QUIET DAY….

….we all need a moment of serenity…

at least that's what this day looks to me…

it's warm about 64 degrees F ….it's sunny but

will be windy in mid afternoon about 9 miles/hour gusts…
it will be chilly and cold towards the evening for sure ...

Have you heard of Astor  Piazzola…

He's a Tango composer

and right now i'm listening to a piano version 

of his Tango No. 2 …

the cd of the week...

streaming over 

KDFC's FM studio…

Christmas spirit is now

 in full swing in San Francisco…

All over town you'll see Santa's ringing 

bells for the Salvation Army 

donation buckets and 

others spreading joy and cheers !…

At a musician's Christmas party held at the

Guitar Solo on Townsend four years ago

we were invaded by a few Santas and Lady Santas..

to complete our celebration of 

the season of giving and sharing…

Pepe Romero  

the Spanish concert guitarist

gave us a pleasant surprise

with his sudden appearance ...

 after his concert at the War Memorial…

the usual regulars were there…

David Tanenbaum

SF Conservatory Guitar Dep't Chairperson,

Vince Go, Teresa Tam,

Larry Ferrara

 and of course 

the GSP party host 

Dean Kamei …

he makes sure the tradition is 

… as always ...

cozy and intimate with plenty 

of great wines and food...

I shot this photo of Grisha for a cd cover
" Homenaje a Sabicas" under
the VGO label

Grisha Goryachev and Theresa Calpotura

 both from the

New England Conservatory, 

Ross Thompson of the SF Conservatory who i have not

seen for a few years managed to make it this time ..

that's it for now folks !