Folks appear to be back on the roads lately, and with the increased traffic you might expect to come across a horn of a different type when walking through the Lesher Center parking garage in Walnut Creek.
Ryan Thompson and his “bff” were walking through the structure today when they came across this solitary trumpeter – using the acoustics of the garage to best advantage. We asked a bunch of journalistic-type questions like: Who was the artist? What was he doing? Where else did he play – but Ryan said the moment was too perfect, that they didn’t want to disturb it – and kept walking after pausing a moment to listen.
Now, don’t hold us to it, but does this snippet remind anyone else of a “Fools Rush In” kinda-vibe? Or just scales? Perhaps the artist will enlighten us as to chosen instrument and selection.
Adagio in G – for Garage
Ha! Yes, always loved that piece!
Back in the day, (1980’s) there was a Concord Blue Devils drummer who would practice sometimes late at night behind what was then Payless at Monument and Contra Costa Blvd. in PH on the other side of the freeway from Sherman Acres. I always thought it was fun to listen to him from a distance pounding it out for an hour or so not really bothering anyone, but really having at it.
The Groove Rules…
That would be nice to stumble across.
We were on a story in the old Madame Tussauds in the city a couple of centuries ago, looking for a guy, when we heard this a’cappella version of Steve Miller’s “Fly Like An Eagle” bouncing down those dark, curvy corridors they have there. It took us a while but eventually we found this kid, tucked away in an alcove and rocking back and forth, just singing it. Perfect pitch, really nailing it. Turned out he was autistic. Never forgot that kid.
Haunting and beautiful. Maybe he’ll see this!
That would be nice. It would be good to put a “.” on this one.