We had a pretty fair turnout for our meeting October 7th in the Cottonwood Room. I would have had to taken off at least one shoe to count everyone, so I refrained. No need to asphyxiate anyone that’s willing to come join us.
Bill Kappele recently moved from Bellingham WA to Cheyenne, and braved the circle with some great tunes. Glad to have you join us, Bill! His Taylor guitar had several of us drooling and wanting to get our sticky mitts on it.
Boxcar Blaney crafted a tune that morning, and made everyone suffer through its first public showing, ‘Gettin’ Old Ain’t For Sissies’. There were lots of suggestions from our seasoned group of players for additional verses that will be taken under advisement.
Just a reminder, we’ve got some guest artists coming to the library. As is always the case, these concerts and workshops are free to the public. Sean McGowan will be joining us on November 14th, and Jim Hurst will be here Jan 10th. More details will be posted on the CGS website in the next few days.
Guests tonight were a young man by the name of Jordan; I didn’t catch his last name. He has just recently picked up his Grandpa’s guitar, teaching himself some chords but complains it makes his fingers sore. Sound familiar? Nancy also came in late, her day job interfering with the MUCH more important guitar meeting. Also, Happy Birthday to Her on the 15th; she turned *#^&4$# years old. Photo credits to Matt and Nancy this month.
Playlist for October 2025
Roland Peterson, ‘Melissa’, Duane Allman.
Ed Heffern, ‘Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald’, Gordon Lightfoot.
Matt Potter, ‘Far Away Places’, Joan Whitney/Alex Kramer.
Ken Frederick, ‘Cowgirl in the Sand’, Neil Young.
Roger Stearns, ‘Driving Nails in my Coffin’, Ernest Tubb.
Gary Krause, ‘Free Candy’, original.
Keith Blaney, ‘Gettin’ Old Ain’t For Sissies’, original.
Bill Kappele, ‘A Light in the Window’, Carrie Newcomer.
Steve Gilmore, ‘Billy Austin’, Steve Earl.
Russ Williams, ‘Gavatto Choro’, Villa Lobos.
Ed, ‘Nova Scotia Farewell’, traditional.
Roland, ‘Here Comes That Rainbow’, Kris Kristofferson.
Matt, ‘ I Love You’, Steve Miller.
Ken, ‘Yesterday’, Lennon/McCartney.
Roger, ‘Burn One Down’, Clint Black.
Gary Krause, ‘Grace’, original.
Keith, ‘Spooky’, The Classics IV.
Bill Kappele, ‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’, John Denver.
Steve, ‘The Cane Press’, Bob Johnson/David Johnston.
Russ, ‘The Honey Wind’, Glen Yarborough.
Matt Potter, ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’, RV Braddock, C. Putnam, Jr.
Ken, ‘Wild World’, Cat Stevens.
Keith, ‘Harvest Moon’, Neil Young.
Bill, ‘Rebecca Lynn’, Brian White.
Steve, ‘Two Wet Pigs’, Bryan Bowers.