A Slice Of Life.......
So the pizza place is called
"Your Pie." You go down the line and select the toppings, the crust and all the other details.
Hmm. don't we do that at EVERY pizza place?
Anyway, the ad said "next to the
Coburg Cow" in West Ashley.
I liked that they had Italian birra on tap and ordered a
Moretti.
Then I placed my glass so the Coburg sign outside looked like an orange slice you see served on a Blue Moon beer.
Yes, I play with my food and my drinks.
The pizza was just the start of the evening.
Next was the
Pour House on Maybank Highway.
The Acoustic Syndicate was in town and I remembered they bring their own light show.
Quite a dazzling effect.
That means standing back to enjoy the lights before you join the crowd down in front of the stage.
As is often the case, I was probably the oldest guy there.
Also likely the only one wearing professional ear plugs.
I've been to a LOT of loud shows in my time.
The night before I was at Home Team BBQ in Sullivan's Island for a sneak preview of Zydeco band
J.J. Callier from Louisiana.
He was in town for Sunday's Cajun Country Festival and his 10-year old son was playing spoons & washboard.
I was pleased to catch a moment when he and his dad had the same set mouth look.
Cool.
(Click on the photo for more details. The earplugs got a nice workout and no, I did not do the Bridge Run.) Thanks for stopping by the blog.
Labels: Acoustic Syndicate, Better than it has to be, Blue Moon, Coburg Cow, Lafayette Louisiana, light show, Moretti birra, Your Pie, Zydeco
"D" As In Digital ... Drums.?
Went back to see if one of my favorite music venues was serving beer again.. and it was.
The Bluerunners from Lafayette, La were pounding out Zydeco at Home Team BBQ and Mark Meaux, accordian/fiddle and lead vocals, was in fine voice. Dancers flocked to the floor and cold Guinness was in my glass... but...something ... sounded different. Hard to pin it down. Something basic.
Oh yeah, the drums.
There were NO drums. At least, nothing I was used to seeing backing a band.
After the first set I chatted with Frank Kincel, the group's drummer.
"Hey," I said
"where are the drums? The real ones?"He answered that while he preferred to use acoustic drums, these were for touring - lighter, compact - and top of the line in the digital electronic drum domain.
It was pretty noisy there but he added he also laid down the bass line. Then I realized there was no bass player either but I had heard the familiar thump-thump-thump.
Apparently, Frank Beard, the original drummer for nearly 40 years with
ZZ TOP, has not been sold on this new digital contribution to music. This is his tricked out double drum set I saw last week at the PAC.
I'm guessing they probably have a bigger touring budget.
(Click on the photos for more detail.)
Labels: acoustic drums, Blue Runners, digital drums, La., Lafayette, Roland V-Drums, Zydeco
Good Old Time Weekend...
Helping to plan my 50th high school Reunion was a great way to meet again with some people I had not seen since graduation back in 1957.
The actual Friday and Saturday gathering was more of the same and some had gone very far. One couple had gone to California and another had gone to New Jersey. Naturally, I asked "what exit?"
These class gatherings are great. I had driven up from Tallahassee for the 35th Reunion and must have liked it a lot ..I moved back here the next year.
Friday night we met on Daniel Island and toured the 8-year old version of our former Bishop England. When the young guide proudly showed us the
Computer Science room, one classmate at the back said "Yes, OUR
"computer room" was filled with typewriters. Manual ones."
Several people did not recognize me - thank goodness for large-type name badges - but as soon as I held a camera up to my eye, they all said "oh yeah, the school photography guy."
Saturday night we met on Folly Beach for Mass and then walked over to the church hall off Center Street for food, nostalgia and even some shag dancing. Well, SOME people danced, I saved my energy.
Sunday, after the Reunion was over, I drove down to
Freshfields Village at the entrance to Kiawah and Seabrook Islands, to enjoy the American Music Celebration staged by Gary Erwin (Shrimp City Slim) of Blues Festival fame.
Keep an eye on this unusual island music venue. Gary announced he plans to bring in a lot of acts there. During the summer, there's music every Friday.
As usual, there was a slate of talented performers and, as a salute to Americana, included a country western trio, "the CEO of Zydeco" from Louisiana, Johnny Rawls and his Southern Review and a finale of Harper, a talented blues singer from Australia.
As Harper blew into a native didgeridoo horn, I raised an Aussie toast with a 25 oz. FOSTER's beer from Melbourne, an old-timer's favourite.
G'day mate.
Labels: Class reunion, Daniel Island, didgeridoo, Fosters, Freshfields Village, Seabrook Island, Zydeco
So the pizza place is called "Your Pie." 
Yes, I play with my food and my drinks.
