Thursday Challenge—"music"

The band is called The Lone Sharks.  That's
my brother Chris on drums and the talented guy
behind the hat is Gene Casey. Here's what
they were playing when I took this shot.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

This is Rodeo Bar, where the crowd is young,
the food is Tex-Mex, the beer is cold, and
sometimes they have really good live music
( the band my brother plays in, The Lone Sharks,
performs here from time to time, which is pretty
much the only reason this place is on my radar).

[To see more Sunday shadows, go here.]

Thursday Challenge—"music"

This is my favorite musician: my brother Chris.
He teaches band, so he also plays the clarinet, flute,
trumpet, flugelhorn . . . and whatever other instruments
are played by band members—and piano too!
(He can also sing and play the drums at the same time. Impressive!)

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

abc wednesday —H is for "horns"

I get out of breath just looking at this picture!
That's the Lone Sharks'  sax player, Paul Scher,
on the right, and the band's good friend Brian Sears.
(For anyone who's new here, my brother Chris
is the drummer in this great "roots" band)
They make beautiful music together!

abc wednesday - P is for "piano"

                                                                  

This beauty—a 19th-century Steinway grand—belongs 
to my brother Chris.  On weekends, when he's 
not playing drums with the Lone Sharks he can usually 
be found right here making a different kind of beautiful music.

[See more abc wednesday posts here.]

Skywatch Friday

A party on the beach on Shelter Island

(where yesterday's post was from too)—

friends and family, good music, and a

beautiful sunset to boot! Life is good.

[See more Skywatch here.]

thursday Challenge — "fun"

A costume party in a barn that's been

retrofitted as party central: dance floor

downstairs, bar up—add in some rockin'

sounds (The Lone Sharks, who else?), and

you have some major fun! I especially like

those cute cowgirls (but I would!).

[See more "fun" here at Thursday Photo Challenge.]

Thursday Challenge — "music"

That's right—it's the fabulously

talented Lone Sharks! Hey,

did you really think I'd choose

anything other than my baby bro's

band for this particular challenge?

{You can hear them play in this

other "music" challenge.}

[See more music here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

The Lone Sharks (my brother's band for

those of you who haven't heard me go

on about them ad nauseum) played a gig out

in East Hampton—and look what I saw!

[See more Shadow Shots here.]

Photo Hunter — "music"

And (of course) here's my fave band, Gene
Casey and the Lone Sharks. From left
to right that's Tony on bass, Paul on sax,
my brother Chris on drums, and Gene on
guitar and vocals (though Chris is singing
here). You pretty much have to get up
and dance!
[See more Photo Hunter shots here.]

dunes

. . . out in Montauk, where I went to

hear the Lone Sharks play yesterday

at Nick's on the Beach.  And what did

you do this weekend?

Sat. night at Rodeo Bar

. . . and the Lone Sharks rocked the joint until
the wee hours.  Here's my question:
How come I can barely walk and chew gum at
the same time, and my bro Chris here can do
something different with each limb—and sing—
all at the same time??  So unfair.

where the buffalo roam

And this one can be found at the Rodeo Bar,

where my brother's band played Saturday night.

Proof (if you needed it) that absolutely

anything can be festooned for the holidays.

Halloween encore

My brother's band, the Lone Sharks, kept Halloween
going for one more night with a party on Shelter Island.
Everyone caught the last ferry off the island.

Red Hook

Was here last night at Red Hook Bait and Tackle

(cool funky bar but avoid the beer on tap) to see

The Lone Sharks. Public transportation hardly reaches

this neighborhood, which—like so many in Brooklyn—

is up and coming. Fortunately I got a lift from Maria

(in the blue shirt), in her vintage '66 Mustang (!).

And you can catch the free Ikea ferry from lower

Manhattan (but only when the new Ikea store here is open).

BTW, the name Red Hook comes from the original

Dutch name Roode Hoek—red point. Al Capone was from here, 

and so is James McBride, who wrote The Color of Water.

more music

Because it's the Fete de la Musique all 

over and, besides, Coltrane likes it.

This is the Lone Sharks -- guitar, bass, sax,

sometimes keyboard, and my brother on drums.

They play American roots music, and

I defy you to keep from dancing.