23

The magic number, it would appear, is 23. That is the number of songs that Jim (guitar), Keith (bass), Len (guitar), and I (drums) ran through last night in my basement. These are also the musicians that I regularly play with at 5:15 Mass. Last night, we played at Mass a nearly perfect warmup including "On Eagle's Wings" and "Sing of the Lord's Goodness" (that awesome 5/4 tune that sounds a lot like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five"). After Mass, we set up our instruments in my basement. I am not going to say each of the following 23 songs sounded perfect - they did not, a fact no one would dispute that listened to us playing. So these are the songs we went through with varying degrees of success.

1. All My Lovin'
2. Let It Be
3. Norwegian Wood
4. Can't You See She's Mine
5. Patience
6. Mighty Mississippi
7. Summer of 69
8. Field of Gold
9. Hey Jude
10. Love Me Tender
11. Nowhere Man
12. Stand by Me
13. Every Breath You Take
14. Dust in the Wind
15. Maggie May
16. Imagine
17. I Get Around
18. Walk Don't Run
19. It was a Very Good Year
20. Sweeter than Wine
21. Lay Down Sally
22. Runnin' Down a Dream
23. Wake Up Little Susie