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From North, South, East, or West, get to the Hudson River Valley of New York State...find the Village of Cornwall...just outside the line of the Village, go to MAX'S RESTAURANT...ask for Sandy. Be prepared for a fine meal in a lovely little place...have your favorite drink at the bar and if you're there on the right night kick back and be prepared for some of the best sounds emerging from the Hudson Valley blues scene as Tony Pennimpede starts to pick, Ed Sikora begins to add bottom, and Dave Shannon starts to wail while tapping the bongos. It won't be long before you realize you're OUTSIDE THE LINE and want to stay there.
Music will match the crowd, hour and surroundings as Tony manages a set that will move from near jazz while you're dining to just as blue as you can get after a couple drinks. Don't be surprised if you end up in a jump and jive frenzy just after midnight and listen for some of the group's originals as Satin Pillow, Little Sunflower, and a few original arrangements of some old classics like Stormy Monday and Red House get mixed in with Dreams to Remember and maybe even a trip to take you
All Along the Watch Tower_
as the guys do some amazing new things with some of your favorite old tunes. Have a favorite...ask them...they'll try just about anything that fits the room...and nothing that doesn't.
Hey, if you get to MAX'S you can't go wrong...just hope you're there on the right night or plan to come back. The night is right when you notice a couple tall thin guys with moderately well kept facial hair setting up some musical stuff around 8 p.m. If they're there go up and ask them Where's Dave? If they don't know, it's them!...you're in luck.
Once Dave gets there you'll hear him...stick around until Tony starts his guitar walk through the crowd...and once the percussion instruments on the table start rattling on their own you'll know Ed's into a bass jam. Wherever they all go on their own they always end up back together and somehow they'll have you right there with them...just OUTSIDE THE LINE.
By Ed Walker & Fred Jackson
