The girls and Johnny joined me for Turkey Nachos at Tony's Jacal in Solana Beach. Man, nobody can beat those nachos. They make them the way you would make a plate of nachos for youself, if you had the right ingredients, and a big plate. No pile. Just a flat, even layer of crunchy homemade corn tortilla chips, jack and cheddar, some of the best turkey you can cook, chorizo, and even dollups of sour cream and guacamole. Hold the jalepenos Tony, the salsa is spicy enough for me.
Later we went to Belly Up to see Greensky Bluegrass play a Jerry Garcia (and Ryan Montgomery) birthday celebration. Some things just don't get righter :).
These guys can jam. Ole boys on the mando and slide guitar would have kept me entertained for hours. Four solid voices, a stand up bass, banjo and acoustic had EVERYBODY dancin. Right now, you can download part of their new album for free @ http://www.greenskybluegrass.com/ . Click on the video below to listen to these guys play an uptempo version of Friend of the Devil at Belly Up last night.
After set break, I went to the stage front to see if I could get a few shots of the guys when they first came back. As I waited, a guy to my left leans over and says "Man, that's the greatest accomplishment of my entire life." "What do you mean?" I said. He pointed to a sculpture of Jerry Garcia, now placed atop the mixer case. "I made it all out of duct tape" he said. You know...I've seen some shows and hung with some hippies. Sometimes they dance funny, but they always surprise me with their creativity, their ingenuity, and their ability to put a lighthearted smile on your face. It was a pretty damn good sculpture. I can hardly imagine working so carefully with duct tape. Every time I pull it off a roll, I somehow manage to get it stuck to itself.
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| Mr. Duct Tape Jerry |
Cheers,
Ryan
P.s. Here are some photos from the show...
