Last Residency Wednesday

This past Wednesday was Daniel's last January residency date at Uncommon Ground.


Dan's last night was a round robin "Sad Bastard" song night. I unfortunately didn't get a picture of everybody. . . little fun camera was on the fritz. But Scott Richardson, Sneza from Good Apples, Steve Mulcahy from Honest Engine, Eric Zeigenhagen, and my sweetie, Dan Zapruder Point all played the world's saddest songs. Everyone was great and it felt like our own private fun-party.


And I don't know what's up with Eric Z. . . but every time I take a picture of him when he plays, he looks like an angel or a saint. Maybe he is one? Check it out.


And on the way home, Navy Pier off Lake Shore Drive in the cold and ice and snow, like a traveling circus just opening up on the edge of town.

Honey and His Bro at Fitzgerald's

Last night, I stayed out too late (on a school night!) to see my man, Dan, and his brother Scott play open mic night at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn. They were great, of course, and I love that space. Fitzgerald's is barely outside of the city, but the wood paneling, the taxidermy wall hangings and plenty of customers wearing not just cowboy hats, but also vests (the combo that is a real commitment to Western wear that feels more genuine than just one or the other worn singly) that makes the joint feel more like a bar in Colorado, than anywhere in the Midwest.

Taxidermy specimen at Fitgerald's.

Our buddies Stacey Earley and Eric Zeigenhagen also played. All were just as wonderful as usual.