St. Augustine Blues Festival

The wife and I just got in from a great afternoon and evening at the local blues festival. The acts we saw were fantastic! We sat in the front row and blew our diets with fruit smoothies and blooming onions. The first group we saw was Jody And The Crankshafts.

They played a variety of old rock tunes. The next act was Conrad Oberg, a 13 year old Jacksonville, Florida blues prodigy who is almost totally blind. He will be a real powerhouse with a little more experience and had a great backing band.

The headliner was James Cotton, a famous harp player who played with Muddy Waters. His set was very dynamic and polished. The crowd went wild with every harp or guitar solo.

For the first time in 32 years since Karen the wife and I have been together she finally danced with me. Yes, these 50 something guys can still boogie! We had a really wonderful time there and brought back a lot of good memories, including these photographs. I think Karen knows just about everybody in town since she introduced me to a lot of them there.