Hot Chocolate

Today was the 24th Annual St. Mary Help of Christians School Chocolate Festival. To say that it was “Hot Chocolate” was an understatement…86 degrees when we got done playing!

The skies were blue, the sun was bright and the crowd was plentiful.

0730…the stage is empty as we begin to set up and the steeple of St. Mary Help of Christians Church rises above the trees..

As far as entertainment, we opened up, then there were two student acts and then the real band, Southern Comfort took the stage. They played a job in Ulmer, SC last night and didn’t arrive back in Aiken until almost 6am! (They were setting up today at 11am).

Any church fair is not complete unless there are funeral home tents set up. We are proud to be the preferred tent provider for the St. Mary Chocolate Festival.

We came, we played and then Rich and I had to leave to get back to our respective jobs. Jim, a teacher at the school, was kept very busy I am sure, being the go-to guy for just about anything.

One of two, “student acts”. These two are playing “Monster Mash”…very entertaining.

Thanks to Doug at Eclecticity for taking a few photos of us when we were playing.
He did not realize it at the time, but he was mentioned in one of the top rated business blogs in the world..Nicholas Bate..from across the big pond!

Jim, “Mr. P.”…somehow has figured a way to get 28 hours out of a day and only sleeps for three of them.

Rich W….drumming, singing and always, looking very cool.

Not looking like an undertaker….and having more fun than I deserve.

I would like to take a moment to acknowledge Ron and AJ at Berkshire Guitars in Augusta, GA for the work they did on this 1977, Gibson Les Paul Custom that I am playing in the picture below. The neck was a mess, as was the wineberry finnish. Two weeks at the “guitar spa” and it was playing and looking better than it had in a very long time.

For that, I am very grateful.

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