Rockin' Blues

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Waterfront Ale House.

My gig on the Waterfront Ale House in Brooklyn last Friday
the 21st of April was a good one.

Margey picked me up at around 9:00 pm and after loading
my Fender late 72`s Strat
my Brian Moore iGuitar91.13,
my Crate Power Block,
my Crate GT112SL Cabinet and a bunch of stomboxes
in her adorarable Chrysler Cruiser vehicle we hit the road destination Brooklyn.

From 34th st. we took the FDR Drive with it`s panoramic views
of the East River and Manhattan,we passed the Williamsburg Bridge,the Manhattan Bridge and after some breathtaking views of Manhattan
we crossed the Brooklyn Bridge
and parked the car infront of The Waterfront Ale House after an additional five minutes drive.

The place was packed with people dinning and drinking.

We found two empty chairs by the bar and ordered our dinners.

Carlo my guitar student was there already at 9:30 pm
and i was glad to see him.

Soon the other two members of the band arrived and i offered my chair
to Steve Antonakos ,my guitar player,in order to move to a dinning table with
my wife Kathleen and two of our friends who just arrived.

By 10:30 pm the place was packed with familiar faces
who supported us and made us play a very inspired first set
that lasted more than one hour.

We finished at around 2:00 am and we were all very happy
and a little tired.

It had been while since i played together with another guitarist,
as a quartet, and it sure made things a lot easier for me than
the usual Power Trio.

I was tired but happy as i sat in the front seat of Margey`s car
driving back to Manhattan, listening to Kathleen and her talking
about the latest books they were reading and the writers they like.