Tuba Skinny - Yellow Dog Blues -- Tip the band at Venmo.com. -More at Digitalalexa channel

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  • @vineasel5360
    @vineasel5360 2 місяці тому +6

    Trapped in a beautiful vacuum in time with this incredible band. Erika is a blues angel. I am a happy soul.

  • @SilverCottage
    @SilverCottage Рік тому +8

    My favorite jazz band and I love the singer. She should be famous.

  • @Maximim720
    @Maximim720 13 років тому +68

    This young lady sings and proclaims to the world in a very honest and unassuming way how the blues should be sung.No showbiz posing,no excessive facial expressions,no moving around the place for effect not overdressed (a compliment) She just stands there and sings as if she were at home and singing for her family and friends. She entertains,along with the band a 78year old Englishman immensely. keepit going Erica,and don`t change your style

    • @donsurlylyte
      @donsurlylyte 3 роки тому +8

      the whole group just gets it.

    • @mikegee729
      @mikegee729 2 роки тому +12

      Erika is the real deal alright.

    • @omarks
      @omarks 2 роки тому +4

      @@mikegee729 Erika Lewis.

    • @kenboydart
      @kenboydart Рік тому +3

      This 68 year old American could not have put it better, thanks Max ............

    • @HansZwockel
      @HansZwockel Рік тому +3

      @@omarks Please don't forget Shaye Cohn, who keeps the band together! Compliments to Erica and the others in the band!

  • @TomTom-rh5gk
    @TomTom-rh5gk 3 роки тому +13

    Erica is the best blues singer alive today.

  • @vineasel5360
    @vineasel5360 2 місяці тому +4

    Sweet Jesus this girl and that band are as close to heaven on earth as you can get.

  • @stillratz
    @stillratz 4 роки тому +80

    Can that lady sing or what? What a voice, great backing band, love their sound. Beats the hell out of most rubbish you hear today.

    • @dixiedog1179
      @dixiedog1179 2 роки тому

      I second that

    • @RobertSmith-wf9te
      @RobertSmith-wf9te 4 місяці тому

      Erika is a great singer, but she's just one part of Tuba Skinny. Every member of the band is very talented. It's hardly a "backing band."

  • @losingit3559
    @losingit3559 4 роки тому +30

    Just became addicted to this band. Can't stop, don't want to stop.

  • @sourdoughhome2571
    @sourdoughhome2571 Рік тому +26

    12 years later, they are still together, and still sounding great!

    • @matty161
      @matty161 Рік тому

      Are they still doing these live shows?

  • @patkeeg1
    @patkeeg1 5 років тому +31

    this is gold! Erica voice amplified only by the street and hard buildings. It must be magical to see her on Royal Street bending her back to belt out the song. National treasure!

  • @steveg8322
    @steveg8322 5 років тому +152

    No outlandish light show,no bizarre makeup or costumes, just great music.

    • @87sailorgirl
      @87sailorgirl 4 роки тому +6

      Not even a bright sport coat & tie, w/ straw hat ... just ridiculously great music - and only "1 yr. old" at this point ....

    • @johnlintern4811
      @johnlintern4811 4 роки тому +9

      True quality doesn't need frivolous decoration!

    • @henryseidel5469
      @henryseidel5469 4 роки тому +1

      Great music and pure talent without any stupid effects. That's the "original" America" as it is appreciated and admired. My compliments, and applause from Europe.

    • @fffhhh9982
      @fffhhh9982 3 роки тому +3

      Really like the "New-Orleans-Jazz" of the 1920-iger jears, played and sung(?) by today's young people .
      Wonderfull !

    • @extanegautham8950
      @extanegautham8950 3 роки тому +1

      no twerking! what, no twerking???!!!!

  • @k.chriscaldwell4141
    @k.chriscaldwell4141 3 роки тому +9

    Think of how great this sounds, especially here voice. Then think of how it was recorded: A cell phone in the middle of a busy street. Incredible.

  • @gregtaylor8327
    @gregtaylor8327 4 роки тому +28

    What a gifted singer. She blows my mind. No Amp just power. Amazing.

    • @robertwmarwin2018
      @robertwmarwin2018 3 роки тому +1

      “Where the Southern cross the Yellow Dog ( the Yazoo Delta )”

  • @liostroramiro
    @liostroramiro 12 років тому +19

    So much talent with accomplished musicians on a corner street! Erica, Shaye, Barnabus and Kiowa I have been a great fan of your for many.. many years

  • @wilfredorivera4720
    @wilfredorivera4720 4 роки тому +33

    Erika Lewis has such a perfect voice for the blues, I❤LOVE IT. Thank you guys for the great music! ❤🇺🇸🇵🇷🎵🎵🎵❤

    • @wilfredorivera4720
      @wilfredorivera4720 4 роки тому +3

      Thanks! @@fredo1945 👍😊🇺🇸🇵🇷🎵🎵🎵

  • @davyinkster693
    @davyinkster693 4 роки тому +29

    This just so epitomises the 1920's these kids have nailed it for sure just like some kind of ''Back to the future'' accordance has just happened. Love it,,

  • @johnrainone5435
    @johnrainone5435 6 років тому +24

    Erika is just magic........Gawd knows what the lyrics are.........just love the way she sings 'em.......bloody marvelous!

    • @gwoideck
      @gwoideck 8 місяців тому

      See if you can find the recording of Bessie Smith doing the song. The Yellow Dog of the lyrics was the Yazoo Delta Railroad.

  • @cookiejar2637
    @cookiejar2637 4 роки тому +28

    Wow I’m 56 live in nj just heard this band for the first time I’m hooked love this music, this is one good thing that happen to me in 2020

    • @floridajazz2385
      @floridajazz2385 3 роки тому

      They are playing in Philly on Aug. 14, 2021. You should come over...

    • @_1ben
      @_1ben 3 роки тому

      well, in 2021 you got an upvote :)

  • @tunnelrabbit4293
    @tunnelrabbit4293 5 років тому +206

    She has the perfect, and I mean PERFECT voice. IT DOES NOT GET BETTER THAN THIS!

    • @mehitabel1290
      @mehitabel1290 5 років тому +12

      Yup! And NO ****** mike!

    • @scottowell
      @scottowell 4 роки тому +6

      Ouais , moi aussi j,adore sa voix .

    • @peterh1875
      @peterh1875 4 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/i7TwTTifuC8/v-deo.html

    • @ВиталийМураневич
      @ВиталийМураневич 4 роки тому +1

      Эрика лучшая,в традиционном джазовом вокале ей нет равных.

    • @richardgreathouse9702
      @richardgreathouse9702 4 роки тому +2

      Wonder who the SOB was that broke her heart -- otherwise she couldn't sing the Blues as she does. That is, so we'll...and so truly.

  • @bgebbq314
    @bgebbq314 4 роки тому +24

    That voice! No amplifier. Whatta great set of lungs. Perfect tone.

  • @davidbarnett5777
    @davidbarnett5777 6 місяців тому +6

    Erica’s voice envelopes the listener, resounding and soaring.

  • @alanwyness6137
    @alanwyness6137 4 роки тому +14

    This is music as it's meant to be.RAW and real!!!!

    • @ramonbravi5094
      @ramonbravi5094 2 роки тому

      Esto es lo que esperas y quieres encontrar en Nueva Orleans y helo aquí ...felicidades hermosa banda y cantante.

  • @davelegget1000
    @davelegget1000 Рік тому +1

    Love this group .🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @markbaldry9168
    @markbaldry9168 5 років тому +129

    Man but that girl can sing, just so good to listen too

    • @barrykery1175
      @barrykery1175 5 років тому +11

      I could not agree more. When I do a search on UA-cam I always look for ones where she is singing. She does a great job and I enjoy her voice.

  • @McM2000
    @McM2000 3 роки тому +9

    Everybody is oozing with talent! Just great!

  • @tullsongs
    @tullsongs 5 років тому +35

    Thats one hell of a talented band to be seeing on the street..for free !

  • @markharris5771
    @markharris5771 5 років тому +218

    I challenge any of the big stars of the modern era to stand on a street corner and project, in tune, like Erika in this video. Every member of the band brings something special. This is the basis for so much of today’s music.

  • @blacktree.vids.5976
    @blacktree.vids.5976 3 роки тому +2

    Dad n grand dad we loved these tunes . As would I n so on god bless em with that smooth days of gone bye tunes of them times.👍👍👍👍✌️👌👌👌👌❤️

  • @JimDouglas-m9n
    @JimDouglas-m9n 7 місяців тому +1

    And they just get better with time….the best !

  • @johnwaynes4417
    @johnwaynes4417 5 років тому +60

    If I were riding by here on my way to work, I would take the day off and stay

    • @ronvonryan
      @ronvonryan 4 роки тому +1

      You would be happy, but would your boss?

  • @TexRenner
    @TexRenner Рік тому +3

    I'm so grateful for these wonderful performance videos it seems Tuba Skinny has cooperated with. Too many times young people with this kind of inspiration are herded into a studio and fit into some preexisting category.

  • @Rose-zz2rw
    @Rose-zz2rw 4 роки тому +11

    she should be a big, big star, making millions upon millions of dollars with that voice.

  • @johanlambert9476
    @johanlambert9476 3 роки тому +1

    The best song I have ever listened to, and again, and again,..

  • @someguy2062
    @someguy2062 4 роки тому +63

    Discovered them here on youtube and enjoy them so much that we're planning a trip to New Orleans just to see them.

    • @jay2thac2thac
      @jay2thac2thac 4 роки тому +1

      Long time since I went to New Orleans, but tbc brass band are amazing. Check them out too if they still play 👍

    • @yellowinfront
      @yellowinfront 4 роки тому +3

      Right on brother - so are we !

    • @meaganmonique9246
      @meaganmonique9246 4 роки тому +1

      some guy yes

    • @rubydog2
      @rubydog2 4 роки тому +1

      We were too, until the virus hit.

  • @balancedactguy
    @balancedactguy 4 роки тому +18

    Her voice is so cool!! If this band were a cake, she'd be the ICING!!

  • @alandouglasrandall9961
    @alandouglasrandall9961 6 років тому +107

    I didn't even like Jazz until I heard this group. Each member is genuinely talented in their own right 😎

    • @spenhay2448
      @spenhay2448 5 років тому +5

      There are many kinds of jazz, but NOLA jazz is the best.

    • @inesskasyan
      @inesskasyan 4 роки тому +2

      And I love juzz very much, because it has so interesting improvisation!

    • @johncampbell9861
      @johncampbell9861 4 роки тому +3

      Don’t you just wish you had half of their talent🥰👏

    • @LouieNeira
      @LouieNeira 4 роки тому +6

      It’s more Dixieland jazz than it is traditional modern jazz.

    • @RErnie-gv1hv
      @RErnie-gv1hv 4 роки тому +3

      @@LouieNeira Truly. As the original.

  • @miguelvega4844
    @miguelvega4844 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you Tuba Skinny Band Members for playing " Back to Basic" Music. No fancy stuff. Just instrumental and a beautiful voice. I try to play along with my Soprano Recorder . Especially on "Going Back Home". I have an Alto Sax, but you've inspired me to take up the Clarinet . I'm in my third week of self taught mode. I'm in the process of cleaning up my Chromatic Scale. It will take time to work out the squeaks, honks and silent puff sounds. But I have the time. I'm still breaking in my Embrocher. I Thank You for your music. God Bless You All. ❤😋

  • @HansZwockel
    @HansZwockel Рік тому +1

    Erica brilliant as always!

  • @kamuelalee
    @kamuelalee 5 років тому +5

    Young people singing and playing the old songs...so cool!!

  • @dougstrobel1557
    @dougstrobel1557 5 років тому +27

    Oh my! These folks are soul warming...Shaye "leads" the group well but her solos are stirring and excellent...Erika is terrific!

  • @wal7459
    @wal7459 5 років тому +22

    Walter Schuett
    So natural together, vocalist and band. Love this group.

  • @julies1ify
    @julies1ify 5 років тому +8

    The players & vocals compliment each other perfectly !

  • @walterscott9477
    @walterscott9477 4 роки тому +6

    cant believe it took me so long to discover such an amazingl;y talented and entertaining colection of musical geniuses

  • @wrdraper
    @wrdraper 12 років тому +20

    Terrific! This is one of the best contempo bands I've seen on UA-cam. Go, Erika!

  • @dominiqueottello6197
    @dominiqueottello6197 6 років тому +35

    Music has no age and that's what's wonderful.
    I marvel at music that is over 100 years old, and Erika's interpretation is excellent, just like the jazz band Tuba Skinny.
    A life without music is hell.
    Thanks, thanks to Tuba Skinny who makes me find my soul of child at more than seventy four years.

    • @williamhart2857
      @williamhart2857 6 років тому +2

      Norbert Tartempion she is the reincarnation of Ottilie Patterson and they are as good as Chris Barbers early bands

  • @prometheus23c
    @prometheus23c 4 роки тому +7

    That moment just after 5:36 is so subtly but powerfully beautiful, when Erika sings up to a G# and then the clarinet, cornet and trombone join in, and the guy in the back with the cap nods like saying "Yeah, this is what life should be like". Thank you to whoever recorded this!!!

    • @digitalalexa
      @digitalalexa  4 роки тому

      Glad you are enjoying our TS videos.

  • @hanks2567000
    @hanks2567000 5 років тому +14

    incredible, Erka! Great big sweet pipes and so inspired! Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters..and more more! wow!

  • @lgomez222
    @lgomez222 12 років тому +8

    Wow! Erika Lewis is exceptional! I can't stop listening to this song!

  • @crazyduck1254
    @crazyduck1254 5 років тому +53

    9 years ago! this singer, Erika Lewis sounds just as good today, and just a beguiling as ever she was 🥰

  • @oldav8r1
    @oldav8r1 9 місяців тому +1

    Ah, just so danged good. Sweet!

  • @chipnorthup5354
    @chipnorthup5354 5 років тому +4

    You cats can just play outside my window and let me fall asleep to beautiful music. Then come back and wake me up to these beautiful rhythms. I don't ask for much.
    Glad to see all that brass hasn't gone to waste -- viva la dixie!

  • @RagtimeAnnie
    @RagtimeAnnie 10 років тому +98

    Yes, YES ! This is the music that changed EVERYTHING ! And my word, what a performance ! It's not easy to "busk" in New Orleans - but you sure do learn your "chops," and that is amply evident in the "sound" of this band. TIGHT and RIGHT !
    Too many superlatives to express - I am SO Filled with Joy just from knowing they Exist ! Man.......

  • @LadyOaksNZ
    @LadyOaksNZ 4 роки тому +4

    TUBA SKINNY Y'ALL ROCK 💯💯🎷⚘⚘💯 But MAN! Erica's voice is pure GOLD !!! 🔥👌💯

  • @davidmoore8144
    @davidmoore8144 5 років тому +9

    TubaSkinny -I discovered your videos last week and you have got to come to Chrsitchurch New Zealand. Fantastic. Erika's voice is amazing.

  • @MrKitty-zv3dl
    @MrKitty-zv3dl 5 років тому +10

    Erika Lewis is an eargasm for me...I could listen to her all day.

  • @Johnshaw111
    @Johnshaw111 3 роки тому +2

    The amazing Erica ................ simply the best.

  • @mrmysterious
    @mrmysterious 5 років тому +26

    Who needs a microphone when you have a voice like that!

  • @byronwolters2363
    @byronwolters2363 6 років тому +3

    What pipes! What horns! What an incredible group!

  • @davidbaner2010
    @davidbaner2010 10 років тому +95

    Love the way Erika sings, and she blows the notes over the air in a majestic way.... thanks Tuba Skinny and Digitalalexa to share this beautiful music and make my heart happy-- greetings from Chile.

    • @digitalalexa
      @digitalalexa  10 років тому +4

      Glad you are enjoying the videos of TS.

    • @tedehrhard9228
      @tedehrhard9228 9 років тому +1

      digitalalexa How about lopping off the first minute or so?

    • @Marathonracer
      @Marathonracer 9 років тому +15

      +Ted Ehrhard How about just enjoying the video? Seeing a minute of the lead up to the count off, is interesting to anybody who knows this music. If you were there , seeing this live, would you put on a blindfold and wear ear plugs for that first minute? Yeah, I guess you might.

    • @RickCosmo
      @RickCosmo 8 років тому +4

      +Marathonracer
      yep

  • @lemere
    @lemere 4 роки тому +3

    what a voice! what a band! what a trumpeter! What joy, thank you

  • @dorelkynaston1468
    @dorelkynaston1468 2 роки тому +1

    Even the birds add to the music.

  • @KevinFitzMauriceEverett
    @KevinFitzMauriceEverett 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for posting so many videos. I have watched many and have not run out. A real pleasure.

  • @brotherrabbit8539
    @brotherrabbit8539 4 роки тому +4

    One of the great classic songs done beautifully.
    Thanks y'all.

  • @henlaojim
    @henlaojim 5 років тому +13

    These guys are getting a reputation as the best band of its kind.

    • @JohnDodds36
      @JohnDodds36 4 роки тому +1

      Ronald Fitch I think it’s more that they got that reputation than they are getting.

  • @patknight9922
    @patknight9922 5 років тому +15

    Just perfection!

  • @Phil72099
    @Phil72099 5 років тому +9

    this group should be invited to the Danville Kentucky Brass Band Festival. They would b e a great hit.

    • @devinhylton9853
      @devinhylton9853 5 років тому

      I'm from Pike Co, but work in Lexington half the time, i would definitely love to see them invited to play, I would be there... BRILLIANT BAND!

  • @money_hobby
    @money_hobby 4 роки тому +5

    Beautiful and positive girls & guys!

  • @keithnichols7926
    @keithnichols7926 5 років тому +81

    See what can happen when you defy mama's order not to play in the street!

  • @ewellfaul7026
    @ewellfaul7026 2 роки тому +2

    This is probably the best version of this song one could ever hear. These guys and girls are GREAT!

  • @philippemahieu1738
    @philippemahieu1738 8 років тому +13

    she has a tremendous soul, wondering if that ain't an old one , awesome , multiple thumps up

  • @timm7885
    @timm7885 3 роки тому

    thought i'd listen to one song, now 45 min later...tuba is the antidote to the rona! Thank you TS, birthdays coming, gonna get me some

  • @tiisetsophopomoretsi8969
    @tiisetsophopomoretsi8969 4 роки тому +1

    oh the singer gives me chills, i love your work so much (Ole Tuba Skinny)

  • @wilburnhill8915
    @wilburnhill8915 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic! Wowza!😅

  • @buffplums
    @buffplums 6 років тому +7

    What a fantastic sound they have this nailed.

  • @greggoodes
    @greggoodes 3 роки тому

    Don't know how anyone can resist running up and embracing that lovely woman.

  • @ceb7894
    @ceb7894 5 років тому +2

    Ok..... I will say it- they are a National Treasure .... Best Jazz Band today - hands down!!!!

  • @spoonido
    @spoonido 12 років тому +2

    The whole band is great. I am truly smitten with their authenticity and devotion to the music they so obviously love. Wish I could go see them live! Come to LA!

  • @ceb7894
    @ceb7894 5 років тому +8

    If God decided to form a Jazz Band ...... This would be it!!! Luv them!!

  • @АллаГолубцова-м7т
    @АллаГолубцова-м7т 4 роки тому +7

    Люблю вас,вы такие настоящие и на мой взгляд очень талантливые,успеха и всех благ.

    • @miklekiskachi6260
      @miklekiskachi6260 2 роки тому

      Наши - ВЕЗДЕ !!!

    • @miklekiskachi6260
      @miklekiskachi6260 2 роки тому

      по моему у них каждый - экстра класса музыкант !
      Ну, а ЭриКА -! фантастиКА!!!
      Ваще ГОЛОСИЩЕ ...

  • @1Passingthrew1
    @1Passingthrew1 9 років тому +12

    Can't really make out what Erika sings but she is great melodically and with a great rhythm. Should go far with a voice like this. Excellent.

    • @JamesSterling
      @JamesSterling 9 років тому +8

      A Bessie Smith song, written by W.C. Handy
      Ever since Miss Susie Johnson
      Lost her jockey Lee
      There has been much excitement
      And more to be
      You can hear her moanin
      Moanin night and morn
      She's wonderin' where her
      Easy rider's gone
      Cablegrams goes off in sympathy
      Telegrams goes off in inquiry
      Letters came from down in Bam
      Everywhere that Uncle Sam
      Is the ruler of delivery
      All day the phone rings, it's not for me
      At last good tidings fills my heart with glee
      This message came from Tennessee
      Dear Sue, your easy rider struck this burg today
      On a southbound rattler beside the Pullman car
      I seen him there and he was on the hog
      Oh, you easy rider's got to stay away
      She had to vamp it but the hike ain't far
      He's gone where the Southern cross the Yellow Dog

  • @dorelkynaston1468
    @dorelkynaston1468 2 роки тому

    I would enjoy listening to this group on the streets of New Orleans. What a treat.

  • @KienitzHamburg
    @KienitzHamburg 6 років тому +2

    Great, amazing, beautiful ... love this band, love Erika and her fascinating voice, her perfect performance, her stage charisma, her smile ...

  • @davidmoore8144
    @davidmoore8144 4 роки тому

    I just love Tuba Skinny. Please Erika one to Christchurch New Zealand. We love you.

  • @tillmannwegst3790
    @tillmannwegst3790 6 років тому +18

    I love the trumpet, starting around 4:26, really good!

  • @hoosierhiver
    @hoosierhiver 7 років тому +10

    How can people just walk by this without stopping?

    • @alainpotier6120
      @alainpotier6120 5 років тому

      Yes you wonder what they're made of????

    • @BudgieJane
      @BudgieJane 2 роки тому

      Because they can hear it every day on the streets of NOLA.

  • @willmiddleton9199
    @willmiddleton9199 3 роки тому

    Just discovered Tuba Skinny a week or 2 ago thanks to youtube - these guys are a *National Treasure* !!!

  • @Brackmanification
    @Brackmanification 4 роки тому +3

    How have not heard of this band until now?!

  • @stephencramer4389
    @stephencramer4389 8 років тому +65

    Seriously, where does that voice come from? The whole band is amazing, and that voice just compliments the band so well.

  • @lemmob2935
    @lemmob2935 4 роки тому

    Tuba Skinny and Erika may come to the Netherlands. What a very pleasant discovery.

  • @rosdavies1382
    @rosdavies1382 Рік тому

    Love, love. I can’t believe some people can just walk past, and I wouldn’t be able to stand still and listen to music like that.

  • @ronknaus3286
    @ronknaus3286 2 роки тому

    Just listened to this ...again and still in awe of a great band with a superb singer. Outstanding!!!

  • @JamesSterling
    @JamesSterling 9 років тому +85

    Erika really out does herself on this Bessie Smith classic. Damn, she's good!
    And Shaye has the most beautiful tone and phrasing on the cornet. Damn, she's good too!
    I can see why this has more than 125,000 views.

  • @zelpho3
    @zelpho3 8 років тому +17

    Saw them in Sydney a few years back. Great beyond great in my estimation.

  • @margobomia1194
    @margobomia1194 4 роки тому +2

    Love Dixieland Jazz, and these guys/gals are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @TobascoHotSauce
    @TobascoHotSauce 2 роки тому +1

    Just pure and clean New Orleans jazz at its best! Such talent.

    • @ewellfaul7026
      @ewellfaul7026 Рік тому

      I might agree with you to an extent. There is so much exquisite music from that era.

  • @bobcook9727
    @bobcook9727 5 років тому +1

    Flipping thru youtube and ran across this.. some skinny woman singing in the street... Oh me oh my... shes an ok singer I guess. Love the horns!

  • @rapitisioannis
    @rapitisioannis 7 років тому +3

    Again some tears came down. What a feeling!

  • @TERRYBIGGENDEN
    @TERRYBIGGENDEN 4 роки тому +9

    They are just sooooo good! And Erila Lewis is sensational. I'd love to see the live. :-)

  • @tomlynch416
    @tomlynch416 4 роки тому +2

    I Love Erika and the BAND >Mark just stole my comment below...... kidding ....To be able to project your voice like that is AMAZING ...To get your voice out over a brass band is Amazing all by it self and she has that something ...Casting folks need to take HARD look at her ..Not a whole lot of market for this music now but I love the Whole Band . ......Executive Producer TEM Studios Productions

  • @rezzab
    @rezzab 6 років тому +3

    What I admire about Erica is she sings on the street with great projection and no amp! of course I also admire her voice and singing.

  • @crossofwar
    @crossofwar 12 років тому +3

    I'm in love with Erika Lewis! and tuba skinny -best band in this world! drive on, drive on...