Fiddle Dave

I'm sitting outside The Jack Of The Wood Pub in Asheville NC right now hanging out with Fiddle Dave. The self-proclaimed "bluegrasstafarian" looks EXACTLY like Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes. I love the Black Crowes more than I care to admit (I guess that's admitting it) and if you had introduced Fiddle Dave to me as Chris Robinson, I would've believed you. There are many men in the world who look like Chris Robinson -- but Fiddle Dave's resemblence is uncanny. Fiddle Dave, about four minutes ago: "Actually, a whole bunch of people have been saying that to me recently. Weird. I guess there are worse people to look like.....stoners have never hurt anyone."

Last night we played at The Town Pump Tavern in Black Mountain NC. It's a really cool pub in downtown Black Mountain, about 15 minutes from Asheville. Fiddle Dave had come out to see us, and he invited us all to the Jack Of The Wood to come play with him during his lunchtime set. We've been here all afternoon playing music and hanging out with him. He plays the mandolin, guitar, and fiddle (duh) and picked up all of the Kristy/Dylan tunes instantly.

There were two babies in the audience who tried to dance for most of the time.

I get the feeling there are a lot of people like Fiddle Dave in Asheville.

We're playing on this radio show tomorrow in Knoxville - http://www.wdvx.com. I'm not sure if it's only going to be broadcast live or if it'll be available when we're done. The phrase I've used most on this trip has been "Dylan, you're hogging the god damned blanket", with "I have no idea - I just play the drums" coming in a close second.