Around Coronado

Just a few random photos we've taken recently on Avie's IPhone. Such an amazing gadget.

I seem to never tire of walking around Coronado. Quite a place.

Scenes from the Adams Street Roots Festival

On a simply beautiful Saturday, Avie and I paid a visit to Adams Street in San Diego for the annual Roots Festival.  We saw a number of very fine bands and performers.

One of our favorites was San Diego's Mr. Gregory Page.  When we first walked up to the bandstand, he was singing along to an old jazz-age recording, which immediately drew our attention. Mr. Page is eclectic, eccentric, stylish, and very witty, as well as being a terrific songwriter.  I shot a brief video of Mr. Page, which can be viewed at the end of this post.

Another very good band was Folding Mr. Lincoln - another San Diego based band. Pure American rocking country.

I wasn't able to catch this three-piece blues band's name, but they made some beautiful blues.  They are also featured in the video at the end of this post.

 

 
Other things in the neighborhood caught my eye, as is often the case...

On a lovely weekend in southern California, and dancing to the soulful music of Solid Ray Brown, good times are to be had by all.

Notice How The Doors Close When The Chimes of Freedom Ring

Just to share this video of the late Joe Strummer performing on David Letterman shortly before his death. This is a great song - it was used a few years ago as the theme for the HBO series "John from Cincinnati."

The Little Italy Farmers Market

It was a beautiful Saturday morning in San Diego, and a perfect day to visit the Farmers Market in Little Italy. So that's what we did. This particular market in always lively and interesting, with lots of great food.  One wonderful thing about San Diego is the Farmers Market scene - one can find at least one every day of the week.

 

Great pizza can be found here.

 

Big vegetables indeed.

Folks get there any way they can.

 

It's tiring  and time for a rest.

Tales of Republican Hypocrisy - Today's Edition

Really, I could do this every day, but it simply gets too tiresome. Fortunately, Rachel Maddow had lately been on the hypocrisy bandwagon and is doing a great job at pointing it out.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

They Need Doctors and Medicine Urgently in Haiti

I understand that both American Express and VISA are waving their normal percentage gouge on donations for earthquake relief in Haiti to approved charitable groups like this great organization.

Coronado Beach Sunset Video

Back in the desert after a brief mini-vacation in San Diego for the New Year. The weather was quite lovely, especially with the news of the terrible weather back East. On Monday, Avie and I shot this video at sunset on the beach at Coronado.




It was one of those memorable evenings when life is wonderfully good.