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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Reflections in Beauty...




I admit it...


...these reflections aren't exactly what James is looking for in Weekend Reflections...

But a little light reflecting off the mountains...


...and light reflecting off the water count don't they???



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Gotta go back to Glendale and get that gnarly painting started on the house...
See you later!!!



Friday, August 8, 2014

Another Eastern Sierra Sunset...





The other day...when I was leaving KMart in Bishop...
I was entranced by the cloud formations...
(actually...I had to take a pic of the face...can you see it???)

There's been a fire burning on the other side of our mountain range
since I've been back up in Mammoth...
so the haze is from the smoke...
(it's also been cloudy which kept the smoke at bay...and today...clear as a Sierra bell!!!)

Just another sunset in the Eastern Sierras...
 


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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Dare I say it???




...I've been driving for _2 years...
(Now...did you really think I'd fess up to how long I've been driving???)


And I have NEVER seen...


...a US Mail transport truck!!!


(Until just the other day!!!)


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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Move over Kenny Wayne Shepherd...




....Quinn Sullivan is here!!!


You might remember our yearly event...
Buesapalooza!!!

A fabulous blues and brews festival that Mammoth Brewing Company 
hosts on the first weekend of August.

Now, TheChief had to work the festival on Saturday, and while I probably would have
enjoyed the day, I opted to stay home...I'm not much for brew tasting...
(wine tasting is a totally different matter entirely...)

But we did get tickets for the best day of the festival...Hangover Sunday!
The biggest name of the festival is usually the last to perform on the Sunday of the event...
this year it was Buddy Guy...


BEST CONCERT EVAH!!!!

Now you might think that a gentleman of 78 is not going to be on top of his game for a concert...
Well let me tell you...he had us movin' and groovin' throughout his entire set...
he was funny...he was hip...(he was profanely funny ;) )  
He was AWE-SOME!!!

Now...back to my opening...
When Quinn Sullivan was about 7 years old, he met Buddy Guy and told him he played the guitar...
Buddy Guy humored him and encouraged him, but wasn't expecting to be bowled over...
Well...Quinn started playing for him and Buddy was hooked!!!

Apparently Buddy Guy has a history of mentoring young blues musician aspirants...
Well...let me tell you...
Quinn Sullivan has taken his mentoring to heart!!!

Check out his playing ability at 8, click here!
(It's a long clip, but if you like great Blues guitar...it's well worth it!!!)

So...on Sunday, he was Buddy Guy's opening act...played for about an hour...
and absolutely wowed the crowd!!!
Standing ovations for this kid!!!

Oh...and did I mention he's only 15???

A more recent clip here...
Again...if you love blues guitar....amazing!!!!

At the end of Buddy's set, he brought out Quinn and Ana Popovic (another of his proteges)
and they all played Jimi Hendrix...

Yeah, baby!!!

The place was rockin'!!!

Ana Popovic has already made a name for herself...
But...I'm telling you now...Quinn Sullivan is a Blues Great in the making!!!



And now for an update on the lives of TheChief and Chieftess..

Our house sold...one week to the day after we listed it, we were signing escrow papers!!!
I'm in the process of refinishing floors, painting, etc down in the southland...
and TheChief has set up house in Crowley Lake, just south of Mammoth until 
he retires at the end of the year...

Lot's of back and forth for the next six months...
Kelly is a bit confused but adjusting...
the kitties love being able to go outside again...
Life is good, albeit a bit hectic these days!!!
 


(Sorry for the poor quality pics...I didn't take my camera this year...
and I borrowed TheChief's iPhone which apparently
doesn't take the best pics!!!)


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