Half Moon Bay, CA October 27th
My portable rig at The Wine Bay in Half Moon Bay, CA just after sound check. Man... the sound is SO good here!
So, I have to admit… pretty much the last thing I felt like doing when I started unloading my truck this afternoon was, well… unloading my truck and playing for two hours. But, the show must go on and I have a new release to promote, so giddyup! As soon as I set everything up, plugged in and sound checked, I immediately remembered why I love playing at The Wine Bar in Half Moon Bay, CA so much… the room acoustics are KILLER! Seriously, I think this night was one of my all-time favorite nights on stage. As small as this place is, for some reason, whenever I play there, I get chills. To me, it sounds just THAT good… Brrr!
The main entrance to The Wine Bar in Half Moon Bay, CA. Won'tcha come on in?
I played from 7:00pm until a little after 9:00pm straight to a super attentive audience who listened to every single note and every single word. It was almost unsettling how quiet it was after each song until the last note had rung out on my guitar… Amazing. My new friend Lydia behind the bar took good care of us all, made everyone feel at home, and just made for a killer evening before, during, and after my set. (Thank you!) Later, in the evening, my good friends Jon and Nica showed up to hear a few songs and, following my set, convinced me to join them at a nearby spot to shoot a few games of pool, eat some late-night, greasy food, etc. Pretty much the usual… We had a little too much fun and I found myself sleeping on the back bench of the cab of my truck in a down jacket (it was 36 degrees that night!) since I forgot to pick up my sleeping bag from the cleaner earlier that day. (BIG oops…) Just a few short hours later, shivering, exhausted, bleary-eyed, and hungry (again?!), I fired up the engine and started making my way down Highway 1 towards Santa Cruz, CA in search of some cold surf and my gig later that night in Capitola, CA. While I didn’t find any waves that morning, I did get to enjoy some beautiful, early morning light (see below) along the way.
If you can see through the dead bugs on the windshield, you'll see the warm, morning glow along CA-1 and the craggy, generally surf-rich, coastline. Stunning!