Ever wonder what its like to be in a band? These are the entries of a diary of Dave Jackson as he started and grew the Country Band Six shooter. Get the behind the scenes stories and all the drama and suspense of trying to be successful in the music business
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S4E2 - Cheese Festival Blues
May 30: Prepping For the Cheese Festival Well, it’s been a fun few weeks. Seth got married, Dave had to go to Columbus, John missed a practice also. The band reforms and starts to…
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7 min
S4E1 - That Smell
April 3: DAVE, Johnny, and DAVEDave puts together a “Fan Letter” to send to the guy at the bar that wanted our schedule. In honesty, the “Fan Magazine” is really a flyer for a drum…
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12 min
S3E9 - Good Day Sir!
March 22: Last Night at the Spur-Last Night for LeeThe decision has been made to fire Lee after tonight’s gig. It’s a sad but necessary thing. After some discussion, it is determin…
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9 min
S3E8 - Lee Digs Himself a Grave
March 1: Back at the SpurThe band begins their four-week stint at the Tangled Spur. This has been advertised on a local radio station K105. It’s kind of cool hearing your name ment…
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16 min
S3E7 - Where's Lee?
Feb. 13: Concerns Over LeeWell, it appears that Lee has taken his phone off the hook. Last Tuesday John could not make practice (due to house stuff). Lee wanted to practice on Frid…
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11 min
S3E6 - Dave's Birthday at the Spur
Jan 28: Seth’s First PracticeSeth comes over as the band sets up their equipment. We get a chance to talk a bit. Seth was really busy during the holiday season and hasn’t really ha…
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10 min
S3E5 - Freezing at the Red Dog
Friday Night at the Red DogWell, Ohio experiences snow, sleet, and freezing rain during the day. Consequently, the bar is very empty. Six Shooter plays to four people (not counting…
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10 min
S3E4 - We Came, We Played, We Kicked Ass
January 11 1997: The Tangled Spur We Came, We Played, We Kicked Their Ass The whole band is pumped to play a bar the size of the Graphic Enterprises service department (S-M-A-L-L!)…
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10 min
S3E3 - Working Our Way Back to Fun
October 26: Kevin Keeps his Foot in the DoorDave goes over to Kevin’s to get his amp for the Southern Heart practice-steal your keyboard player session. In talking with Maria and K…
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11 min
S3E2 - Kevin Quits
October 18 Cappy’s, Buns, and Bow TiesThe band gets a rude awakening when Lee sees that the band’s name on the Cappy’s marquee for October 18 and 19. The band was practicing for th…
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10 min
S3E1 - Week Old Roadkill
August 7: We’re Going Back to Cappy’sWith Kevin in Pennsylvania, John makes the trip to Cappy’s. There is plenty of good news. In talking with John, Chuck (the bar owner) says “Peo…
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10 min
S2E10 - Sabotage in Lousville
August 3: Sabotage in LouisvilleThe band arrives in the afternoon and replaces the blown speaker in a manner of minutes. They decide to adjust the monitors so Dave and Kevin can he…
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12 min
S2E9 - Weekend at Cappy's
August 2nd: Cappy’s Pub Night 1August 2nd has finally arrived. To add to the excitement of the day, John rips off half his fingernail on his right-hand pointer finger when the hand…
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9 min
S2E8 - Christmas in July
July 13: Dave is Beyond ExcitedDave sets up a system to listen to 3 radio stations at the same time. He is trying to catch songs that the band can add to their setlist(which is agi…
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6 min
S2E7 - Pimping the Band Part 2
July 12: PIMPING THE BANDAfter waiting for John to show up, the band runs off a few copies of the new demo tape, pack into Kevin’s Volkswagen Rabbit and head off to promote the ban…
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19 min
S2E6 - The Demo Tape
Feb 16: The Guy We’ve Been Looking ForOur first drummer to contact us from the add is 45 years old, has experience, a drum set, and according to his own testimony is, “the guy we’v…
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8 min
S2E5 - Who Didn't See That Coming
Jan 17: John’s Opinion Regarding Beth and DanJohn remains level-headed, while Dave and Kevin are ready to jump in head first. John did have a good time. However, John also points o…
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7 min
S2E4 - Next Time Lock the Door
Jan 15: Kevin Lowers the BoomDave’s pager goes off at 1:40 p.m. He gets into voice mail to hear that Kevin has finally been able to reach Jesse and let him go (He was at the hospit…
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6 min
S2E3 - HO HO NO!
December 30, 1995 -HO HO NO! (YOKO’S COMING!)The band battles sickness (John has Walking Pneumonia). After sitting on their frustrations for a week, John and Kevin announce to Dave…
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12 min
S2E2 - Our First PAYING Gig
December 12 Jesse Gets A New JobAt the end of a not so productive (boo-koo rock-n-roll tunes to due to some spectators) practice, Jesse announces that he has a new job at Western A…