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April 23, 2004

In Phoenix

Well, we made it to Phoenix. Tonight at the festival was "Arizona Showcase" night with 6 Arizona groups, then a jam with Bare, Men in Shirts, and 5 randomly selected Arizona players.

It's late (4:15 AM Chicago time) so here's just a mess of pictures (sorry if you're on dial-up):

Shaun Himmerick
Shaun is here.

Fuzzy Gerdes
And so am I.

José Gonzalez
José Gonzalez, Bare's "den mother" for the duration of our visit here.

José's car
José's sweet 1975 Pontiac.

El Norteño
Evidently, there aren't many restaurants open late downtown, but El Norteño saved us from McDonald's.

Timer
I know well the trouble of keeping a multi-group evening on schedule. Each group's time left is projected on the wall, in rather large numbers.

Timer reflection
The time is also visible to the rest of the audience, reflected in a large window. Oops.

Men in Shirts
Men in Shirts made it down from Detroit.

Jester'Z
And, oh yeah, there were some groups performing. Here's Jester'Z.

Big Cat
The first neighborhood bar we visited tonight, Fat Cat's, had Magic Johnson leering at a lady.

Tiki God at Bikini Lounge
And the second, Bikini Lounge, had tikis everywhere.

Phoenix Day Three
Phoenix Day Two
Phoenix Day One

Posted by Fuzzy at April 23, 2004 4:36 AM

Comments

Given the choice between Bare and Men in Shirts, I'd prefer Bare.

Posted by: Amanda at April 23, 2004 9:39 PM

Me too.

Jeeeee-sus. Who'd invite them to a festival?

Posted by: Chuck Charbeneau at April 27, 2004 1:43 PM