Old Timey Jam at Central Avenue Bakery

Not only are there Irish sessions to be had, but I also had the good fortune to sit in on an Old Timey / Bluegrass jam at the Central Avenue Bakery and Cafe in Pacific Grove (next door to Monterey). There used to be a time when folks would gather and play music, and use it as an excuse to get out of the house and socialize. As one salesman said in Edwards Music in Fayetteville a few years back, "The day of the back porch picker is over." (That chap had a lot of Kurt Cobain garage band merchandise, and a limited acoustic collection.)

As long as there are fingers and strings, I think folks will find an excuse to rally and share a tune or two--even if there are a hundred cable channels to choose from.

Monterey Irish Sessions

Thank goodness, the Monterey Irish Session scene is alive and well.

Heading to a new locale and finding folks who dig acoustic music as much (if not more) than I do is very encouraging. The "3rd Sunday Session" at Santa Cruz and the "4th Thursday" jam in Monterey spoke the same acoustic language as my friends up in Olympia, Washington. Anybody wanting to learn this particular musical idiom has plenty of resources to draw upon.

And now, back to my homework. :)

A Fellow Soldierly Blogger / Muse / Musician

Remember the old putdown--"You don't get paid to think. If you were, you'd get paid a lot less!" Here's a fellow soldier and old friend who should be paid a lot more for his thinking.

fides quaerens intellectum: Eighteen Years in the Army

Rock On, Joe.