Just pick up from where you left off...
Earlier this week I realized that my name might be googled if Leonard Cohen were to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. There are several people in my history who probably think of me when they think of Mr. Cohen. I've been writing this posting in bits, so here it is, I'll keep this on top for a couple of weeks or so.
Here are some highlights of what you might have missed or forgotten:
1984 - 1985: Graduated from college and moved to New York City. Joined the Collegiate Chorale and performed with them for a couple of years.
1987: Moved to Buffalo. Joined the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus (then called Buffalo Schola Cantorum).
1991: Left Schola.
1992? 1993?: Sang the National Anthem at Pilot Field (now called Dunn Tire Park) prior to a Buffalo Bisons baseball game. My memory is wobbly about which summer it was.
1992? 1993?: Tom and I recorded the Goo Goo Dolls song "Just The Way You Are" for a tribute album, not issued. We recorded two of our original songs in a studio. This connection led to me doing a 30-minute acoustic set at Nietzsche's. I'm wobbly on the year here too.
1994 - 1995: Recorded, packaged and gifted about 100 copies of "More Pencil Songs" my first (and as of this writing, the only) organized release of my music.
1995: Met Lisa.
1996: Married Lisa.
1999: Firstborn.
2003: Performed at open mic for the first time since college. Wrote first post-Pencil song. Soon after, secondborn.
2004: More local open mic performances. Performed at the 2004 Leonard Cohen Event open mic in New York City. Wrote a song with Jack Logan.
2005: Wrote "Church Street". Took a break from local performing for parenting. Performed at live band karaoke in Boston and promised myself I would look for a band in 2006.
2006: Joined "Just Plain Folks" Buffalo Chapter, began writing much more. Answered "looking for vocalist" classified ads. Jammed a few times. Played open mics occasionally.
2007: One of the new contacts led to being the frontman for "The Screaming Pineapples". Played out nine times with the band. Continued with Just Plain Folks, and was asked to serve as Chapter Coordinator. Continued with writing and occasional open mics. Recorded a Jack Logan song that Jack put up on his myspace page for a week.
Want to hear something of mine? I expect you want to hear my voice, but the originals aren't ready yet. I suggest adding this site to your "favorites" and checking back every now and again, there may be original songs, not just lyrics, the next time you look.
If/when you feel so inclined, send me an email. I've apologized a thousand times over, you just couldn't hear it. I can be reached at:
jkloberdanz@gmail.com
Yes, I meant that for you. Really, I did. The only reason I haven't contacted you is that you don't have a blog where you told me it would be ok. You could call too.
Be well.
