I had a great summer. It rained so much in July I started to get moldy. Then August and the sun arrived together and the world brightened.
My wife and I sent to our daughters to Stone Age Camp with Chris Morasky and at the the end of camp, he had a big feast that the kids helped prepare. This is a piece of racoon that I scooped out of the pit oven. It had an oaky flavour with a hint of rodent.
Back in November I went to Seattle to attend The Fretboard Journal‘s 5th Anniversary Celebration. Â If you have not read this magazine, it is one of the most beautiful music related publications out there. Amazing photos and fantastic stories. Â The early issues have become collectible, as they are now out of print!
The celebration happened over 3 days and included concerts by Bill Frisell, Danny Barnes and my friends Canote Brothers – Greg and Jere.  The final evening’s concert was famed guitar maker and player Wayne Henderson together with Orville Johnson.
The afternoon of the show, there was a lunchtime party at…
