Yiippeeee! I have made it to yet another GREAT Birthday!!!!! Life has been crazy but good lately…I’ve recently moved to San Jose, California and have truly enjoyed getting to know the people in my area…Especially all the Rockin’ Blues Musicians at the great clubs around here! This weekend my friends and I went into San Francisco to enjoy a little Jazz Festival Good Times…..Jon Cleary was here from New Orleans playin’ at Pier 23 and the band was Jammin’!!!! Guest drummer was Terrence Higgins of the New Orleans Dirty Dozen Brass Band, AND we got to view the SUNSET from the 52nd floor of the Bank of America Building viewing ALL of San Francisco! It was FANTASTIC!!! Thanks for sharing my Birthday with me..It has ALWAYS been my Favorite Holiday…; )))))

This Day in San Francisco, as well as the Sunset was PERFECT!!!

and here is a reflection in the B of A building at Sunset…





And here is a recent picture of my MUCH skinnier self compared to my last Birthday…YES!!!!

Friday night at Kuumbwa’s Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California Dale Ockerman , also formerly with the Doobie Brothers, and his band Blew the House DOWN!!! The music is a mix of Jazz an etheral bluesy sound…It was Wonderful!!! The party was to present Dale’s newest CD “A peace of my mind”…I especially like track #2 “Intuitive”….It was wonderful Live AND on the recording..Check it out!! Vocalist William Russ is on 3 of the tracks as well and he sounded Terrific! A number of other up and coming musicians and vocalist also belted their hearts out…

These are images I actually took last year of Charlie at Slim’s in San Francisco…Mark Hummel and others joined him for a Hurricane Katrina benefit and since I just spoke with Charlie thru email this week it got me thinkin’ I’d love to share a few of my favorites of him from that night! Hope you all enjoy!!!

This past Saturday we had a photo shoot with two Wonderful couples at China Beach in San Francisco…With Gorgeous Sunshine, a touch of famous SF Fog and that big Infamous Red bridge in the background we had the perfect backdrop to photograph these perfect couples…First of all, the Beautiful Anthony & Rayna





and of course, the Gorgeous Brendan & Carla…

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! to the Scrumptious Poor House Bistro who provided such Wonderful music during their “Tribute to American Roots” music weekend! As well, of course, for their delectable New Orleans Cuisine! The School of Blues student band jammed Sunday afternoon followed by a special appearance by Gary Smith with the Sid Morris Boogie Jam. PHB raffles off goodies all day raising money for New Orleans Habitat for Humanity as well! Hats off to you all!

Well all you Blues Fan who were at the Poor House Bistro last night in San Jose had a Rockin’ Great time with Mark Hummel and his Band. They sounded Awesome…For Any and ALL Blues lovers and New Orleans Cajun food connoisseurs The Bistro is a MUST!!!!! The joint was Jumpin’ and these Men and their Instruments……YOWSA!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOTTTTT!!!!!
Hope to see you all next time!!! Trishann