The 13th Anniversary for this event is coming up on March 19th.
2001 was the year that Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the induction ceremony was at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC). In the spirit of celebration, we fans decided to have a Dan Fest.
We came from miles around and congregated at a club called Le Bar Bat. The biggest Steely Dan fan, was the booker for the club and one of the people he got, was Elliot Randell (who plays that cool lead guitar on Reelin' In The Years. Another big name he booked that same night, was bassist, Chuck Rainey. You can hear Chuck on most of the Royal Scam album and (of course) their masterpiece, Aja. One of the things they did that night was play Reelin', so that Elliott could do his famous guitar solo. They brought up Dan fan, Amelia Ray, to sing and she did quite a nice job with the song. Chuck...was Chuck. Laying down that always perfect bass line.
I truly enjoyed that evening and the second night, when The Steely Damned (a band from San Diego) played for over 4 hours, into the wee hours of the morning. My Husband and I got to see how to deal with The City that never sleeps...we were going home on the train, just as the first commuters were making they way into New York, to begin their work day. It was an unforgettable Dan Fest and THIS video, which recently surfaced on Youtube, brought it all back.
Check it out and Enjoy.
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