Divining Rod

Week 2 - Let's do this

Divining Rod Power Trio

Like Rush, but with hats

Sound chicken

About to set saillllll

Met some super nice ppl. Like fellow Hawaiian/busker artist Rachel

Pleased as punch - What a fun day

CL - Day 4

Circle Line Tug

Look who we found! Missing drummer, JM. Welcome back, JM!

Divining Rod Quartet

Divining Rod Band Nerds

Set up by the exit

Pic via W42NDST

Pic via W42NDST

Day 4 - In the Can

Sun bathers

Commence Happy Hour

Cleaning and Laundry.- Glamorous

Day 1: Divining Rod Power Trio - Here We Go

The Set Up

GWB

TZB

Day 1: That's A Wrap

Happy Hour with CL's Philip Whitney. Thank's Phil!

Day 2: Let's do this

After some coffee

Set Up Day 2

Breakfast of Champs

Day 2: In The Books

So I scored this little gem: Gibson ES335 Dot. Love it.

We went to Baltimore to play PinBaltimore's 2022 Pinball Festival. 3 days of Music, Food, Booze and (you guessed it) pinball. But 1st, we had to satisfy our hankering for fancy cocktails. We went to the rooftop bar at the Four Seasons. They gave John a loaner blazer haha.

The place was pretty hilarious.

The clientele equally so.

Then we arrived at the festival. and pregamed a little.

Our bud, Rodney Henry of Dangerously Delicious Pies, opened. He kept say 'Hey! I ain't half bad, Jack'

John took a pic of Matt

And vice versa.

The flamboyantly talented Benjie Loveless took some great pics.

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

Photo courtesy of Benjie Loveless

As I mentioned below, I reconnected with some friends after 1+ years of lockdown. And it was most awesome.

So I ventured a few times in NYC as it was slowly opening back up. Went to the legendary BBQ joint: Fette Sau

And their amazing menu.

And had a metric ton of tasty BBQ.

And met up with this dude: Severin Most

He's a dear friend from Berlin thar works for City Slang.

We met him back in our Rogers Sisters touring days. He organized the very first show we played in Berlin. We've been friends with him ever since cause he's an amazing person. Good to see him after such a long time.

And Laura too!

Catching up is fun.

I played on my dear friend, Shirle Hale's upcoming record,.

It's going to be freaking incredible when it comes out. More pics of that coming soon.

Last Halloween, my bandmates and friends played a series of porchfront Halloween shows. Here I am playing with the amazing ladies of Wild Thyme.

The whole damn village and beyond came out to celebrate. I think there were well over 600/700 ppl on our street alone.

We played an entire set as the B-52s. That was a helluva good time.

Rock Lobstah.

After the 1st wave subsided, I started to play some solo shows. 1st, live streams.

Then, smaller intimate outdoor show - Like this one in Brooklyn BBQ Legends, Fette Sau.

And this one at Dangerously Delicious Test HQ.

This one at Holy Frijoles BDay party.

And this one at this awesome art gallery/performance space in WIlliamsburg, BK.

Then I started playing shows with old friends like this show celebrating the life and music of the great Sam Jayne.

It was a joyous and bittersweet affair.

That's my friend, and co-Rogers Sister, Laura. Such an amazing drummer.

We decided to play a raucous Love As Laughter song.

Then finally, we the mighty Divining Rod Band stated playing some shows.

Like this one at Harper's.

It was a swole crowd.

A little rowdy.

And very nice.

We got a little uppity.

This one is a small show at one of our favorite local watering holes.

After the world went into lockdown, we were all pretty much feeling this way.

Fancy cocktails helped keep those pesky sad thoughts a bay (at least for a little while).

But then, my body felt like this:

I started getting in shape and started running races. Some were a little nuttier than others. Like a 2022 new year's 1/2 marathon my friends made up.

That was fun

Others more chill, like the Sleepy Hollow 10k

That was real fun.

That all culminated in the NYC 1/22 Marathon that I ran to raise money for an amazing charity: Alexandra's Playground.

That was stellar.