Yes, Pomona is John's birthtown (I agree, I don't think it was hardly a city yet then.)
And the Steinbeck influence is very present. John is amazingly well read. His references are so oblique as to be invisible to the mortal man. But, then you hear the story (even Daydream Believer, beieve it or don't) and it suddenly makes perfect sense.
He's also been influenced much by Western painters. He himself has a pretty fair hand.
Also, the proverbial "road." Especially the Mother Road - Route 66, which a few yrs ago he explored from beginning to end, coming away w/ yet another unsung treasure trove of songs. Fortunate for folks like me, he plays S. CA often (in 2 wks at The Coffee Gallery in Pasadena (I think.) It seats on 49 people, including the Lonesome Picker.
Tomorrow a couple dozen of us who follow John's music as well as Gord's are gathering from around the State just to pass the guitar and Moose Drool (I'll be having my Peppermint Tea.)
Do you know if any folks from here gather and pass the guitar in similar fashion (except probably Moulsen's - although Gord would be having Peppermint Tea, like me.)
Bed Time for this one,
The Rez
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It was a Beautiful Rainbow
A Beautiful Time in my Life
A Thing to Share
A Time to Care
To Be Alive
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