Remember Bird? Bird of the Phoenix Movement is the Yale classmate who re-befriended me after 25 years at our class reunion last year.

Now, from Bird’s nest in Australia comes 8 Ball Aitken. I met him last year when they were on a tour of the eastern United States.

He’s a dear boy. Really. And a damn fine guitarist. And a smooth singer.

You be the judge
Let me know if you think 8 Ball is the real deal.

Here’s his latest: