# Damn Skippy at the Back Room, December 26, 2023

[the Back Room](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/damn-skippy-a-tribute-to-damn-skippy-tickets-757235169777?aff=oddtdtcreator) presents Damn Skippy  
[the Back Room](http://backroommusic.com/events/)  
[1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1984+Bonita+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94704+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Tuesday, December 26, 2023

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## One Set

[8:08 PM] {Welcome from Sam}  
[8:10 PM] {Band out; JS razzes the crowd for not applauding long enough}

01. [8:12 PM] _Dry Land Tourist_ (Will Bernard)  
[8:18 PM] {back- & fore-announcements}
02. [8:19 PM] _Paper Trombones_ (Todd Sickafoose)  
[8:29 PM] {Sam runs up front to tell JS not to play so loud!}
03. [8:31 PM] _Humph_ (Thelonius Monk)  
[8:38 PM] {SA: And Monk did it exactly like that!; tuning break; JS goofs up the tune introduction; barbershop quartet joke}  
[8:41 PM] {JS false start (wrong tune!)}
04. [8:42 PM] _Home School_ (Will Bernard)  
[8:50 PM] {JS: Dare I ask what we play next?}
05. [8:51 PM] _the Mighty_ (Scott Amendola)  
[8:59 PM] {back announcement}
06. [9:00 PM] _Bedtime_ (John Schott)  
[9:06 PM] {JS talks about his agenda}
07. [9:07 PM] _Spires #2_ (John Schott)  
[9:12 PM] {back announcement; digression about TJ Kirk and problems getting a release license to include one riff from _It's a Man's‚ Man's‚ Man's World_ in the next song}
08. [9:15 PM] _Ruby‚ My Dear_ (Thelonius Monk)  
[9:21 PM] {JS dedicates the next tune to Julius Priester}
09. [9:22 PM] _Harvest_ (John Schott) »
10. [9:32 PM] _Deep Eyes_ (Scott Amendola)  
[9:40 PM] {applause at set end and words of thanks from JS}  
[9:41 PM] {"encore" break; JS swaps to acoustic guitar; WB plinks on the piano while JS tunes the new guitar}  
   
**Finale**
11. [9:42 PM] _Sundown_ (Gordon Lightfoot) »  
[9:44 PM] {JS swaps back to guitar while WB plinks on the piano} »
12. [9:44 PM] _Raindrop_ (John Schott)  
[9:48 PM] {final applause; band introduction by Scott; thanks and goodbyes}


## Performers

* [Scott Amendola](http://www.scottamendola.com/): drums, electronics;
* [Will Bernard](http://www.willbernard.com/): guitar, slide guitar;
* [John Schott](http://www.johnschott.com/): guitar, acoustic guitar, vox;
* [Todd Sickafoose](http://www.toddsickafoose.com/): contrabass.

## Notes

For an hour's practice (if you can believe these jokers!), Damn Skippy! put on a damn good show! It was clear that everyone was having fun tonight. Let's do it again next year!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2023-12-17|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2023|Up to the 2023 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2023#December_events|Up to the 2023 event list!]] ☸ [[2023-12-28|On to the next event!]]