So maybe it wasn’t a Kevin Costner movie, but this past weekend the Midnight Hour Band enjoyed our own version of “Dances with Wolves”, as we enjoyed an evening of “Dances with Foxes” – specifically, newlyweds Jennifer and Eric Fox, the nicest Foxes you’ll ever meet. They and their family and friends gathered to celebrate their wedding day at The Mendenhall Inn in Mendenhall, PA.
Jennifer and Eric were truly a joy to meet. They each put a lot of effort into working with the band to ensure we delivered the kind of music they envisioned for their reception. I will never forget one of Eric’s great lines when he summarized what was important to him; “Shavin, let there be no disco masquerading as funk”. You gotta love any guy who comes up with a line like that.
We learned a few great songs for them; “Lovin’ Cup” by The Rolling Stones (if you never heard it, go listen to it, off the Stones Exile on Main Street album), “Feelin’ All Right” by Joe Cocker, “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young, and “Not Fade Away” by The Grateful Dead. What a great set of requests! This stuff is right up our alley, and we loved doing each of these songs for them. I was so excited that I even went out and purchased a percussion instrument called a Vibra Slap to get that cool percussion sound you hear in the opening of that Joe Cocker song. Closing the night with “Harvest Moon” was a lot of fun for the band, especially our guitarist “Rooster”, who is a huge Neil Young fan and got to play one of his many acoustic guitars on that one.
For us, it was the second week in a row at The Mendenhall Inn, and we’re actually back there again next week … so it’s a Three Week Stand at The Mendenhall for us! We want to thank Rigo, the Maitre De at The Mendenhall Inn, who does a fantastic job each and every time we’re lucky enough to work with him.
