An Old Fashioned Halloween!

Since moving to Salida, CO from Cleveland , OH my life has changed in many ways. One of those ways manifested tonight, on Halloween. I was not sure if we'd get any trick or treaters but we bought a few bags of treats just to have on hand. Sure enough, there was a steady stream of vampires, pirates, ghosts and ghouls, even the three musketeers! We had just enough candy with a little left over for our private enjoyment : )
It had been years since I did the trick or treat thing, and it just reminded me again of what a wonderful community I'm living in. I love this place!
Sherrie and I spent the evening staying in, having pizza and watching some old scary movies. T'was a great way to spend Halloween.
This week I'm working hard on getting some tracks done for the new CD, more on this soon. I'll also be on the local radio this Friday. I'll be playing some guitars for local luthier Jeff Bamburg as he discusses his craft. Its been a while since I actually played guitar, since getting my Stick my guitars mainly collect dust. Its been nice getting reaquainted with my six stringed friends, I just may keep it up.

Then on Saturday afternoon I'll be playing Chapman Stick at a reception for my darling Sherrie at the Salida Cafe. She does gorgeous linocuts, check them out here.

Such Tourists!

Earlier this week ( Monday & Tuesday) we headed to Grand Junction, CO to meet up with my friends Matt and Kim from Ohio, and their daughters Ava and Lana. They were vacationing in Utah. Grand Junction was a good half way meeting point. It was great to see them again!

We spent some time exploring Colorado National Monument, some awesome views, pictures just don't capture the grandeur.

Of course everyone wants to capture some images, after all, we need something to blog about! This is me playing dueling cameras with Sherrie.

Humor and Art

Spent the weekend in Denver with the fine folks from Colorado Art Ranch.
What's So Funny About Art? The Artposium was an event exploring the intersection of writing, art with humor. I provided some background music during the reception playing my Chapman Stick. Had a great time! Lots O' laughs!

Catch-up

Hi All!
Well, I've been neglecting my blogging duties, here's a bunch of pics to give you an idea of what I've been up to. Autumn is here and I'm loving it. I don't think I've ever said "What a beautiful day!" more times than since I moved to Colorado.

Hangin out at the Black Canyon of Colorado.

Standing in downtown Aspen. We drove over Independence pass from Salida, the colors were spectacular!

Labor Day Weekend

Had a great Labor Day Weekend. On Labor Day we got up early and went to the top of "S" Mountain overlooking Salida. It was cool to see the town from this perspective, we could even see the house! From there we drove a short distance to the trail head at Castle Gardens.

Lots of interesting rock formations, was a perfect day to roam around. As a bonus we saw plenty of lizards.

Batman, Indians and Rainbows!!!

This awesome artistic rendition of "Batman" was sent to me by my niece Lily. Made my day in a big way. I think I'll hang it on the wall in my studio. Love that lil' gal.

Here I am standing in the middle of Indian Market in Santa Fe New Mexico. I got to hang out in Santa Fe for a few days while Sherrie taught workshops, had a great time.
Before heading to Santa Fe we had a downpour and this was the view from the front porch, cool eh?

Ginger, Ginger, Ginger!

A couple of weeks ago I came home to a Fed-Ex truck out front, when I got in, there was a large heavy box on the dining room table. It was a case of Blenheim's Ginger Ale. It was a house- warming present sent to me and Sherrie by my friend Antoinette back in Ohio. Antoinette remembered that we are both serious ginger addicts, and this gift was a wonderful surprise for the two of us.
Neither of us had ever had this brand of ginger ale before... yikes!!! This stuff makes your throat burn, your eyes water, you feel your brain doing backflips, in other words, we love it! My discovery is that with some vanilla ice cream you can make the most indescribably wonderful Ginger Float!
Thanks Antoinette!!!