Another Rusty for the Quiver

Rusty Moby Fish #2

The upside of storing the Rusty Moby Fish in Nosara is (1) no travel fees of $150-200 ONE-WAY and (2) the anxiety of will it arrive unbroken?  The downside is going without the board while back in SoCal.

Solution:  get a clone.  So I ordered a clone on 28 November 2014 and (finally) it arrived on 20 February 2015.  This has the plain logo (guess I needed to specify a logo with blue) and slightly different fins.  At first, the fins bothered me then I realized I will never rise above intermediate level so I will not feel the difference.

Over The Rhine @ Belly Up

Must bring camera NEXT TIME.

Over The Rhine played a seated show for $22.  $22!  Seated shows seem to have different configurations.  Stanley Clarke show had tables/seats, and the Andy McKee and OTR shows have rows of chairs.  I wonder what drives the configuration.

Karin and Linford were joined by one other performer who switched between several stringed instruments.  Linford alternated between keyboards and guitar.

The minimalist performance let Karin’s voice and Linford’s keyboard shine.  The three selections from “Drunkard’s Prayer” were beautiful.

Gin Blossoms at The Coach House

Gin Blossoms were playing at the Coach House.  I’ve always liked the first album (yes, that long ago) but thought they would not sound like that since the lead singer is no longer with the band.  But for the sum of $30 then I would know.

I had ponied up an additional $10 for better seats and the $10 goes to whatever is on the dinner menu.  You don’t go to the Coach House for the fine food.

Coach House said ‘need to get there no later than 6pm for the dinner menu’.  Unsaid was, ‘and since you are there almost 3 hours before the main act, you might as well spend $$ at the bar’.  W-a-y took early.

But my seat was a good location with my back to the walking aisle.  More on this later.  Paul, a transplanted Londoner took the seat next to me and 2 women and a man sat across.  Time to kill so we talked about Gin Blossoms, music in general, work and soccer.

Gin Blossoms took the stage about 9pm.  The lead singer worked the crowd, and passed out 2 tambourines to audience members so they can participate.  They played almost 2 hours.  The lead singer wanted everyone to stand for the last 3 songs of the main set.  The Coach House is a table-seated area but when everyone stands, people will move forward and fill the aisles.  Not really a problem for me since the aisle was behind me but I suddenly had arms holding IPhones reaching over my shoulders.  Too close to me.  I pushed a few away from me.

The band was good but I did have the feeling I was watching a tribute band.  Lead singer’s voice was different just enough to give me that feeling.