Last evening we went downtown to play music on the sidewalk. We are not the only folks who play downtown. There are many regulars and others who show up now and then. There is unspoken etiquette among people who play. One is: “Don’t set up too near someone else,” for obvious reasons. And it’s first come, first get that spot. It’s basically dog-eat dog with some rules. No biting, etc.
Well last night we saw a spot and were going to start playing. A girl around 19 was sitting on the sidewalk near and had a “Spare Change” sign. She saw us and said, “You can’t play here!” I looked at her quizzically and asked … Continue reading ‘Barking downtown.’
What are these tracks in the sand at the beach? Each morning they are there. Little space men driving their dune buggies around at night is the only thing I can imagine them to be. Sure, I thought ‘insects’ at first, but that just seemed too far fetched. Does anyone know?These are the tracks left behind at night on the beach by aliens from space… some space anyway. We can’t figure out what creature makes them. Perhaps some bug about an inch long? But where do they come from… where do they go? All of a sudden here are the ‘footprints’ and then they are gone. I still think these are made by tiny little dune buggies driven by tiny tiny aliens who land at night and zip around for awhile. Anyone other ideas?
Carl and Kyle gave a Playing by Ear workshop at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. Someone wanted to buy our Song and Learning Method book and CD. We were selling them cheap at 15 dollars to make room for our new books. The fellow only had a 20 dollar bill and I didn’t have a 5 dollar bill for change. Hmmm. . . …