ENJOYING THE 4TH OF JULY!

I played my first private event in Canandaigua in the summer of 1974  in the living room of Betty Hennihan, a well-respected primary school teacher in the Canandaigua City School District.  The house, located on Gibson Street,  is now owned by Sharon and Jeff Trumbull, Betty’s daughter and son-in-law.  Needless to say, I had an absolute blast playing at Betty’s gathering.  Fast forward to 2022, forty eight years later, and I am still playing private events around here, but now it’s with my partner of forty years, Siobhan, making these private events even sweeter.  For Siobhan and me, our music has been and always will be  just a vehicle we use to connect with people and have fun with them.  Our goal is to try to add a special touch to each event we play.  I only bring this up because we are relaxing on this beautiful 4^th of July day after playing for two great parties over this beautiful 4^th of July weekend.

First, a big thanks to Rita and Richard Deboerdere for having us play at their twelfth anniversary party on Saturday.  It was great connecting with them and their family and  friends again.  As always, the food was delicious, and the shared stories were, as usual,  quite entertaining.  Rita and Richard, wishing the two of you many more years of health and happiness!

On Sunday, Perry Cleaveland joined us for the Seneca Yacht Club’s annual 4^th of July party.  We have played this event for many years, and it’s always a blast.  The pandemic prevented us from playing there for the past two years; so, the return this year made playing for the event that much sweeter.  A big thanks to all the members of the club for your warm welcome, enthusiastic response to our music, and your genuine compliments throughout the evening.  A big thanks, as always, to Perry Cleaveland for joining us and, once again, taking our show to a higher level.  A big thanks to Chrissy West for connecting us with the club so many years ago and giving us the opportunity to meet up with so many wonderful people.

Many of you reading this have had us play at some private event for you over these past forty eight years; so, thanks again for letting us into your lives.  Siobhan and I were lucky to find each other, and we were even luckier to be able to use guitars to make a difference in the lives of people.  For this, we are forever grateful.  Hope you and your family and friends had a terrific 4^th of July weekend