Tedeschi Trucks Band III Bring Dueces Wild Tour To Artpark
8/20/2024 - Lewiston, New York - Today I headed West down NY Route 104 to Artpark in lovely Lewiston, New York, for a Tuesday show at the Artpark's Mainstage Theatre, to see for the third time this week one of my favorite touring bands, Tedeschi Trucks Band. I am getting my inner groupie on as this is the third time in a week attending a Tedeschi Trucks show seeing them in Toronto five days ago and Canandaigua four days ago. I bought two tickets the day they went on sale and got excellent tixs left center stage six rows back. I worked the full day and after headed to the show stopping in Lockport for a Pizza Oven dinner fix. Dom had to meet me there as he had to work also but we made it into the venue in plenty of time to get drinks and head to our excellent seats. The show started promptly at 7PM with Margo Price being the opener providing her conutry rock set. She even walked into the audience during one number and her set was well received by the sellout Artpark crowd. After a brief intermission, Tedeschi Trucks Band hit the stage and did a good set. They did their standard Anyhow and the Dylan Cover of Lord Protect My Child with Susan Tedeschi providing some nice lead guitar. They did some interesting covers including Prince's 1999 and Santana's Soul Sacrifice with Derek Trucks providing some tasty lead guitar. They did the required Derek & The Domino's cover with tonight's song being Keep On Growing. They closed the set with Bound for Glory. The band was tight as usual and Derek and Susan shared the lead almost equally on this night. They came out for a two song encore with Susan Tedeschi being joined by Margo Price for a Dylan cover of Don't Think Twice It's Alright and a great finale on Let's Go Get Stoned with Tedeschi Trucks Band being joined by all of Margo Price's band for an extended jam. Another great show.Slideshow[]
Dead & Company Roll Into Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/25/2021 - Corfu, New York - We knew way ahead of time there was one show this summer we would definitely be attending and today's Dead & Company show at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Corfu, New York was thee one! We left early heading West down NY Route 33 to Route 77 right into Darien Lake. For this show, all concert goers were required to show proof of Covid vaccination or a negative Covid test to gain entry. We had no problem getting in even with this restriction. Our seats were excellent third row left center stage even though we overpaid due to the Covid restrictions tons of excellent tickets were sold for a fraction of the original cost to fill the seats. The band came out promptly and started what was an epic set of classic Dead and great covers. They opened the first set with Viola Lee Blues and played a nice jam on Friend Of The Devil. The sound was excellent and the light show was very good. John Mayer jammed with headphones on for the whole show due to some tinitus issues and Bob Weir sounded great. They ended the first set with New Speedway Boogie. After a brief intermission they opened the second set with Truckin' and then went on to honor Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones who had just passed the days prior to the show with a nice cover of The Last Time. My Youtube video for this song was featured on Rolling Stones website, the second time one of my videos were featured there. They did the usual Drums and played some Uncle John's Band and closed the set with Wharf Rat. They came out and did one encore again I think paying homage to Charlie Watts with a Bob Dylan cover of Knockin' On Heaven's Door. An excellent show that lived up to our expectations even though a little over priced!Slideshow[]
Beatles Tribute Band Rain Helps Us Get Back To The Beatles
8/9/2016 - Lewiston, New York - Another August Tuesday, another August Artpark Tuesdaty in the Park show, tonight a trip back in time for the Beatles Tribute band Rain. It turned out to be another perfect summer evening for a show and the crowd was small for what would be a trip back thru the history of the Fab Four. They came out in full dress for each era of the band and did a really good set of Beatles covers. Starting with early stuff and working there way thru the Beatles catalog. From Rubber Soul to Help to Sgt Peppers and finally to Abbey Road. Checkout these tracks from the show The Night Before and Drive My Car. A good performance that was fun but still does not compare to seeing the originals.Slideshow[]
Aloha, Maui no ka oi, Yes Maui Is Still The Best - Part V
South Florida Getaway To Watch The Da Bills Squish The Fish
4/3/2016 - Maui, Hawaii - Today was the last day of the annual Maui trip, it started a little rough with power to the entire condo knocked out by a bad driver. We headed out early for an early morning drone flight at Kapalua Bay, then a stop at McDonalds who had power for Deb's coffee fix. We extended checkout time to relax by the pool and wait for power to come back on. We had lunch at the Beach Club and toured the grounds one more time. We reluctantly left Kaanapali Shores and headed to Lahaina to shop some of the shops. We drove to Hookipa Beach and watch the wind surfers. We headed back to Kahalui and had dinner at Marcos Grill & Deli. We then headed to Kahalui Airport for the long journey home. We flew from Maui to Vancouver to Toronto via Air Canada. We hopped in the car and made the long drive back to Hilton, Aloha Maui until next time..... Miss it already... 1234Slideshow[]
9/25/2015 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - The day started early today heading to Rochester International Airport to catch a plane to Fort Lauderdale Florida to watch the Buffalo Bills take on the Miami Dolphins and celebrate my brother Mike's birthday. We flew Rochester to Newark to Fort Lauderdale with no problems. We arrived early afternoon and our rooms were not ready so we had a nice lunch at Coconuts Waterside. After lunch we headed back to the hotel, the Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Beach, and checked into our awesome oceanfront panoramic view corner rooms. The room provided fantastic views of the ocean, beach and inter coastal allowing us to watch the cruise ships leave port. The pool unfortunately was closed for repairs so we hit the beach for sun and surf. We also swam laps in the International Swimming Hall Of Fame pools located next to our hotel. We had some more beach fun renting some jet skis and had a blast cruising the ocean waves. We started the evening with a nice dinner at Spazio and partied with Buffalo and Miami fans at the Drunken Taco and Elbo Room down on Fort Lauderdale Beach. On gameday we had a nice breakfast at St Bart Café right on the beachfront. After we relaxed a bit and then headed to Sun Life Stadiun to watch the Bills destroy the Dolphins by a score of 41 to 14. The Bills defense scored, caused numerous turnovers and were helped by an inept Miami offense. The Bills offense also played well with Tyrod Taylor throwing three touchdowns. A great win to help celebrate Mike's birthday and we even received Dolphin banners and a commemorative coin to remember it by. Post game, we had a nice dinner at the Quarterdeck to celebrate Mike's birthday. After our late dinner we headed to the Elbo Room for drinks and to take in the lunar eclipse and blood moon from the beach. An excellent day indeed. The next day we had a nice breakfast again at St Barts Café and walked the beach. We headed to the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood for some blackjack prior to catching our flight from Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte to Rochester. A really great long weekend that we may need to repeat next year.Slideshow[]
Tedeschi Trucks Band Wait Out The Rains An Jam At Artpark
Robin Trower Rips It Up At The Tralf Music Hall
8/4/2015 - Lewiston, New York - Today is Tuesday and we headed west to Lewiston to Artpark for another Tuesday In The Park show, tonight's act the blues soul sound of Tedeschi Trucks Band and their Wheels Of Soul Summer Tour. We rushed to make it to the show on-time but when we arrived heavy rains delayed the show for almost and hour and half. The opening act Doyle Bramahall II was cancelled. The second act Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings came out and did a great set of soul. The band was very tight and the horn section excellent. Sharon Jones sang thru the rain and wished a beautiful double rainbow in the middle of her performance. Doyle Bramhell II also came out and joined them for a number. After a short intermission Tedeschi Trucks Band hit the stage and did a great set. They opened with All That I Need and did some great covers including the Beatles, I've Got A Feeling and Elmore Jame's, The Sky Is Crying, being joined by Doyle Bramhall II again. All three did nice solos on this one, Trucks with the awesome slide, Doyle with the upside down guitar and Tedeschi with a nice jam. A really good show despite the rain and delays that finished with a three song encore including covers like Joe Cocker's, The Letter and Etta Jame's, Tell Mama. An excellent evening of entertainment.Slideshow[]
10/18/2014 - Buffalo,New York - Today we took a short road trip west to downtown Buffalo to see one of the true classic rock guitarists Robin Trower, perform at The Tralf Music Hall. We were excited to finally see him perform live for the first time as he always seemed to allude us in prior shows. The evening started with a stop at Guitar Center to check out some of their inventory and do a little preconcert jamming of our own. After that we stopped at TGIFridays for a nice steak and lobster dinner. We then headed to the show, where we had general admission tickets and got a spot front row on the right front side of the stage. The Tralf is an excellent small venue seating only a few hundred people and we were literally within arms reach of the artists as they performed. The opening act was a local musician named Mick Hayes. He came out and did a good solo acoustic set that included overdubbing with numerous pedal effects. He played some covers including some Hendrix and some originals that included a comical Oreo cookie blues tune. Again he did a good set. Robin Trower and his band came out after a short intermission and jammed a fantastic set. The sixty-nine year old Trower played with great energy and ripped thru classics like Daydream, Day Of The Eagle, Rise Up Like The Sun and Bridge of Sighs. He played these as if it was the mid seventies and he extended the jams with great solos. The crowd loved it and he and his band really seemed to appreciate it. They came out for a two song encore of Too Rolling Stoned and For Earth Below. This was a fantastic show and truly lived up to my personal expectations after the long wait to finally see him live. Just love seeing great artists like this in these small venues, I hope he comes back next year we will be there.Slideshow[]
Ohio Road Trip Hits Kalahari Waterpark and Pro Football HOF
Gladys Knight and the O'Jays Groove Into Tuesday At The Park
2/19/2014 - Canton, Ohio - Today completed a road trip with Dom and a couple of his buddies to Ohio for some February fun. The trip started with a drive through a snowstorm to get to the largest indoor waterpark in North America, Kalahari Waterpark in Sandusky Ohio. We checked into the hotel right at noon and proceeded to hit the waterpark for the entire day. The slides were a blast and included the waterslide coaster the Zip Coaster and toilet bowl Tanzanian Twister. The best of all though was the Flowrider wave machine that allowed us to boogie board the day away. After the water park we had a nice dinner at Outback Steakhouse and then headed back to Kalahari to hit the Arcade that had us having a blast mini bowling. The next day we got up and hit the road heading southeast to Canton Ohio to visit the Pro Football Hall Of Fame. The Hall of Fame was excellent and we all enjoyed learning and interacting with the many exhibits to give us and even better appreciation of the game of football. We learned much about the history of the game past and present and the Bills were well represented in the Hall. The room of all the inductees busts was pretty cool and we had nice photo ops with next years Lombardi trophy. After almost three hours there we were back on the road again, stopping at White Castle for a quick dinner and then back home. A fun and tiring get away.Slideshow[]
8/20/2013 - Lewiston, New York - Another Tuesday in August, so that means another great show at Artpark Tuesday In The Park but todays artists are not classic rock but the Motown soul of Gladys Knight and The O'Jays. It was a perfect evening weatherwise and Gladys Knight was the opening act. At age sixty-nine she looked and sounded fantastic. She played nothing but classics including Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, Neither One Of Us, The Way We Were and I Heard It Through The Grapevine. She was joined by her brother one of the Pips as he entertained and sang some Al Green and a few others and danced and joked. Gladys finished with her classic Mignight Train To Georgia. Her set was fantastic. The O'Jays came out soon after and did a decent set but not as good as Gladys in my opinion. They played some of their classics including Back Stabbers and Love Train. They wasted some time trying to sell there music to the audience. They finished their set well with their classic For The Love Of Money. A good show overall even Dom enjoyed some of it.Slideshow[]
4/11/2007 - Maui, Hawaii - Our journey on Maui continued today as we explored the western and central southern coasts of Maui from Kahakuloa to Ma'alaea Bay. While exploring the great western beaches and lookouts, we were stopped dead in are tracks by wild donkeys in the road who attempted to join us in the car ! We then journeyed to Lahaina to cruise the many shops and art galleries. We then went on a dinner cruise which left from Lahaina harbor with the Pacific Whale Foundation, which provided us some awesome views of Maui and also an encounter with some humpback whales. The trip then moved on to central Maui where we visited Ma'alaea Bay and the Maui Ocean Center. The ocean center was excellent with the shark and stingray tank being the highlight. Much more to come... Part 1345Slideshow[]
Free Super Bowl XXVII Trip To Pasadena Begins
1/30/1993 - Pasadena, California - Deb pulled off the most amazing contest win ever, an all expenses paid trip to Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. She was the second to last qualifier for the contest needing to be the 98th caller to qualify. Out of fifty contestants, Deb's name was pulled and although she went to work she made it in time to call in and win. We flew as Mr & Mrs Orest Hrynack and arrived in LA. Our first day included going to the Rose Bowl for the NFL Experience. There we met my buddy Mike and his brother Gerry there for the game also. Back to the hotel for more partying and a quick jaunt to Disneyland for some late music entertainment. Super Bowl Sunday started early with parties at the hotel, the Conestoga Hotel in Anaheim, then a bus ride back to the Rose Bowl for Super Bowl XXVII with our Buffalo Bills taking on the Dallas Cowboys. The game was a disappointment for Bills fans as they lost 52 - 17 turning the ball over nine times. Micheal Jackson was the halftime entertainment. We managed to hookup with Mike and Gerry again and also hookup with my college buddy Bill and his wife Sandy who attended the game. An abosolute AWESOME experience attending our second Super Bowl in a row.Slideshow[]
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