Conjuring Lou Reed, BSBB 2010

It's nice when we pull off a song rather well without any rehearsal together. Yes, it happens. Sunday night, during our prime-time set, we played Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" having never attempted it before. It was on our set list because somebody had suggested it years back, although we never did get around to tackling it. So, you'll hear a few unsavory notes in here, and you might also hear the bass and guitar drop out when they're not sure exactly what to play. But forget all that and concentrate on the feel. I think we captured a great deal of attitude when we ran through this song. And when Luby realized he didn't have the second page of lyrics, it meant we'd have to end the number before it was due. That's when I grabbed hold of the reins and started an improvised vocal that ended up sounding like Lou Reed, an interesting choice given Dylan might have written this song as a revolt against the whole Andy Warhol crowd.

More Lou Reed was to come at the beginning of our intentionally loose Wednesday night set.