We met Mona and her husband Greg, first at the bar of 5th Street Steakhouse. They had already ordered a bottle of wine and had the wine poured and waiting for us. I hadn't seen Mona for almost 2 weeks as she and Greg had just returned from their annual July 4th vacation. It was wonderful to see her and we immediately began catching up with each other. Soon thereafter, Mona and Greg's son, Seth and his beautiful girlfriend arrived, followed immediately by Brad and Mary. We were taken to our table and the evening of fun commenced.
Seth is the fantastic looking young man on the left, sitting next to his exotically beautiful girlfriend Janelle. Mona and Greg looked so rested and happy last night. I suspect that it was the horse back ride that they took earlier in the day. You see, Greg has a new woman in his life. Her name is Candy and she is the sweetest, most loving and gentle horse ever. Quite frankly Greg is smitten. When he came to pick Dan and me and the kids up to go see Batman, he told us again how much he loves this horse. Now he just has to break in that new saddle, a painful but necessary process.
Dan was not feeling all that well but couldn't turn down a night with friends. I think part of his not feeling well had to do with the stressful week he had at the office, but enough said about that. You can see that Dan and I thoughtfully planned out our clashing outfits. Mary showed up in a beautiful black dress and Brad showed up ready to play, which is typical. The party just doesn't start until Brad shows up. After a wonderful dinner at 5th Street, and might I add that I have never had a bad dining experience there. It is my absolutely favorite restaurant in town. Once dinner was done and we'd absconded with more than our share of Ande's mints (Brad went back into the restaurant after we'd left and took even more. I believe the hostess said to be sure to leave the bowl) it was time to head to Monk's to see Reese play.
I had never been to Monk's before and I was so impressed with how classy the place was. They had reserved a table for us, which you can see in this picture. They had chosen several different wines for us, kind of a wine smorgesborg. I was more in the mood for coffee so I asked the waitress there if they had coffee. She told me they didn't but she would go and get me one at the coffee shop next door! I couldn't believe it, now that is what I call service. The owner of Monk's, Kevin, was so warm and welcoming and by the end of the evening, Seth, Greg and Mona's oldest son, was hired by Kevin to be the new security. Seth is a very talented martial arts teacher and beside being a gorgeous hunk, he can defend any damsel who might be in distress.
We were immediately greeted by Reese when we arrived. He was busy setting up his equipment, but I was pleased to see that he'd finally arrived at a name for his group that highlighted him, instead some generic group name. He is officially The Reese Weil Project. I asked him to stand by his poster so that I could get a shot of the star of the evening. As you can see, the proud father Greg is peering through the window in the door. I swear this was not staged. I took the picture, looked up, saw Greg standing in the window, and better yet you could see him in the picture. It was totally accidental and unplanned, but a terrific shot!
Once we settled in and started enjoying the music I asked Seth to take a picture with my sister friend Mona. Not bad for a couple of broads in their 40's....okay our 50's. Don't they say that the 50's are the new 40's? So I didn't really lie.
When Reese began his set he performed alone, without his drummer and other guitarist. I decided that I wanted to video tape him and here it is. Unfortunatly, the sound quality really sucks and while his videoed performance is still good, it really does not begin to do justice to his singing and guitar playing talents. He writes everything he plays. He is highly entertaining to watch perform because this young man eats, breaths, and sleeps music. It truly is his purpose on this earth and I know that the more clubs he plays, the greater his following will be and I just want it noted here today that "I knew him when." Note to Mona and Mary, the uninitiated: to play this video click the little gray arrow in the bottom left (Sorry gals, I just couldn't resist taking a little jab).
No comments:
Post a Comment