Hey Joan!

See you in two weeks, right?

The joy of Altan

As has been my want for over 20 years now, I went to see the wonderful Altan with the redoubtable Mike Perini last night.  Just in time for a new album to emerge, the Poison Glen!  I got in a brief interview about it with lead singer/fiddle player Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh:  (excuse my video quality!)



Mike also got in some nice pictures as well. A great evening, and just the thing I needed!

Mairead and I in the Ark

The band on stage.  We're right up front 2 feet away...

Mairead and Ciaran Tourish in full double fiddle action!

A bit of color from 1939

 Fred and Ginger -- in color! -- in a scene from 1939's Story of Vernon and Irene Castle. (no sound!) I believe this is Ginger's camera....

I suppose I should have thought of this...

But you'd think that WWII would yield at least one of these....

It started with bread....

...but it ended with apple strudel!  Thanks Metzger's for the weiner schnitzel, the spatzen and the red cabbage too....

Complete with Birthday candle in the whipped cream!

A good birthday indeed, special thanks to both Mike P  and Ray C.

We start the B-day....with Bread!

My friend Mike and I just raced down to the Zingerman's Bakehouse....because of the price of this little beauty (Sourdough) on my birthday is....free!  (Well....Mike had to get something!)  So I thought I'd share it with you before cutting it up!

The birthday is not tomorrow, but Tuesday....

Some are making a big deal out of it...

Others wait at the bar....

uh oh...can't have everyone in red, right?

I can't seem to stop the trend....I'll have to suffer and go with the flow...
 

Ginger even....


I'll let you know how it all works out!