Giant Eagle, North Olmsted - 3/22/13

What a fun night! 

Let's see ~ thanks to Joani, Bernie, Dennis, Jane, Brad, and Gayle for stopping out and 
staying for the duration.  I have found that it is actually possible to laugh and sing at the same time. 

Also saw the same little girl who tried to get the dollar back out of the tip bucket the last time we were there.  Oh my goodness, is she cute.  Her hair was done up like Pebbles Flintstone and she watched us by just moving her eyes.  Her head stayed completely still.  She had this serious expression like she was processing everything.  Finally she broke out into a 3 second "dance" and then went back to being serious and eyeballing us again. 

There was a pre-teen girl who made me feel like a rock star, because she kept tugging at her mom's sleeve and pointing over at us and then finally came up closer and took some pictures from her phone, then scurried back to her mom to show her.  Then she was oblivious to us and the world around her while she absorbed herself with whoever was on the receiving end of her text messages. 

I felt like a big star again after the gig when we were doing some grocery shopping (okay, stocking up on wine and beer) and their fishmonger came up to us and asked if we could set up near his counter the next time we play so that he could really hear us.  I have no idea how he recognized us because his area was in the back of the store, around the corner (but not the bar in Lakewood) from where we were set up in the produce section in the front of the store. 

Looking forward to playing back there again in a couple of weeks. 

Tommy's - 3/21/13

Okay, ready....here goes and I'm sparing no detail.  This is exactly what happened ~

























Honest, that's it.

Whole Foods, Beachwood - 3/15/13

Pretty uneventful other than Jake realizing in mid gig that he had another gig right after that he mistakenly thought was the next night.  Thank you, Betty for saving the day for him and bringing the equipment he needed.  You're the way best chick!

We saw some familiar faces, specifically our favorite nameless couple.  Talked with Pia, our new friend and jazz singer after the gig. 

And we saw a couple of celebrities (well, they looked like them anyway)....Gibbs from NCIS and Patrick from Anger Management.  I guess that would make them characters and not the actual celebrities.  Technicalities.

Quarry Hill Winery - 3/9/13

We were a little concerned when we pulled in and found only 2 cars in the parking lot...guess how many people were working then.  If you guessed 2, you would be correct.  I swear it was like one of them called everyone they know and told them to get out there, because shortly after we started playing, the place filled up.  Then we got concerned again when we took our break and people started leaving, but the good news is that the amount of people who left were replaced with the same amount of people, so it was the same packed house but with different faces.

This place is all open with walls-o-windows that look out onto the vineyard and I am really looking forward to going back there in August.  Definitely taking the camera then.   Anyway, it's a big open room with the tables and the bar all together.  A couple older men walk in and take a seat at one of the tables.  They're sitting adjacent to each other with one of the men facing me.  During one of my songs, that man gets up and moves to the other side of the table so that his back is to me.  I felt a little dejected, but then decided that he wanted to watch the TV that was on the wall behind the bar.  After a short time, they both get up and move to the bar.  I mentioned this whole scene to Mudcat to get his take on it and he said that the men were waiting for a spot at the bar to open up.  I never made that connection, because it's usually the other way around where people wait at the bar for a table to open up.  Whatever the real reason, I'm going with this one so that I can believe that it wasn't my singing that caused their move.

Giant Eagle, North Olmsted - 3/8/13

I think their dining under the tower food and wine  tasting (although this time it was beer) is starting to catch on.  A lot more people than last time. 

We did see some familiar faces, in particular a young couple with a toddler and a baby.  The mom had the little girl put a dollar in our tip bucket.  Mom had to guide her daughter's hand and when she took the dollar out of the wee one's grip and let it fall into the bucket, the little girl tried to take it back out.  Pretty cute. 

Thanks to Brad, Gayle, Linda, John, Ted, Nora, and Little Pat for stopping out!  They came in shifts, so that made a nice balance through the evening.  Nora and Pat stayed for the duration.   Those girls are troopers.

A few people danced their way around the produce section where we were set up.  I get a kick out of watching people dance in a grocery store. 

I kinda like playing in the grocery store, especially because we don't have to make a stop on the way home for snack items. 

Burntwood Tavern - 2/28/13

Apparently, it's not just special occasions that have this place hoppin' (last time we were there was Valentines Day).  Whatever the reason for the crowd, we were happy about it.  

Tried some new food items this time and they were just as dee-lish as before.  I highly recommend it, especially during happy hour when their appetizers are half price.

G-Man showed up just before we started, which totally surprised me.  It was great to see him again.  And in true Gordy fashion, he surrounded himself with women.  I had to laugh when I looked over and saw him sitting there with his harem.    

We had a guest singer at the very end.  Didn't catch his name, but he did a really good version of Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay.