Hi from Boston and Manchester
Hey Folks,
I'm finally on a computer with a little time to write. Pictures may be sporadic or non-existent until I get home next week, but I'll try to post periodically.
The trip to Boston wasn't as difficult as I'd expected (during the trip at least). It took about 13 1/2 hours. It seems to get dark earlier farther east (makes sense - same time in Massachesets and Ohio; different sun location). It was midnight-black at 5:15 p.m..
The next day my old knees and feet told me about the long trip, but I was up to it. Had a Middle Eastern lunch Wednesday with my friend Pete Cassani of the Peasants.
The band and I played a gig with him on Harvard Square the last time I was in Boston; and we set up a couple gigs with him in Columbus. He and Bob Starker, my sax man, founded the Peasants way back when. Check out his site: http://www.thepeasants.net/ .
Craig Robertson of Ukulele Noir fame cordially put me up in his art-filled Somerville home, and we left together for Johnny D's to have supper and set up for the show.
I had a great time, enjoyed the other performers' sets and I got some pictures too. They'll be up eventually, as will a video (I'm promised) on Youtube in a few days. I'll share when I get home, if not before.
One wonderful surprise was that my friend Dave Wasser of Ukulele Hall of Fame fame (who'd conned me into thinking he couldn't make it), tapped me on the shoulder at the bar right after I got off stage. It was great to see him, all the way from Providence!
A Wonderful time in Boston!! Really!!
Just one negative comment: I was REALLY glad to get out of town!! DRIVING was a necessity, but it was still a mistake. I got lost getting to Craig's the day I arrived; got lost three different times during the next day; and got lost trying to get onto the road to New Hampshire. I'm told that's normal since Boston's roads were laid out following the original colonial cowpaths.
Seems a reasonable explanation.
More when I can !!
- Uke Man
I'm finally on a computer with a little time to write. Pictures may be sporadic or non-existent until I get home next week, but I'll try to post periodically.
The trip to Boston wasn't as difficult as I'd expected (during the trip at least). It took about 13 1/2 hours. It seems to get dark earlier farther east (makes sense - same time in Massachesets and Ohio; different sun location). It was midnight-black at 5:15 p.m..
The next day my old knees and feet told me about the long trip, but I was up to it. Had a Middle Eastern lunch Wednesday with my friend Pete Cassani of the Peasants.
The band and I played a gig with him on Harvard Square the last time I was in Boston; and we set up a couple gigs with him in Columbus. He and Bob Starker, my sax man, founded the Peasants way back when. Check out his site: http://www.thepeasants.net/ .
Craig Robertson of Ukulele Noir fame cordially put me up in his art-filled Somerville home, and we left together for Johnny D's to have supper and set up for the show.
I had a great time, enjoyed the other performers' sets and I got some pictures too. They'll be up eventually, as will a video (I'm promised) on Youtube in a few days. I'll share when I get home, if not before.
One wonderful surprise was that my friend Dave Wasser of Ukulele Hall of Fame fame (who'd conned me into thinking he couldn't make it), tapped me on the shoulder at the bar right after I got off stage. It was great to see him, all the way from Providence!
A Wonderful time in Boston!! Really!!
Just one negative comment: I was REALLY glad to get out of town!! DRIVING was a necessity, but it was still a mistake. I got lost getting to Craig's the day I arrived; got lost three different times during the next day; and got lost trying to get onto the road to New Hampshire. I'm told that's normal since Boston's roads were laid out following the original colonial cowpaths.
Seems a reasonable explanation.
More when I can !!
- Uke Man
1 Comments:
Hi Tom,
Enjoyed your report on your Boston trip and the show. Sounds like you had a fantastic time!!! Sondra
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