The Shed 8

a reply to: JustMike
I used to go to a lot in the 90's. I'm surprised I can still hear.

a reply to: Skid Mark Me too, Skid, but back in the 70s, and a few in the 80s

Hey Mike I did get to see Led Zep, at a "Day on the green" in Oakland Cali. It was awesome. The stage was Stonehenge set.
I love Cat Stevens music, but never saw him. I did get to see the Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac, Blue Oyster cult, the Kinks, Alice Cooper, REO speedwagon. We went back stage with REO, they were very nice The drummer was crazy about my daughter, she is a toe head. his hair was about the same color. He picked her up and she sat on his lap while they all did autographs for her

I just made some cold Gazspacho soup. Its chilling in the fridge now. I used one of Barefoot Contessas recipies

Ingredients✓

1 hothouse cucumber, halved and seeded, but not peeled

2 red bell peppers, cored and seeded

4 plum tomatoes

1 red onion

3 garlic cloves, minced

23 ounces tomato juice (3 cups)

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

1/4 cup good olive oil

1/2 tablespoon kosher salt

1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Directions


Roughly chop the cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, and red onions into 1-inch cubes. Put each vegetable separately into a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until it is coarsely chopped. Do not overprocess!


After each vegetable is processed, combine them in a large bowl and add the garlic, tomato juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix well and chill before serving. The longer gazpacho sits, the more the flavors develop.


Copyright 1999 The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

a reply to: visitedbythem

The stage was Stonehenge set.

It must have been better than that then.

a reply to: Skid Mark
Ditto! We usually left the big concerts with our ears ringing. And with some of the gigs I did myself back in the 1990s and early 2000s it's amazing I have any hearing left at all.

Back in 1998 we did a gig at a rock festival in this beautiful place called Mala Skala (which means Little Rock). A whole weekend thing. We were not a lead act, but it was still pretty wild. We got to meet all the top people and they were great. The organizers had a great stage setup, with a pretty decent sound system for all the bands to plug into. Something like 100,000 watts stereo, running through a 32 channel desk, IIRC.

ETA: I still have the promo poster from that show. Kept one to show my grandchildren one day. (Has my name on it with the band I was with.) My fifteen minutes of fame. Well... About an hour, actually, as that was our set!

But yeah, it was pretty loud. I loved it! Now I know why a lot of the bigger/louder bands wear earplugs while they perform.

a reply to: visitedbythem
That thing with REO sounds so cool. I hope your daughter remembers that. What a buzz!

Most music industry people are pretty cool. I met some of the bigger names in this part of the world (ie, big fish in a smallish pond) and only knew of one who was a real, first-class jerk. He'll remain nameless. But people told me he was like that even before he became famous. However, no denying he's talented, and on stage that nasty side doesn't show. So, sometimes that's just the way folks are. They'd be jerks no matter what their job was.

I recall one night we were doing a gig at a small but really atmospheric little place called the Blues Sklep (Blues Cellar). The cellar is about 800 years old and you really feel the sense of all those years and those people who've been there.

Well, during one of our breaks, this guy came over to our table and asked if we'd mind if he played blues harmonica with us. Just to jam a bit.

This guy was one of the very best blues harmonica players in this part of the world. And he asked if we'd mind!

Mind? We were rapt! So he opened his case of harmonicas (had the full set, all Hohner special 20's IIRC), plugged in his harmonica mike and away we went. And yes, he was just jaw-droppingly brilliant. But so modest.

Okay folks, must log out for the night. Coming up to 11pm. Hoping tomorrow my wife has as good a day as today. And thank you all for allowing me to share a little here. It helps.

a reply to: visitedbythem

Lol, I was 10 years old and I made my dad take me to see Ozzy. Blue Oyster Cult and Foghat opened. It was 1981.

I love this version.

Just to damn hot here ...can't do nothing outside for long...

hope everyone is doing ok!!

Just dropping in..

True Love
Your car was parked alone, my car was alone too. As we drove the highway of life our cars started to meet. I know your alone here too, can we be friends.

The two cars started drifting around holding mirrors. Seeing reflections of love as the drifted. The two were seen out and about staring into each other's headlamps. Blinking and winking.

One car is older but the other did not mind. One day the two cars became one...❤️

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