PFFFFT! goes pfffft!

our last show for awhile as clay is taking some time off to play with the boom boom box. last night forest ward had to cancel due to equipment probs, but bill pohl brought an improv quartet including heavy funk minister sam damask (flash mcdaniels, ex-little brian) on bass, warr guitar wizard mark cook, and previously unheard (by me, anyway) drummer brian brawner. bill allowed later that he hadn't heard his fellow zoo music instructor brian play before, but the brufordian clatter he laid down during sound check was an encouraging sign and the communication between the four was so good that bill forgot to call the jeff beck toon he'd intended to play. for our part, P(F)FFFF(F)T! -- the usual four plus trombonist marcus brunt and matt hickey on synth -- played a set with less balls-out thunder and more space, light 'n' shade than usual, with marcus' solo voice a welcome addition. which just makes me a little sad that last night's show was, at least, the end of the first chapter in this saga.