Drummer Johny Barbata

On the Fly

By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 06, 2017

Drummer Johny Barbata

Flight out of Frisco
Winging East
Home from the Coast
All that sunshine
Bit of chilly fog
Under Golden Gate Bridge
Vast Pacific facing Asia
Spotted him curbside
Dragging the gear
Rod Stewart haircut
Too black to be honest
Still nicely thick
No need for a rug
Queued up behind us
Must be a rocker
Chirped with some aplomb
That's right mate
Drummer Johny Barbata
As he spells it
Whipping out the book
Sells stuff on the road
T shirts, even signed sticks
Helps the rent
Still Happy Together
Days with Turtles
Then Jefferson Airplane
After that Starship
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Keeping the beat
Some hundred albums
Mostly studio sessions
Remembering Buddy Rich
Mentor and mutual friend
Headed for  Oklahoma
Odd place to hang
Between gigs
His wife's home
Remembering her fondly
Life on the road
Going it alone
Rock till you drop
Airport blues