I don't usually get to play in Laguna on Saturday nights, but Jim had something to do in the evening, so he and Warren started early (which nabbed them The Corner), and I just strolled in and replaced Jim at 4:30 -- a terrific plan, so much so that it felt like cheating somehow.And it was a pretty great night -- the start Spring Break for a lot of people, so lots of tourists and general Saturday Night people out. We got quite a few crowds together and had some fun.
Unfortunately, around 9:00, Ivan appeared and set up right across the street from us, with his very loud amplified reggae and party tunes. He's quite good, and very charismatic with his cute foreign accent and energetic personality, and the too-loud music just *sounds* like a party, so pretty soon he had a bunch of the late-night people around him, having a great time. I tired to compete for a while, but at that time of night, people were more interested in a party than a concert...
Just before I gave up entirely, I was playing "Teach Your Children" and a lady came by with a huge smile, singing along. She stopped and when the song was over, commanded me to "Play me some blues in G! And keep up!" Well, OK then -- and I started playing while she sang in a *huge* voice, no mic needed. It was a little hard to tell where the changes belong -- "the blues" does come in at least two varieties: 8 and 12-bar, but she didn't seem to notice or mind when I was off-base. It was pretty amazing.
After she wandered off, we played another song or two, and then decided to go home and leave it to Ivan. Still it was a very good night, and people must have liked what we were putting out there, based on the $123 (a new street-corner record!) in the jar.
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