College Performance in Prescott, Arizona

I performed at my musical alma mater Yavapai College. For a junior college it's got a pretty darned good music department -in fact the 'Master Choir' has performed at Carnegie Hall!
The head of the department Will Fischer was the best teacher I ever had. The love for music that he had was infectious. He's had more influence on me than anyone else. Plus he offered me a full ride to go there even though I had a C average in high-school. I guess he saw some potential! It was a great experience to go back after all this time and perform again in such familiar surroundings!

Utah Trip -nature, party, music, etc...

Great trip to Utah with the family! There are a lot of beautiful places to explore in Utah, but their beer is way too freakin' weak -those dadgum Mormans... seriously 3% beer? what's up with that. It doesn't make any sense when you could just buy wine at 12% anyway or hard alcohol. Of course buying any alcohol at all is a bit more difficult in Utah.

From Utah trip

Though the alcohol was flowing freely at the party we went to with Fred's (Samantha's brother's) historical reenactment society group. All the people I've met who might normally be called 'geeks' sure know how to have fun. I guess that makes me a geek too.
I performed dirty ditties and Irish drinking songs for them, including a lot of old dirty folk songs -one called The Sea Crab was considered old in the 1600s. I even dressed up kind of like Robin Hood. We had a great time singing dirty limericks too.

Arizona -The desert, Ghost Town, Memories and Murals

I appreciate the place where I grew up a lot more after leaving it. The beauty of Arizona can't be compared. This slideshow is of a ghost town called Chloride, my hometown of Kingman and a few pics of Laughlin, Nevada -a casino town across the state line.

I have a lot of memories of Chloride and the Murals up in the hills above the town. My song 'Ghost Town' is about the town and the best friend of a high-school girlfriend who died in a car accident on a dangerous curve on the highway between there and Kingman called 'Coyote Pass.' She was buried in the Chloride Cemetery.

The murals were painted by a guy named Purcell in the 60s hippie era, while he was on a hallucinogenic journey of self-discovery. He goes back every decade or so and re-does the paint job.

Going to Taiwan!

Volcan Irazu

David and Vania treated us to one more sightseeing adventure before we left! The Irazu volcano! It's an active one, it last erupted in 1965.

Downtown San Jose

San Jose is a great city, with a lot of culture, beauty, and wonderful people. It can also be dangerous, especially to clueless Gringos. So if you plan to go there, get a clue -You'll have a great time!

San Isidro de Coronado -our (second) home in Costa Rica

Our little piece of heaven on earth in Coronado. The farmers market, neighborhood and amazing gothic cathedral. So much beauty for such a small town... I'm going to miss my Tico (Costa Rican) friends so much! I count them among the kindest, most generous, and friendly people I knows! (tear in eye)