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Old Friend (Live)

from Bert's Brew by Flying Other Brothers

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In 1979, Bert made a record album before deciding to work in tech rather than depend on music for a living. That album is prized by vinyl collectors and has been licensed twice for reissue in the 2000s. Old Friend was the second song on that album - an unrequited love song except for the fact that he eventually married that old friend and raised a family with her. As performed by the FOBs in 2002 at San Francisco’s Last Day Saloon, the song morphed several times into grooves none of us had heard before, nor have we since. It must’ve been the magic of GE Smith, who takes the first solo and had been coaching us all week in a gathering that Roger called Band Camp. Words and music by Bert Keely.

Now was it Tuesday morning I got your call?
A ringin' in my ears that brought me stumbling down the hall
I answered with a silence as a dream still lingered on
You broke it with a burst of laughter kinda like the sun at curtain call

And it was good to hear you say
That we'd been letting too many good nights slip away
Old friends should keep in touch, the others never mean as much
But drift into the darkness of an evening that will never turn to day

Well now it's far too soon to be saying goodbye
And packing up your things - don't let me see you cry
Though you never blew your cover I was sure you had another
Someone else to be your lover and carry you beyond the darkening sky

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from Bert's Brew, released June 4, 2021
Recorded live on March 15 2002 at the Last Day Saloon in San Francisco, mixed by Stacy Parrish, mastered by Bert Keely.

Accordion: Pete Sears
Electric Piano and Organ: Dave Pellicaro
Drums: Larry Marcus
Bass: Bill Bennett
Congas: Corinne Monnard Marcus
Backing vocals: Corinne Monnard Marcus and Ann McNamee
1st guitar solo: GE Smith
2nd guitar solo: Bert Keely
3rd guitar solo: Roger McNamee
Harmonica: Tony Bove
Vocal: Bert Keely

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Three new albums for 2021. Skywriting revisits the best of six songwriters from the studio albums, Bert's Brew gathers 8 live and studio FOB tracks previously unreleased, and Alive and Grateful collects Dead-related gems from Bert's projects before and during the pandemic. ... more

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