Brave Combo

Draining his glass of Maker's, Cripps says he considers himself lucky, that he's backed himself into all of this simply by listening to what's in his heart and head. You only wish more record labels were built on that principle.

"I try to, I don't always live by this rule as much as I should, but just really follow the passion," Cripps says. "CeDell has been a passion in my life. Doing this stuff with Barrett has been a passion in my life. And they collided at some point. But I never could have planned that. Never could've said, 'Hey, here's an idea. I think I'll try to make this happen.' Man, if you just follow what you believe is good, it'll work out; you'll at least get by. You know, if you can at least pay your electric bill. I don't need to be rich. You can play with CeDell Davis, go out of your way to take advantage of being able to do that, go put out a little effort to go to Seattle and do something you don't know what's going to come of it. Then two years later, something like that happens and you just go, 'Man, this is worth the price of admission right here. Life is an E-ticket ride, if you just do it right.'"

Judy Walgren

Betting on a Fast Horse: Barrett Martin, Matt Pence, Peter Buck, Joe Cripps and Thomas Jones during the CeDell Davis recording session in January at Dan's Bar

Judy Walgren

CeDell Davis at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios with two of his anonymous sidemen, Barrett Martin and Peter Buck

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