JOHNNY CASINO - TWENTY TWENTY (7")

Written and recorded during the first weeks of the pandemic when he was locked down in the wonderful city of Philadelphia.

“Twenty Twenty explains how I felt during March and April of 2020. I had just landed at Philadelphia International Airport, and my brother Billy was waiting to pick me up. His first words were, ‘Brother, I’m surprised they let you in!’ I had no idea what he was talking about! My wonderful wife, Mayra, and I live in a small coastal town called Denia in Spain, and we knew that ‘something’ was happening—but not exactly what! (We don’t really like watching news or current affairs programs, so we were a bit ‘out of the loop,’ so to speak.) Over the next few days, I would find out what was happening in the world. I had work and gigs planned for the next three months in the US and Australia, and all those plans had fallen through. My only option was to try to get back to Spain! … Well, there was one other option before leaving Spain. I had planned with my old friend Jamie Mahon to record some songs with his great band, St. James and the Apostles, at his wonderful Green Rock Recorders Studio in Philadelphia, so I called him and asked If it was still possible, considering the situation. His words were, "FUCK YEAH, yes Johnny! Why not?" Because it was the push he needed! At least he had the opportunity to make music! So that's what we did! We recorded 8 or 9 songs and Twenty Twenty is the first sample from these sessions.