Last night’s event for the World Heritage Cultural Center was fun. As always, playing with Moonspank was a blast. We were part of a bill that feature music and dance from countries around the globe. There was African drumming, Indian dancing, Bollywood pop, and all sorts of other artists and disciplines.

My good buddy, Ricky Blues did a solo acoustic performance. Excellent job. Though Change the World would not be my go-to song on a Clapton playlist, it fit the feel of the event, and the crowd enjoyed singing and clapping along.

As with any event of this size, with over 25 acts on the bill, the inaugural event can be a trial by fire. Communication is difficult. Artists can be temperamental. Though we were slated to play at 8pm, we did not take the stage until 10:45pm. However, since this is a charity event, no one was terribly upset, just a little tired.

The organizers were pleasant, the crowd was appreciative, and it turned out to be a blast. Every member of the band received some positive feedback, which is always a pleasure.

In another case of the ever shrinking world, I had another run-in. Turns out that Casey Howard, who played wonderful sax for the set, was also in the Leslie Casey band I played in the other night. Small planet, indeed. Since we finished much later than anticipated, I offered to give him a ride home. Along the way, we discussed woodshedding, different methods for getting out of slumps, our opinions of horns in popular music, and other musical musings. Playing and conversing with him were both a treat. I hope to do some more work with him in the future.

Here are some photos from the evening:

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