High School Jazz Combo @ Bug-A-Boo Bay

[July 22, we know Paul Meland on sax and Kirby Karpan on bass, who both have played in such groups for what seems like many years.  I think they both graduated this year?]

Anthony Miltich @ Arrowwood

[“Don’t Know Why”]

[July 23]

Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys @ The Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum Gardens

[“Come Back Baby” – The supervisor did a video of this song on the night and put it on Facebook.]

[First, the tour, July 25.]

[Then, the band.]

[“Big Al”- chances are pretty good that if your name is Al, and you’re big, you’re going to be called Big Al.]

[The Rev]

[Donny Moore]

Lisa Lynn @ Sixth Avenue Wine & Ale

[ . . . later the same evening.]

[“Stardust”]

[“Brand New Key”]

[“Make You Feel My Love”]

[“I Won’t Hold You Back”]

[“So Far Away”]

[So, how’d you like them apples?]

[Empty?]

Harper’s Chord @ Sixth Avenue Wine & Ale

[Roger Fink, Jill Moore, Paul Drinkwine, July 26]

[Roger, Jill, Paul – they maintained their original positions, in an obvious attempt to confuse me.]

[“Loose Change”]

[Paul . . . oh, you knew that from previous photos.]

[Jill had her three kids there – George, Henry, and 4-year old Harper, for whom the group is named (I wonder if she gets royalties?).]

[And she’s a hockey mom.]

[“Wildflowers”]

[Oh, she hit it!]

[Roger, in a pensive moment . . . or trying to find a chord.]

[The Three Faces of Jill?]

[Get down, get funky!]

[“Landslide”]

[The audience took a poll.  You guys did good.  😉  ]

[“Natural Bridge”]

[Music fans having a serious discussion about the origins of the fret.]

 Patchouli @ Art-in-the-Park

[Looked dreary, decided not to take the convertible.  Danny was up north with the pick-up.  His Smart Car was the smart choice.  Nokomis was a parking lot for miles in all directions – we drove right in, a kid cheerfully pointed us to this spot where no one else would fit.  We couldn’t have found a closer spot!  🙂   ]

[There mostly to see Julie and Bruce . . . ]

[But the supervisor would have to do some shopping too.]

[“Flamaluna”]

[Grilling right outside Bruce’s tent.]

[They say they do better CD sales at Art-in-the-Park than any other venue.]

[“The Woods”]

[The wind was at their back, so we were protected in the front row . . . ]

[And it was howling too, with the temp in the mid-60’s.  Felt great, most of the time this is the hottest weekend of the year with temps in the 90’s.]

[Looking across Lake Agnes to downtown Alex . . . ]

[A closer look at the “skyline.”]

[Lake Henry on the other side of the point had good surfing waves!]

[Back across a quiet Lake Agnes.]

[Crafts, music, and . . . food!]

[The supervisor filled out a slip – she’s down to her last hundred quilts.  Yes, that is Burke Kiger.]

[If you grew up in Alex in the 50’s, you had swimming lessons here – the City Park beach.]

[The place was hopping – and 3 degrees cooler, we could have had snow!]

[The cross-country coach told us later, we got the kettle corn from Megan, who with twin sister Bethany, are the best high school cross-country runners in the state.]

[Say good-bye, Ruthie!]

[The Smart Car is still there.  In this time frame, we also “experienced” Kalee Joy at the winery (too windy), The Salty Dogs at Bug-A-Boo (too noisy and crowded), and Components at SAWA (too noisy with bad sight lines).  Photographic evidence was hampered by the parentheticals.]

Up next:  Gotta get back to France.

[They call me Mellow Yellow . . . The class of ’65 was astonished we weren’t “carded” during lunch at Bella’s?]