Last night was pretty cool at the Olga Community Hall in beautiful downtown Olga....

Yeah, I had the best seat in the house, playing mandolin with Don and Theresa Dirksen and Don Share on guitar.  But this was a night I would have loved to be a part of the audience, taking in the  Eastside hospitality and the cool assemblage of old-time Islanders.

 

This night was very reminiscent of some old musical gatherings from the past at The Grange (the old Orcas Center), the Orcas Hotel, or the Deer Harbor Dance Hall....

Rich Becker cooked up some amazing pizzas, and you could smell the Hall from 500 feet away....

Kudos to my bandmates, as we

managed to pull together 2 sets

with one evening of rehearsal. 

Not a bad first gig at all....

Keep an eye on the Calendar

for future shows at

the Energetic Club.  Musicians

who have expressed interest in

playing include Carolyn Cruso,

Foghorn Stringband, Jim Page,

Robert Blake, and a few others...

Should be a fun place to hear some

tunes, eat some pizza, and see old

friends...