[HAM] Joey D in Davis, CA

[Keith Cary]

Hi, I saw Joey D in Davis last night at the Mondavi Center. He'll be  
there a couple more nights, I think. Pretty cool show.
He played one tune really quietly, kind of transparent, with what  
sounded like a wah-wah, but I didn't see his foot doing the wah-wah  
thing. Does anyone know what that might be? It was a cool sound. I'm  
sorry I don't remember the name of the song, I only remember that it  
had "just" in the title, for all the good that'll do.

I'm not much of a player, as will be obvious from my next question:  
sometimes it seemed he was playing bass with his foot, sometimes with  
his left hand, sometimes both and in all cases it seemed totally  
automatic, like he had a separate module in his brain dedicated to  
playing bass better than I ever could on string bass. Does anyone  
have any idea as to when he, or anyone, plays with foot or with left  
hand, or both? It never sounded muddy or cluttered. Always just  
right. Man, I wish he'd been turned so we could see his hands.

If you're in N. Calif I recommend the show. It's in a pretty small,  
night-clubby venue below the main stage. He has a cold and was asking  
for a tissue. The management wasn't around, so someone from the  
audience came up with a pack. His whole presence was pretty homey.

Keith