33:56-07:00December Update<p>Hey kids - This month we trot Jingle Horse out for its annual holiday ride around. So yesterday, Henry, Kathleen, Dave Golia, Big Lou and Roger Pease played at the annual Service League Christmas party given for the women of the San Mateo County Jail. I sang in a lot of jails and prisons when I was with Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, but this one is just me and my friends and the ladies and there is always something about the event that touches me to the core. Thanks to Bread and Roses for inviting us to do this gig for over ten years now. Maybe it's special because if I got arrested in my home county that would be the jail I'd go to? Hmmm... nonetheless, it's a "there but for fortune" moment for all of us in the band.</p>
<p>Here's something different: Henry recently played with Metallica at The Masonic, as part of the first acoustic concert /fundraiser the band put on for their All Within My Hands Foundation. David Phillips was on the gig too. To say that I was stoked about this would be an understatement. Henry was cooler about it and just worked his ass off to prepare and do a good job. I have just erased a tirade about how they stiffed their sidemen. Other than that, it was pretty cool.</p>
<p>So now it's the end of the year. Jingle Horse will be playing another Bread & Roses show at the Veterans Admin Hospital in Menlo Park. Then the Flying Salvias will have our official office Christmas party on Sunday, December 9 from 9 to 11 at San Gregorio Store. It'll be a long day.... the Jones Gang follows at 2 pm. Come and have fun with us.</p>
<p>We'll be back in February. Be good to each other, and spread some love around if you can. Happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holiday however you call it. </p>
<p>Best to you all,</p>
<p>Kathleen</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/54602502018-10-08T15:23:39-07:002018-10-11T10:23:08-07:00Where Have All the Flowers Gone?<p>Oh, how I wish that song were not still so absolutely relevant. When will we ever learn? What have we ever learned? I'm learning to keep my mouth shut if I want any peace, which somehow seems wrong, being as this is a country where free speech is almost as important as the right to bear arms or for boys to be boys. Yes. I am angry! The polarization in this country is breaking my heart. Are these the growing pains of democracy or its death throes? Sad to say, I am really glad I don't have any children to leave this mess to.</p>
<p>Far more erudite and intelligent friends have been writing about our condition today. So I'll stop now. I figured it was safe to vent a little here since no one reads these blogs anyway. Therefore the danger of starting a flaming war is minimal. Test, test, is anyone out there?</p>
<p>Come to our gigs. It will be fun. We will create a concentrated area of peace, love, and understanding.</p>
<p>Sunday October 21, 11 - 1 pm, San Gregorio, no cover, all ages. Trio with Jerry Kuhel.</p>
<p>Friday October 26, 8 - 10 pm, Armando's in Martinez, $15, doors at 7:30 pm. Quintet with Diana Greenberg, Dave Golia, Ken Owen.</p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p>Kathleen Flying Salvia </p>
<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/53779002018-08-07T16:27:24-07:002022-04-21T08:33:11-07:00August 2018 - MUSINGS FROM THE SAGE<p>The Flying Salvias and Keta Bill just got home from playing at a birthday party for a 112 year old woman. Amazing lady with a great group of family and friends! </p>
<p>Sunday, Henry and Kathleen celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary.</p>
<p>The Smart Car has over 100,000 miles on it. </p>
<p>Numbers mark everything, but it is the time between that is so precious, remembered, savored, wasted, suffered through, and/or forgotten. Is that not so, my friends? </p>
<p>We spent 4 days at the Rodney Crowell Adventures in Songwriting Camp. This could be said to fall in the category of "suffered through", but we didn't come away completely uneducated or uninspired. As result, our collaborating skills have improved and we're getting pretty fearless at self-editing. (That means we can talk to each other without wanting to kill the other songwriter or ourself and are now more capable of taking our favorite, most precious couplet, and throwing it in the garbage.) Also discovered youngster/genius player Joe Robinson, a definite guy to pay attention to. A heck of a player, and his songwriting is not too shabby, either. He's out of Nashville via Australia. Practicing what we learned meant that "The Road" has been mercilessly slashed of non essentials and refreshed with additional, more concise lyrics. You will hear it soon! It's still depressing as hell, but it's a better class of depression.</p>
<p>There's not a lot going on for us this month, except Henry is getting his wish and playing for a lot of different people. Frequently! Meanwhile, we'll be at our clubhouse in San Gregorio and also debut at The Fireside Lounge, in Alameda.</p>
<p>See all ya'all soon!</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/52998362018-06-16T11:07:50-07:002022-04-30T07:18:08-07:00No Answer So Far<p>Well, kiddies, it's been six weeks since I wrote to Sir Paul. So far, no answer. But I will not give up hope. I'm sure he'll get to it any day now. And in the meantime, there are songs to be written and gigs to be played. </p>
<p>Been trying to write happy songs in major keys. It is SOOOOO much easier to write complainers and wry observations. It is amazing how long it can take to write a love song. Like, a line a day. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, and use major happy chords. Still, I cannot stray far from the minor chords. But what love story doesn't have a minor chord or two or three pop up over the years?</p>
<p>June is half way done and July is knocking at the door. There are lots of interesting things coming up: <a contents="San Gregorio Store," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sangregoriostore.com" target="_self">San Gregorio Store,</a> <a contents="Chit Chat Cafe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/chitchatpacifica" target="_self">Chit Chat Cafe</a> (Pacifica), our first gigs at <a contents="Armando's" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.armandosmartinez.com" target="_self">Armando's</a> (Martinez) and <a contents="Ocean Ave Alehouse" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oceanalehouse.com/node/138" target="_self">Ocean Alehouse</a> (SF). Both Flying Salvias will also be backing up the fantastic <a contents="Margaret Belton at the Freight &amp; Salvage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thefreight.org/event/1644877-margaret-beltons-tribute-berkeley/" target="_self">Margaret Belton at the Freight & Salvage</a> (Berkeley).</p>
<p>Then there is the <a contents="Sausalito Presbyterian Church" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sausalitopres.org" target="_blank">Sausalito Presbyterian Church</a> British Invasion Sing-A-Long; we've done a couple of these (The Great Folk Scare, Summer of Love), and it is such a blast to have a whole hall of people uninhibitedly singing to all the songs. The Sing-A-Long is a community event, you don't have to be a member of the church, and words are provided. It's a pot luck, too, in the true sense of community connectedness.</p>
<p>All these gigs, except Margaret Belton at the Freight, are FREE. </p>
<p>Look for us at Kate Wolf Festival. Henry will be playing with The Jones Gang. Kathleen will be flitting about.</p>
<p>See you soon!</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/52104532018-04-30T16:27:15-07:002022-03-16T06:04:12-07:00Letter to Paul McCartney<p>Hi everybody - This is the letter I am sending to Paul McCartney. I figure it has as much a chance of Paul seeing it here as it does of making it past his gatekeepers. Will keep you posted!</p>
<p><em>Dear Sir Paul: </em></p>
<p><em>I’m getting caught up on my correspondence and realized that I never received a response to the letter and handmade poetry/doodle book I sent to The Beatles 51 years ago. </em></p>
<p><em>In an effort to bring you up-to-date, I learned to stop screaming at your shows after the first time I saw The Beatles at the Cow Palace in San Francisco and realized that none of you were going to stop playing, scream my name back at me, stop the concert, invite me backstage, or hug me to death. Also, I couldn’t hear a note through the din of all those other hussies in the audience. </em></p>
<p><em>I next had the sort of pleasure of being in a seat very close to the field when The Beatles played their last show at Candlestick Park. This time I was not screaming, just breathlessly waiting to be transported by your music. Then, there you all were: being escorted out to a no man’s land on the field, completely separated from your audience. In retrospect, it was so sad that it had come to that. None of us knew then that it would be the last Beatles concert for us.</em></p>
<p><em>Lots of water under the bridge since then. Many more concerts where the sound was superb, and Sir Paul McCartney and his music delivered inspiration, provided an education on fine musicianship and showmanship, and was just a ton of fun. Of course, your own closing concert at the Stick definitely showed how far concert production, from every aspect, has come in the intervening years. Thanks for getting the ball rolling on that so many years ago! </em></p>
<p><em>I guess I could say it is your fault I am still making music myself after all these years. The Beatles planted the seed. Of course, back in those days, music wasn’t really the seed I wanted planted, but it has worked out much better this way for all of us, I’m sure! </em></p>
<p><em>Today, my husband Henry and I write and perform as The Flying Salvias and have produced a few CDs over the past 20+ years. We call it “Ameri-kinda” music. Besides that, we both leave behind a trail strewn with old publicity shots and band recordings from country to heavy metal. </em></p>
<p><em>We’re not sending you our music, a video, or asking you to produce our next record. (Not that we don’t want you to!) However, I would be really stupid not to point out the website and contact information provided <a contents="here&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:flyingsalvias@gmail.com" target="_self">here </a>just in case you get curious or want to send comps and all access passes to your next show. </em></p>
<p><em>With thanks for your music and for the positive energy you have put into this world, </em></p>
<p><em>Kathleen Salvia</em></p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/52077522018-04-28T13:02:12-07:002021-12-30T04:40:52-08:00Dear Diary<p>I wonder if Paul McCartney will ever answer my letter? It has been approximately 52 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 3 days, and still no word. Oh, wait. It was to George, not Paul. Just answered my own question. I think I will write to Paul tomorrow. I think I have a much better chance of getting an answer now than I did then. </p>
<p>Well, what happened to April? Sometimes I get tired of listening to my own self run on, and I guess April was one of those months, so I didn't blog. Actually, I have a really good excuse, but I'm not going to share it because it's just too darn depressing. But here we are on the cusp of May. We've been playing a lot in various combinations, and for the next couple gigs our line up will again include David Golia on bass, Jerry Kuhel on guitar, banjo and mandolin, Roger Pease on drums, and of course Henry on keys, with me flapping around and chirping--in a spring mood. Been writing some new songs. Our CD got played on way over 100 non-commercial radio stations nationwide, which I bring up (again) because it makes us feel good and inspires us to do another CD. Which we will do as soon as we finish writing the tunes.</p>
<p>Hey, if you're reading this, do me a favor and leave a comment. It would be nice to get something besides all these weird robot nonsense comments; I am unclear on what their points are.</p>
<p>Come see the band on Sunday April 29 at Chit Chat or Sunday May 6 at Byrd & Beckett. We'll be back to duo format for Sunday May 13 at San Gregorio. Will let you know what Paul has to say.</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/51008882018-02-26T22:53:26-08:002023-12-10T08:44:04-08:00March On... March On...<p>We're busy this month! A little fun planned with a trip to New Orleans and then we'll be playing around the East Bay, North Bay, San Francisco, and Coastside. We are fortunate to have Jerry Kuhel joining us on guitar and mandolin on a pretty regular basis in March, and we have a fine rhythm section, Dave Golia on bass and Dave Scheff on drums, ready to join us on a couple gigs this month too. There is also a rumor getting started that David Phillips will be joining us on pedal steel, though I don't think that will happen til later this year.... still, one never knows! </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/50547012018-01-31T16:18:20-08:002018-04-04T03:01:29-07:00COMING UP THIS YEAR...<p>The past year has been both challenging and rewarding, and we hope it went the same way for you. Coming up, we're planning on dressing up the duo with special guests as often as possible, and we can promise some very fun engagements for everyone involved, no matter what side of the bandstand you're sitting on. Our gigs for the first six months of 2018 will have us ranging about from a night of sharing with our fellow Brisbane artists, to our favorite home base at San Gregorio General Store, our Pacifica HQ at the Chit Chat Cafe, the fantastic Byrd & Beckett Books & Records in SF, the Pacifica Earth Day Celebration at Linda Mar Beach, and even a fundraiser for the Strong Second Chance Ranch in Petaluma, which helps rehab horses and find new homes for them. We wish you all a year of peace and love, and if you can't find those things, then perhaps a good stiff drink!</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/49100992017-10-28T09:31:16-07:002018-04-14T09:47:02-07:00NOVEMBER UPDATE<p>Guess what? <em>The Nature of Things</em> is now being played on about 135 non-commercial radio stations across the United States! If you've got a local station you'd like us to send it to, please <a contents="let us know" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:flyingsalvias@gmail.com" target="_blank">let us know</a> and we'll get it right out to them. Also, remember you can listen or download from <a contents="Spotify" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5DBejTW2Bsf8jNvNcUP4vB" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a contents="iTunes," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-nature-of-things/id1275919198" target="_blank">iTunes,</a> the <a contents="music page " data-link-label="Music" data-link-type="page" href="/music">music page </a>of this website, <a contents="Amazon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075GWC9SF/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a contents="CD Baby" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/theflyingsalvias" target="_blank">CD Baby</a> and many other streaming services of your choice. If you are a high-res fan, you can get it in DSD from <a contents="Blue Coast Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://store.bluecoastmusic.com/store?f%5B0%5D=search_api_multi_aggregation_1%3AThe%20Flying%20Salvias" target="_blank">Blue Coast Music</a>. </p>
<p>Jean Bartlett recently interviewed us and she also had some very nice things to say about <em>The Nature of Things</em>, including the following: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">"This new record by The Flying Salvias plays like a road trip to toe-tapping music salvation." </p>
<p>Jean is a remarkable reporter whose interviews and articles you may have seen in the Pacifica Tribune, Oakland Tribune, or San Jose Mercury News. Her online journal contains all kinds of interesting biographies and profiles. <a contents="Read the entire interview in Bartlett's Biographies online journal, Portraits &amp; Roots,&nbsp;www.bartlettbiographies.com." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5ea9c3_03daf85a41e947f49088a348107b1aba.pdf" target="_blank">Read the entire interview in Bartlett's Biographies online journal, Portraits & Roots, www.bartlettbiographies.com.</a></p>
<p>Love is the answer! <a contents="Invite us to play at your place" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:flyingsalvias@gmail.com" target="_blank">Invite us to play at your place</a>, and we'll bring you some!</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/48637952017-09-25T00:01:28-07:002022-05-12T10:27:37-07:00The Nature of Things<p><em>The Nature of Things </em>is available, and just waiting for you! All original, all acoustic, all great musicians, including Henry on piano and accordion of course, Kathleen on vocals, Travis Jones on rhythm guitar, Joe Craven on mandolin and fiddle, Mike Anderson on upright bass, and Russ Gold on drums and percussion. The gorgeous cover art is by Maurice Tani, who is a fine singer-songwriter in addition to being a wowzer of a graphic artist.</p>
<p>Preview the songs, and download your favorites from our <a contents="Music page" data-link-label="Music" data-link-type="page" href="/music">Music </a>page. Hi-res DSD downloads are available at <a contents="Blue Coast Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://store.bluecoastmusic.com/store?f%5B0%5D=search_api_multi_aggregation_1%3AThe%20Flying%20Salvias">Blue Coast Music</a>. Add us to your <a contents="Spotify " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5DBejTW2Bsf8jNvNcUP4vB">Spotify </a>and <a contents="iTunes " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-nature-of-things/id1275919198">iTunes </a>playlists! Get your own copy that you can hold in your hand at <a contents="CD Baby " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/theflyingsalvias">CD Baby </a> or better yet, <a contents="come to one of our gigs!" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">come to one of our gigs!</a> </p>
<p>And you know what? Now is your opportunity to be a music critic. Please feel free to review the entire album or just one song. You can do this with CD Baby or any of the other websites making our music available. Also, if you email us an honest but kindly review, we'll publish it on our Music page.</p>
<p>And if you want to kneel the next time you hear the National Anthem, go ahead and do that, too. Kneeling is not just for athletes. People do it in churches all the time.</p>
<p>See ya soon!</p>
<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/48116952017-08-11T16:31:40-07:002022-05-30T12:32:59-07:00AUGUST MUSINGS FROM THE SAGE<p>The new CD has arrived! It is a feast for the ears thanks to all original songs, a stellar band, and Cookie Marenco's considerable recording skills with acoustic music. It looks gorgeous, too, thanks to Maurice Tani's cover art. "The Nature of Things" will soon be available for download or you can purchase an actual CD. It was recorded at Cookie Marenco's OTR Studios in Belmont, on 2" tape, and then mixed to digital format. Cookie will also have a DSD version (Direct Stream Digital is a very high resolution format) available on her Blue Coast Music website. The band is outstanding, and features Henry on piano and accordion, Travis Jones on rhythm guitar, Joe Craven on mandolin and fiddle, Mike Anderson on bass, and Russ Gold on drums and percussion. Kathleen's vocals float like a lovely biscuit swimming in a bowl of musical gravy. Can you tell I'm hungry as I write this?</p>
<p>Not much else to say right now, but a ton of work to do getting CD to reviewers, radio stations, and onto streaming platforms. Soon we will take over the world! It would be a happy world, and everyone would have health insurance.</p>
<p>Thanks for your patience! We should be able to make "The Nature of Things" fully available in a week or so. </p>
<p> </p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/47381102017-06-08T10:56:00-07:002023-12-10T10:19:08-08:00June Bugs<p>I have never gotten over the image of floating, dead, really big, June bugs, in the swimming pool at girl scout camp, where I went on a "camper ship" back when I was a kid. It is highly likely they are still dead. Just a little historical perspective...</p>
<p>Moving on! May was about as busy as we could get, and is staying that way for a little while.</p>
<p>June started off with the Los Angeles Audio Show. Cookie Marenco invited us to be part of the Blue Coast Music entourage, along with Jenna Mammina, Valerie Joyce, Judi Jaeger & Bob Reid, Derek Jones, and a bunch of other really talented people. We got to do live recordings in the Blue Coast room, to meet a lot of new people by the bar campfire at night, and to listen to a lot of high end stereo set ups. </p>
<p>Now we're back, and on June 9, we'll be part of the back up band, along with the Jones Gang, for singer-songwriter Peter Bland's Kyrie Concert, which will also feature members of Kathleen's "choir mater" Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, and be a benefit for the Oakland Interfaith Youth Gospel Choir. Expect some gospel interplay, as well!</p>
<p>The album is just about finished. We expect to release it mid-July. Our home base gigs at San Gregorio and Caffe Trieste will take place on June 11 and 23, respectively, and I have to say, that without the longstanding support of George Cattermole at San Gregorio and Terri Nevin at Caffe Trieste, we wouldn't have been able to hone the songs that are going to be on the record. </p>
<p>James Comey just got done testifying as I wrote this. Just a little more historical perspective...</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/46958492017-05-03T18:06:18-07:002022-05-12T12:01:15-07:00 May be, May be not, but mostly true.I've been thinking that the only thing I do on the Internet is flog various gigs, which is boring to me, so I can only imagine how you feel. So for a change of pace, I thought I'd see how much I can recall of The Worst Gig I Ever Played. Don't worry, you'll still get the free-form commerical at the end.<br><br>It was 1976, and I was in a band called Dallas Hodge and His Disco/Rhythm and Blues Review. This was the first band I was ever in with guys way better than me, so I was pretty stoked about the whole thing. Had a 2-piece horn section and a chick singer, as we used to say Back in the Day. Not much Disco in the Disco/Rhythm and Blues review, Average White Band, Rufus, Temptations (Shakey Ground was in the charts then) and a medly of Dancin' Fool (by The Guess Who) and Dancin' Fool (by Frank Zappa). A pretty good Funk band but not much Disco. Dallas was a young old Blues man who had bent as much as he could towards the domanant paradigm that was Disco (even in Rock City Detroit) back then. You kids today don't know how lucky you are.<br><br>Anyway, we had a gig at a place called the Underground Disco, in the basement of a hotel by the Metropolitan Detroit airport. The place was a cavern with 50' ceilings decorated by hanging silver-painted mannequin body parts (not the mannequin, just the separate heads/arms/legs/torsos) on ropes from the ceiling. Quaaludes were a hell of a drug. Probably held at least 1000 people. They had a massive sound system even for those days (back then a band would play a bar seating about 60 with a PA that would handle a room of around 500). The deal was the band would alternate with the DJ and play 2 "shows", sharing the house system.<br><br>There's a few things you may not realize if you didn't play bars in the midwest in the '70s. The first is the people who go to Underground Discos are not much fans of Funk and Soul, let alone Frank Zappa and the Guess Who, believe it or not. The other thing is that no matter how loud a live band can get, they absolutely cannot compete with a DJ setup. The dynamic range of live music guarantees that it will always be much quieter than a recording played at high volume over the same system.<br><br>So, the dance floor is full for the DJ's opening set. We get up and everyone sits down and stays there, with tepid applause that grandually fades to no applause at all. We finish up the first set by blowing the ending of Love Machine by The Miracles, which gets us a good round of laughter, along with a round of applause when Dallas announces we are taking a break. The DJ starts at a much louder volume than us and the dance floor is packed. We get back up later to a round of boos that don't stop until we quit early, which gets us our last ovation of the night along with more boos. The only time I've ever been booed off a stage. Not much fun. And I never even got one of the steak dinners from room service that Dallas charged to the promoter. My career in a nutshell.<br><br>So now the commercial. Kathleen and I are playing Fri May 5 at a benefit for the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica in the Mildred Owen Concert Hall on-site there. We open and sit in with the headliner Wall Of Blues, who are. Tix at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sanchez-art-center-20th-anniversary-benefit-dance-party-and-concert-tickets-33032484049?aff=ehomecard<br><br>We play Sat May 13 at the San Gregorio Store at 11AM, but then Sun May 14 at the Freight & Salvage with Margaret Belton and her Patsy Cline show Today, Tomorrow and Forever. 2 shows, 3pm and 7pm. This will be a really great show, as she is amazing. We're going to see Marty Stuart at the Freight the next night, you should too. Then we have a Bueno Vino Club show at the Cannery Cafe in Hayward May 18 at 5:30 PM. Guest winemaker pouring and reallyreally good food from chef Jeff Rosen. Sun May 21 on the ocean at the Chit-Chat Cafe in Pacifica at 3pm, and Fri May 26 7pm at Caffe Trieste in Oakland on Piedmont ave.<br><br>That's our show. Goodnight everybody, and thanks.Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/46580762017-04-04T14:20:09-07:002023-12-10T08:41:32-08:00I Remember AprilIt's easier to remember something while it's happening. March is already a blur of "let's do one more take" and "is pizza OK?" (the glamorous life of recording). The new album is shaping up pretty good, though with the rhumba about evolution, midwestern tango love song to heavy equipment, and a samba about a safe space/bar we may need to change our tag line from Amerikinda to South Americana. Just need to get Joe back to sprinkle some fookin fairy dust on it (Google "troggs studio out takes" if you don't get the reference. I recommend listening if you've ever been in a band, or wondered what it's like. It's like that) and a little bondo and we're good. That's the main thing I have to remember later this month, but as the commercials say, "You're in Good Hands with Joe Craven".<br><br>By the way, this is Henry here. Kathleen usually writes these because she is the writer, but everyone gets tired of their own voice from time to time. So lucky you. I should flog the gigs in April while I'm remembering it. There's our 2 regular ones, Sun Apr 9 11AM at the San Gregorio Store in (what a coincidence) San Gregorio (10 mi south of 1/2 moon bay) and Fri Apr 28 7PM at the Caffe Trieste on Piedmont in Oakland (decent pizza, see, pizza is a fundamental part of a musician's life). I'm looking forward to Sun Apr 23 4:30 at the Bird and Beckett Bookstore in SF. This is a very cool little place that ranges from jazz to honky-tonk (Joe Goldmark and The Seducers, highly recommended) to whatever we are. We're adding David Phillips on pedal steel and Roger Pease on drums to hopefully confuse things even more.<br><br>One thing I do remember from March is don't ask a drummer to play percussion. When they say "yeah, I play some percussion" they mean "well, I might play bongos if you hold a gun to my head" (no offense meant Russ, you did a great job on percussion. Eventually.). The other thing I remember is seeing Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett do the songwriter-in-the-round thing. Great stuff, but my favorite moment was Lyle doing "Brown Eyed Handsome Man", one of the best Chuck Berry songs you never get to hear. Very Lyle-like and fit like a glove.<br><br>One nice thing about April is Spring, the Eternal Illusion of Hope, the thing that came out last from Pandora's Box. No matter what monsters come out, we all have an obligation to Hope. Hang on to yours, and I'll hang on to mine. See you in the funny papers.<br> Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/46239622017-03-09T15:28:04-08:002021-02-19T02:28:01-08:00March OnWriting this the day after the first recording sessions for our new CD with Cookie Marenco at OTR Studios in Belmont, CA. We are completely filled with excitement over this project! We have assembled a seemingly magical combination of musicians to make a band that is everything we ever wanted: Travis Jones on acoustic guitar, Joe Craven on fiddle and mandolin, Russ Gold on drums and Mike Anderson on bass. Add that to Henry's piano and accordion, and Kathleen's vocals, and an amazing transformation is taking place to the original songs we have been playing as a duo. It's like the kid graduating college, or finally moving out of the house, or like the songs hung around in their pajamas all day and finally got dressed, or something. Not that the pajamas didn't have a charm of their own, of course!<br><br>Of course, we'll also be back at our favorite coffee houses and hope to see you at one of them: March 12, 11-1, at San Gregorio, March 19, 3 -5, at Chit Chat Cafe in Manor, and March 24, 7 - 9 at the Piedmont Caffe Trieste.<br><br>Meanwhile, we march on!<br><br> Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/45815882017-02-08T09:12:35-08:002022-05-16T12:04:06-07:00LOVE ENDURESTry to infuse love into every moment, foment love, make love, create love, share love, think love, resist everything not-love! You may've noticed there are a number of stumbling blocks right now that make it difficult to continue on as a loving person in these United States. Let us not give the beast more power by sinking to its level. Let us not muddy our hearts by getting mired in hate. We are trying to do at least one positive thing a day, and hopefully we will all muddle through together until the sun shines on our back door again. Kathleen here, sighing off.Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/45355342017-01-03T12:47:20-08:002020-09-17T23:09:19-07:00Never Give Up!<p>Our hope for all of us in the year ahead is that “peace, love, and understanding” be more than words in a song, and that we can all help to make it real through positive works. We Stand with Standing Rock. We Believe All Lives Matter. Music is Life. We will figure out the rest as we go.</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/45089872016-12-13T10:14:09-08:002022-04-19T23:26:32-07:00ONE DOOR CLOSING, ANOTHER ONE OPENING, THANK GOODNESS!Kathleen speaking here. The idea of one door closing and just staying shut creeps me out. Dark. Dead end. Lonely. No candy. Great material for writing yet another depressing song. Yet, here we are in mid-December, and it will be 2017 soon. Last week of December or so, we'll get to start saying "See you next year!" to people and we'll all feel so clever. I do like that, I admit it. Never gets old.<br><br>This month, we had the supreme joy of putting together Jingle Horse to play for Bread & Roses at the brand new San Mateo County Jail - Women's Facility, in Redwood City. Special thanks to bass player Dave Golia, accordion princess Big Lou, and to drummer Ken Owen (who was there in spirit!). I am not sure why I feel so very comfortable performing in jail, but that is the case. Everyone thinks we are so nice to go there and do such a favor, but in truth, it is us players who come away with the biggest blessing. My poor soul starts out all empty and shriveled, and by the time we're done, it is fat and happy.<br><br>Friday, December 23 brings us pretty darn close to Christmas and Jingle Horse will make a rare appearance at the Caffe Trieste in Piedmont. Think "controlled chaos". It'll be fun. Really good thin crust pizza, too. <br><br>2017 holds the promise of more music, a record FOR SURE, and ... possibly demonstrations, phone calls, letters, and donations to make sure Standing Rock stays standing, social security remains sacrosanct, and health care is available for all. We shall see, won't we? Meanwhile, we wish all of our friends and Sage Heads a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Good Kwaanza, and just plain old peace on earth. Celebrate life, celebrate love, and keep shining your light!<br> Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/44472252016-11-01T10:01:22-07:002020-10-11T23:48:52-07:00NOVEMBER NEWSHello Sageheads! <br><br>Henry and Kathleen (me) had a blast playing at the Makeout Room last Sunday night, Oct 30, in a tribute celebrating Chuck Berry's 90th Birthday. Our band was led by David Phillips on pedal steel, and we were joined by super-talented guitar playing gangsters Jinx Jones and Maurice Tani, with the fabulous Les James on drums and Bill Macbeath on bass. Just didn't want to let that little bit of history go by without a mention. All these years and I never realized the real meaning behind the words of Reeling and Rocking until I went to learn it. I chickened out and did the original record version, which was way easier for me to say out loud! A big thanks to Eric Moffat for putting the evening together.<br><br>Currently, Henry's getting ready to record with The Jones Gang, and then we'll do our own project, which is coming together quite nicely. We are truly thankful for all the music that has come to us and through us since we embarked on our flight! <br><br>So for now, here is our advice for November:<br><br>1) Come and see us <br>2) Vote!<br>3) Come and see us for post-election music therapy<br>4) Gobble til you wobble on Thanksgiving<br>5) Come and see us for post-family dinner table religio-political-economic discussion musical healing. Bring the family!<br><br>Your friends,<br><br>The Flying Salvias<br><br><br><br> Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/44034052016-10-04T10:48:00-07:002022-04-28T02:38:14-07:00OCTOBER October is a hotbed of activity in the SF Bay Area. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass was just exactly that, but dang, we missed the Dropkick Murphys. Then we have the Presidential election coming up and are learning to tread delicately with friends and family who may not think the way we do. On top of that, the Giants may have a chance at "I-don't-want-to-jinx-it," and the Silicon Valley 49ers deserve what they get. Finally, I will use this spot as a forum to say that our own little town of Brisbane has been in the news lately. Kind of a David vs. Goliath story. Small town of 4,000 up against deep pocket developers and housing advocates (who knows whose payroll they are on?) who want to build basically a new city and triple Brisbane's population. And now the SF Supervisors are talking about annexing Brisbane to SF! <br><br>But why are we here? What do we care about the most? How do we really feel? It's all about the music. And everything I'm talking about will all eventually filter through to our songs. Actually, some of it already has. Eventually it'll be on a CD or available for download, or whatever the next technological magic makes possible. Hey, maybe even an actual record. That would be something. I still think in terms of album sides, and there is a concept just aching to get out. Soon and very soon, we are going to see ...what happens! Hope to see you soon and very soon, too!Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/43489842016-08-30T11:24:00-07:002022-05-09T13:08:52-07:00SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER? <span class="font_xl">SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 11am-1pm<br>San Gregorio Store</span><br><span class="font_large">Stage Rd & Hwy 84, San Gregorio</span><br><span class="font_xl">Help us celebrate Henry's birthday!<br><br>FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 7-9pm<br>Caffe Trieste</span><br><span class="font_large">4045 Piedmont Ave., Oakland<br>Oh, heck, let's make it a birthday season...</span><br><br><span class="font_xl">SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 3-5pm<br>Chit Chat Cafe</span><br><span class="font_large">5 West Manor Drive, Pacifica<br>The conclusion of Henry's Birthday Month Celebration<br><br>As usual, ALL these places are laid back, welcoming, and fun. No cover, tips appreciated.</span><br> Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/43079942016-08-03T09:22:46-07:002022-05-26T09:12:17-07:00AUGUST APPEARANCES<em>We're all over the place this month!</em>
<p><span class="font_xl">Sunday, August 7 11am - 1pm </span><br><a contents="SAN GREGORIO GENERAL&nbsp;STORE&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sangregoriostore.com"><span class="font_large">SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE </span></a><br>Stage Road & Highway 84, San Gregorio, CA <br>No Cover <br>Our own personal clubhouse.... yours, too! </p>
<p><span class="font_xl">Sunday, August 14 4:30 - 6:30pm </span><br><span class="font_large"><a contents="BIRD &amp; BECKETT BOOKS &amp; RECORDS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birdbeckett.com">BIRD & BECKETT BOOKS & RECORDS</a></span><br>633 Chenery Street, in SF's Glen Park neighborhood <br>No cover, but contributions to the kitty are encouraged <br>We are so excited to play at this wonderful book store for the first time. Bird & Beckett features a great selection of books, and is that rare thing in the book world these days... a store owned by a person that sells books you can hold in your hand. As if that is not enough, the regularly scheduled musical programming is filled with quality players, both eclectic (that would be us!) and of the jazz persuasion. AND after we play, The Seducers will be on at 7:30 pm. </p>
<p><span class="font_xl">Friday, August 26 7 - 9:30pm </span><br><span class="font_large">CAFFE TRIESTE </span><br>4045 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA <br>No cover <br>Our latest hang in the East Bay. The food is good, and so is the music! Piedmont Avenue is a lively street with lots to do, including coming to hear The Flying Salvias. Music is just getting started at this location, so no link yet, but you can take our word for it that the thin crust pizza is excellent... just like in northern Italy!</p>Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/42909692016-07-22T14:35:11-07:002021-12-08T05:45:41-08:00Sometimes there just isn't much to say!Hello Sageheads! Here we are in July already and el-bloggo is out of date. We continue to do gigs and to write new songs. We went to Buffalo, WY with The Jones Gang and a good time was had by all. I got to sing "Someday Soon" as part of their workshop on the role of pedal steel, which featured one of our dearest buddies, David Phillips. Henry and I made a vacation out of the front part of the trip and the part after their shows. There would have been gigs for us too if I wasn't such an abysmal booker. For now, we're just going to concentrate on finishing enough songs to make a killer Americana recording. Knowing us, it won't be pure Americana, which there is no such thing as anyway, since Americana is a blend. But I'm sure there will be something to turn off the music fascists, as that seems to be our signature! So there. That's it for now...Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/41485762016-04-21T21:51:39-07:002022-07-27T16:13:07-07:00May Showers and Purple RainKathleen has been bugging me to write something, and my burst of enthusiasm happened to coincide with the depressing news of The Purple One, Prince Rogers Nelson (aka dba Logo Boy), shuffling off this mortal coil at the tender age of 57. Brilliant musician and artist, but the one thing I know about him is what a hard worker he was. I was playing Top 40 (ask your parents) in a hotel bar where the tour of Vanity 6, The Time, and Prince and the Revolution were staying. The Man Himself did not mingle with the hoi-polloi at the bar but I did meet Mike Fink, one of the 2 keyboard players (nice guy). He told me the band rehearsed <strong>every day</strong> on the road, and on nights when he was not happy with the show they would rehearse after the show, sometimes until morning. Our cute blond singer (her name I swear) Mary Kay Lala charmed the road manager into a set of tickets for the band, but we had to play until 10:30. One of the great regrets of my life is that we missed Vanity 6.<br><br>Anyway, I'm supposed to talk about influences. Hmm. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Beatles, Motown, Dean Martin, Henry Mancini, The Blues Magoos, Jethro Tull, Captain Beyond, Professor Longhair, Al Kooper, NIcky Hopkins, Leon Russell, Gladys Knight and the PIPs. Duke, Stevie, Jaco, and The Hardest Working Man In Show Business. You try and make sense out of that.<br><br>Oh, and gig-flogging time. The Flying Salvias continue their residency at the San Gregorio General Store Sun May 8 11-1 of course, but Kathleen and I are also backing up the astounding Margaret Belton in "Today, Tomorrow, and Forever: the music of Patsy Cline" at the Freight and Salvage Sat May 7. Although Patsy is no longer with us, her memory lives on in the incredible show Margaret puts on. Seriously, you need to check her out, plus you get characters like David Philips and the disreputable Maurice Tani. Once we recover from that we're (Kathleen and I) at the Cannery Cafe on May 28 11-1. Food there alone is well worth crossing the border to <strike>Fremont</strike>Hayward, and there's probably mimosas. More stuff later this summer, but we'll get to that later. Say hi if you get a chance.Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/41125142016-03-30T10:25:57-07:002016-03-30T10:25:57-07:00April ThoughtsHey Sageheads! Time for a little history. People always want to know who you sound like. You always want to say, "I sound like myself". But the truth is, we all have influences. Sometimes you can hear them in our music, sometimes.... not so much. But there is a time for all of us when we're finding our way, with just the spark of desire to perform, and very few tools.<br><br>I had my first solo in elementary school Glee Club... "It won't be a stylish marriage", then Michael Calderoli answered, "I can't afford a carriage". In high school, I auditioned for the Saint Ignatius musical, and I was so green I didn't even know I had to have a song to sing. I think I ended up doing Silent Night. Pitiful. Very kind Jesuit. Did not get the part.<br><br>It took Tracy Nelson to get me to find my voice. Also one tab of acid. I kid you not. I was happily sitting back, listening to "Down So Low" when the next thing I knew I was crooning away in Tracy-tones. True! Spent the next several years trying not to sound like her, but I will never forget the moment that an actual beautiful sound came out of me. I do not recommend this method!!! All acid trips are not alike and sometimes they involve you thinking people are bringing you to the nuthouse, when actually, you are merely going out to dinner.<br><br>That's all for today. We'll get something from Henry next, and continue the road down memory lane until we get to real time.Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/40618882016-02-26T09:59:26-08:002020-12-03T13:01:23-08:00March is coming in like a lion...Hello Sageheads!<br><br>Lots going on next week, and we hope you'll make it to either the Service League Benefit in Redwood City on Thursday March 3 (good way to get a tour of a jail without being booked and also do some good at the same time); the Sanchez Art Center Opening Reception in Pacifica on Friday March 4; or our home away from home gig at San Gregorio Store on Sunday March 5.<br><br>We're continuing to try to figure out how to best define our music, and the answers are coming in. In some cases, no answer is the answer. We may have to change our name to "The Sybils". Or to begin separating out our various types of songs into projects. So far, we have "Henry's Hideaway.... the Musical", "Pop Goes the Jazzle" and we're working on a name for our Americana personality. Any suggestions? Send us an email if you don't want to go through the comment process below. <br><br>See you soon!Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/40269922016-02-05T11:16:25-08:002021-06-21T05:24:00-07:00OMG, R FS POP?Hi Sage Heads! Kathleen here.<p>This is what I'm thinking about today: We might be pop songwriters. It's not really a thought I want to have, but I can't un-think it. When you mix up a whole bunch of genres and just cannot be true to one, but borrow freely on a willy-nilly basis using a different recipe almost every time, when you work with piano instead of guitar, you can still deny the pop gene. But when you listen to the radio and your mom says that Katie Perry sounds like one of your songs, you have to ask yourself, "am I a pop artist?" Consider that a broad definition of pop music is anything that isn't classical (either anglo or any other culture). Then consider that "pop" is short for "popular". Follow that up with the question of how new, relatively unheard original music could even be considered "popular". It's a downright conundrum.</p>Having some kind of musical personality cataclysm today. Might as well fess up. The second question of the day is "how do you market music that has no label?" We call ourselves all kinds of different things, like "alt-everything", "alt-cabaret", or "fo-jazz". BTW, we know how to spell "faux"; "fo" in this case is short for "folk" (Thank you Marty Balin for coining the phrase!) We like to play acoustically and not get real loud. We think we're perfect for house concerts, old fashioned supper clubs, coffee houses, and listening rooms. Our careers have been long and varied. Between us, we've performed on a lot of stages, including some pretty big ones, with groups ranging from jump blues to gospel to heavy metal to girl group rock to country music, all over the world. This sounds like a lie, but when we tally it up, it's actually true. I think it also gives us the right to mine our experience and turn it into songs as well as to play in the tasty little rooms we crave. No stage necessary.<br><br>We should know who and what we are by now. But no, apparently not. To quote one of our own songs, "We don't know what we don't know." Our minds remain open. As much as I chaff under the "label collar", it might be preferable to the blank stare I give people as my thoughts race down hallways, opening and closing doors that lead to the many theme rooms in the mansion of my mind. It's getting embarrassing!<br><br>What do you think? Are we pop? Do we have to have a label that will make it easier to deliver the "elevator speech" that describes what we do? Any ideas?<br><br>Comments and observations are welcome. <br> Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/40163462016-01-30T09:46:19-08:002021-02-10T23:52:42-08:00Flying in FebruaryThe muse was visiting in January and we've got a couple new songs to play for you in February. You can hear them at our favorite haunt, <a contents="San Gregorio General Store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sangregoriostore.com">San Gregorio General Store</a> when we play there on Sunday, February 7 from 11 am to 1 pm. Henry's band, <a contents="The Jones Gang" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/thejonesgangband">The Jones Gang</a>, will also debut there Sunday, January 31, 2 - 5 pm. <br><br>Tuesday night, February 17, from 7 to 10 pm, <a contents="The Keller Sisters " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kellersisters.com">The Keller Sisters </a>have invited us to join them and <a contents="Maurice Tani " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.77eldeora.com">Maurice Tani </a>at the <a contents="Bazaar Cafe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.bazaarcafe.com">Bazaar Cafe</a> in San Francisco for a night of all original music. We are all so different from each other, while being vaguely related (yes, there are many jokes here, but in the spirit of creativity, we'll let you make them up yourselves!), so it promises to be a pretty fun musical night.<br><br>As ever, we're trying to put together little tours of coffee houses and house concerts, up and down the Left Coast, and we hope to do something in July in Wyoming and Montana. Recommendations and referrals are gratefully accepted. Just drop us an <a contents="email" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:flyingsalvias@earthlink.net">email</a>. <br><br>That's all for now, dear Sage Heads!<br><br>Kathleen and Henry<br><br> Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/39659772015-12-19T11:26:23-08:002022-01-16T06:23:46-08:00Flying Salvias in December and JanuaryWe're back in action on Sunday, January 3, 11 am - 1 pm, at our favorite place, the San Gregorio General Store. We'll also be starting back to work on our latest recording project. For now, we've uploaded an mp3 of "Big Dirt Broom", one of our new songs.<br><br>Meanwhile, we hope everyone is having a good end of the year and that we see you all in January, happy, healthy, and high on life (or a clever substitute)!3:30Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/39153552015-11-05T11:16:53-08:002022-05-09T23:00:08-07:00Flying Salvias in November & DecemberHI Folks! <br><br>Only two Flying Salvias gigs before the year ends and we start all over again. Sunday, November 15, from 5 to 7, we'll be back at the Caffe Trieste in Berkeley and on Saturday December 12, we'll be playing a Bread & Roses holiday party for the patients at the Menlo Park Veterans Administration nursing facility. <br><br>We've got a lot of other stuff going on though. <br><br>Henry will be one of the band members in the "Always...Patsy" musical which will run between Thanksgiving and Christmas at the Altarena Playhouse in Alameda. Our friend David Phillips is the musical director, and the show stars Margaret Belton as Patsy. <a contents="Visit the Altarena website for tickets." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.altarena.org">Visit the Altarena website for tickets.</a><br><br>Kathleen will be singing in the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir reunion choir when they participate in the OIGC 30th Annual Christmas Concert at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland. <a contents="Visit the choir website for complete details." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.oigc.org/30th-annual-holiday-concert#program">Visit the choir website for complete details.</a><br><br>We're also working on a new recording at Cookie Marenco's OTR Studios. We're keeping it simple with just vocals and a trio which includes Ken Owen on drums, Josh Zucker on bass, and of course, Henry on piano. We'll have more info on that soon.<br><br>In 2016 we'll be back at San Gregorio General Store on a monthly basis. Meanwhile, we are booking some new places and we welcome your suggestions. We are looking for house concerts, coffee houses, book stores, and intimate clubs. Feel free to point us in any direction you want us to go (except away)!Flying Salviastag:flyingsalvias.com,2005:Post/38907822015-10-09T12:13:19-07:002022-02-18T01:30:23-08:00Flying Salvias in OctoberFrom October 15 - 18, we'll be attending the Folk Alliance - Far West Music Conference at the Oakland Marriott. We're hosting a Private Guerrilla Showcase room called "Henry's Hideaway" and hoping to garner a little attention for piano-based music. There won't be many pianists, but we have to try! Far West music is always acoustic and there is always a lively debate about what folk music is. We are acoustic, we are folks, and we wrote the music, so we're pretty happy to be included at this great event. The Guerrilla Showcases take up an entire floor of the hotel. Musicians are scheduled in each of the rooms and perform 30 minute sets. It's like speed dating for people looking to hook up with house concert presenters. It's also tons of fun. It goes from 10:30 pm to 2:00 a.m., after the Official Showcases are over. <a contents="Click here to visit the Far West website and find out more." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.far-west.org">Click here to visit the Far West website and find out more.</a><br><br>Sunday, October 18, 5 - 7 pm - Come and see us at the Caffe Trieste in Berkeley. No cover, and possibly some of the Far West musicians sitting in. 2500 San Pablo Avenue. <br><br>Sunday, October 25, 2 - 5 pm - San Gregorio Country Store - one of our most favorite places to play. No cover, full bar, lots of books, great shopping, fine people, and a nice listening area. Ride your bike, motorcycle, take a Sunday drive, skate board down Hwy 84 from La Honda and have a ball while driving motorists crazy... just get here!Flying Salvias