{"id":6479,"date":"2024-11-07T02:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T20:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=6479"},"modified":"2024-11-07T02:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T20:52:25","slug":"another-class-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=6479","title":{"rendered":"ANOTHER CLASS ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Back in 2017 I wrote a blahg with the title <a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;A CLASS ACT&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Two-Scotts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6481 \" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Two-Scotts-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Mulvahill and Scott Henderson\" width=\"207\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Two-Scotts-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Two-Scotts.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>It detailed some very positive email interactions I had with Brian Mazzaferri, the lead singer of the band &#8220;I Fight Dragons.&#8221;\u00a0 This is a favourite band of my daughter Abbie and the blahg talked about trying to buy some merchandise and how Brian emailed me personally and made it happen.\u00a0 We even received an autographed photo:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ifgfront-768x582.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ifgfront-768x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ifgback-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Well, the class act this time around relates to myself and a singer I really enjoy and how he went above and beyond for me.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 I<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">n the first &#8220;A Class Act&#8221; blahg from 2017 I also talked about the band &#8220;The Weepies&#8221; and how I had finally got to see them live in Toronto at The Drake.\u00a0 Here are some photos of the now divorced Deb Talan and Steven Tannen from The Drake:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6479 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-2-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-2-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-928\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-928'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-3-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-3-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-929\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-929'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-4-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-4-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-930\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-930'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-5-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-5-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-931\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-931'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-6-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-6-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-932\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-932'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-7-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-7-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-933\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-933'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-8-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-8-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-934\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-934'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-9-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-9-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-935\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-935'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-copy.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-weepies-drake-hotel-toronto-2016-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-936\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-936'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Weepies perform at the Drake Hotel in Toronto on December 2, 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Someone also post a video from that concert of them singing &#8220;Ever Said Goodbye&#8221;:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fnHDADQ9pjM\" width=\"460\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">I did get to see The Weepies again at The Great Hall in Toronto in 2018.\u00a0 I wrote about that in the blahg <a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=5270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAY IT AIN&#8217;T SO&#8230;NO MORE WEEPIES<\/a>. I even posted a couple of songs from the performance.\u00a0 Here is Steven Tannen singing &#8220;Sing Me To Sleep:&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6479-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/audiofiles\/SingMeToSleep.MP3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/audiofiles\/SingMeToSleep.MP3\">http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/audiofiles\/SingMeToSleep.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">And here&#8217;s Deb Talan singing a beautiful version of &#8220;Stars:&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6479-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/audiofiles\/Stars.MP3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/audiofiles\/Stars.MP3\">http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/audiofiles\/Stars.MP3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 I was saddened to learn in 2022 that Steve and Deb had split up, thus ending The Weepies.\u00a0 Over the last couple of years I have tried to keep track of Steve and Deb individually to see if either were playing anywhere near me or anywhere I could get to within a couple of hours.\u00a0 The short answer to that is no such luck.\u00a0 A longer answer is that Steve posted on his Facebook page in September 2022 of a short tour he was doing and that one of his playmates was going to be Scott Mulvahill. Here&#8217;s what Steve posted about the upcoming concerts and about Scott Mulvahill:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<h4 dir=\"auto\"><em>One Week Until Solo Shows! Get your tix, and send your friends if you don&#8217;t live in the Northeast &#8211; it&#8217;s going to be a whole thing. They are EARLY shows!!<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<h4 dir=\"auto\"><em>Solo is not quite right anymore&#8230;it&#8217;s now a trio! My old compatriot from NYC <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keith.cotton.7?__cft__[0]=AZWqJh8BDB8sp9RL317ovlnmOAMwPCl4pRtqDT3bE5-3I9iWgSa9b_f5jD3BHKYw1AT5L9qbHaRuPbiOazgZrpaP-9GCchmVIPkkM0NVqgZUcAIY1-_S7xLV6GrVCd9F4EZRGc6Pr3-QaXPUeJsPRJ0eFwmWvb3L7URpffL2XO-6hg&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\">Keith Cotton<\/span><\/a><\/span> will be joining on keyboards and new pal <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ScottMulvahill?__cft__[0]=AZWqJh8BDB8sp9RL317ovlnmOAMwPCl4pRtqDT3bE5-3I9iWgSa9b_f5jD3BHKYw1AT5L9qbHaRuPbiOazgZrpaP-9GCchmVIPkkM0NVqgZUcAIY1-_S7xLV6GrVCd9F4EZRGc6Pr3-QaXPUeJsPRJ0eFwmWvb3L7URpffL2XO-6hg&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\">Scott Mulvahill<\/span><\/a><\/span> will be on bass. They are both fantastic and I&#8217;m truly excited to play out live with them. Scott is doing a short opening set in which he creates something unique, it&#8217;s worth seeing and hearing. If he survives, we will then launch into new songs by me, old songs by me, and some others too. For sure it won&#8217;t be the same way twice. It feels strange and good to not know exactly what&#8217;s going to happen as we work it all out.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Of course, I didn&#8217;t know who Scott Mulvahill was so I had to research him and I found a video he posted of him singing The Weepies song &#8220;Somebody Loved&#8221; with the tag &#8220;<em>Super pumped to be joining Steve Tannen of The Weepies on a couple shows coming up!! I\u2019ve loved their music and this song in particular for a long time.\u00a0 I\u2019m gonna open the shows and then back up his gorgeous songs, come see us!&#8221;\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Here&#8217;s that video:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@scottmulvahill\/video\/7137402080943328558\" data-video-id=\"7137402080943328558\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@scottmulvahill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@scottmulvahill?refer=embed\">@scottmulvahill<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve loved The Weepies and this song of theirs for a long time <a title=\"somebodyloved\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/somebodyloved?refer=embed\">#somebodyloved<\/a> <a title=\"singer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/singer?refer=embed\">#singer<\/a> <a title=\"bassist\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bassist?refer=embed\">#bassist<\/a> <a title=\"bassplayer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bassplayer?refer=embed\">#bassplayer<\/a> <a title=\"uprightbass\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uprightbass?refer=embed\">#uprightbass<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Scott Mulvahill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7137402048382978862?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Scott Mulvahill<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">I watched some other videos by Scott Mulvahill and was really excited by his music.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t get to any of the concerts with Scott and Steve but I became fascinated by Scott&#8217;s music.\u00a0 One of my favourite&#8217;s was the song &#8220;1000 Feet.&#8221;\u00a0 The video shows Scott performing the song in a field up in Iceland in 2018\/2019.\u00a0 Check it out:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p4k5jZRjgQA?si=UzQD9Gh5GwXWiW5w\" width=\"450\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">In a previous blahg, I also posted a video for the song &#8220;Joy&#8221;:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vviXcrKHedA?si=ZHD4CXoUEB2JTra2\" width=\"450\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">There&#8217;s another amazing video of Scott Mulvahill and some other musicians performing Paul Simon&#8217;s &#8220;Homeless.&#8221;\u00a0 The amazing thing about it is that the power goes out at the venue and then they launch into the song and when they&#8217;re done, the power comes back on.\u00a0 Truly, a beautiful version.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tlNi0SnGeI?si=EhtHIwMZSeb1z_Jm\" width=\"450\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">I could go on and on about Scott Mulvahill and his videos on YouTube but you really have to check them out for yourself.\u00a0 I posted the above videos to add context to this next part.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 I have been checking out Scott Mulvahill&#8217;s website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scottmulvahill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.scottmulvahill.com\/<\/a> and keeping track of his music releases and praying that he&#8217;d post some tour dates that included Canada.\u00a0 Back in the summer he posted a series of dates starting in mid-October where he was travelling with the band &#8220;Oliver Hazard&#8221;.\u00a0 Scott was going to open for the band on his tour and the second date of the tour was going to be at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on October 16th, 2024.\u00a0 Is it still cool to say &#8220;Hot Diggity-Dog?&#8221;\u00a0 Well, I was excited and there was no way I was going to miss Scott&#8217;s show&#8230;even if I didn&#8217;t know anything about &#8220;Oliver Hazard.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 The week of the concert did not dawn well for me.\u00a0 As mentioned in my last blahg,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=6467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TWICE IN A LIFETIME&#8230;IS TOO MUCH<\/a>, my Mother&#8217;s house burned on Thanksgiving (Canadian), October 14, and that was also the beginning of my Fall week of holidays.\u00a0 Add to it, that I had to have an MRI on my prostate on the 16th; the same day as the Scott Mulvahill concert.\u00a0 I got the results of that two days later and everything was fine but it was a week of worries and hassles.\u00a0 The concert was the shining light through the chaos of everything else.\u00a0 Here is a photo of Scott Mulvahill on stage at the Horseshoe Tavern:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smpic1-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6482\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smpic1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Mulvahill at the Horseshoe Tavern\" width=\"326\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smpic1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smpic1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smpic1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smpic1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smpic1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Despite the brightness of the photo, it was really dark in the Horseshoe Tavern.\u00a0 It was filled with people between 20 and 30 who were only there to see Oliver Hazard.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure if anyone there had even heard of Scott Mulvahill.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 My wife and I got there about a half hour before the show started.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a picture of us at the Horseshoe Tavern and you can tell how dark it was:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottandjeanette.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6497 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottandjeanette-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Scott and Jeanette go see Scott Mulvahill\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottandjeanette-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottandjeanette-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottandjeanette-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottandjeanette-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottandjeanette-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Waiting for the show to start, I noticed there was a Merch (short for merchandise) table off to one side so I drifted over there to see if there was anything for Scott Mulvahill.\u00a0 The main table was for Oliver Hazard merchandise and when I said that I wanted merchandise for Scott Mulvahill, I was told I had to talk to Scott.\u00a0 I turned and there he was.\u00a0 I explained who I was and that I had gone there expressly to see him.\u00a0 We talked about his music and I told him about watching his videos and how the &#8220;1000 Feet&#8221; and &#8220;Homeless&#8221; videos were among my favourites.\u00a0 He told me he was going to perform &#8220;1000 Feet&#8221; but if I wanted to hear &#8220;Homeless&#8221; I should go to Nashville for New Year&#8217;s Eve because he was going to perform songs from the Paul Simon album &#8220;Graceland&#8221; (that contains &#8220;Homeless&#8221;).\u00a0 I doubt I&#8217;ll make it to Nashville but Scott Mulvahill was so personable and approachable and just one fine class act.\u00a0 I did purchase a T-Shirt and a camp mug.\u00a0 Here are photos of those below:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillmug.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6485 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillmug-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Mulvahill mug\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillmug-273x300.jpg 273w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillmug-768x845.jpg 768w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillmug.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt2-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6486 \" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Here&#8217;s a photo of me wearing my Scott Mulvahill shirt but the image is backwards because it&#8217;s a shot of me in the mirror:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6498\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt1-612x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Scott in the Scott Mulvahill shirt\" width=\"413\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt1-612x1024.jpg 612w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt1-179x300.jpg 179w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt1-768x1286.jpg 768w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/smulvahillshirt1.jpg 888w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 What happened next is a topper on top of my exchange with Scott Mulvahill at the Merch table. He started to perform and then he stopped to talk about his experience with me at the Merch table and then he sang and dedicated the song &#8220;1000 Feet&#8221; to me.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t take any video of the performance but I did record the audio.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve put together a video of the performance along with some photos from the night and my merchandise:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YpDHtNnf2kM?si=rHAJaAXEik0kmvMu\" width=\"450\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Scott also performed a new song called &#8220;Travel Light, Travel Fast.&#8221;\u00a0 There is a video out there of Scott performing it at the Horseshoe Tavern but I don&#8217;t want to post it here and violate some copyright.\u00a0 Instead, I&#8217;ll just post the audio because it&#8217;s better than the live audio I recorded:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6479-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Travel-Light-Travel-Fast-Live-in-Toronto.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Travel-Light-Travel-Fast-Live-in-Toronto.mp3\">http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Travel-Light-Travel-Fast-Live-in-Toronto.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">Here&#8217;s a screen grab from the video of Scott performing the above song in Toronto:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottMToronto.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6503 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottMToronto.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Mulvahill in Toronto\" width=\"300\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottMToronto.jpg 300w, http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottMToronto-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 After Scott Mulvahill&#8217;s set I went back to see him at the Merch table and to thank him for the dedication.\u00a0 He was super nice again and allowed my wife to take a picture of the two Scotts.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the picture I&#8217;ve used at the top of this blahg.\u00a0 What a fantastic person!\u00a0 Thank you Scott Mulvahill for all you did for me.\u00a0 It really made my week.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif';\">\u00a0\u00a0 I know Scott Mulvahill and I are not best friends because of this interaction but today, I found a video of Scott Mulvahill and Brenna MacMillan performing the song &#8220;You&#8217;ve Got A Friend In Me.&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s a classy performance from a class act.\u00a0 Brenna MacMillan&#8217;s good too!\u00a0 Thanks again Scott.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DA3hg5uus6w\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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