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Music Under The Stars at Barones.. Best Season EVER! for (us!)

long list of public "thank yous!!"  -but let me start by saying.. WOW! to the Peelers..   there is still one more Thursday night ahead, but we cannot attend, so last night was our personal finale..

and when it comes to live bands, live music.. Pride & Joy is at the top..  and we love something about every band we've had the pleasure to listen/dance too..    [Link here to list of bands on Barones website]

but the peelers put the grand in our finale, because...  like, what a mix! ..of not just songs; but genres..   DJ's and bands know..

you are at great risk of killing the mood sometimes if you jump from  one type of music to another..    -only the experienced ones accomplish this with purpose:   -intentionally vacate the dance floor and send people back to the bar for drinks.. keep the money and the spirits flowing; lure them back on the floor... 

but the inexperienced can accidentally vacate the dance floor; kill the mood.. send people, not to the bar, but out the door looking for a new place to get their groove on..

so, my first admiration is for the artistic risk the peelers took, -and it was their first appearance at barones..

when i heard the lead singer say, out loud to the somewhat confused audience, "we are known for clearing out an entire dance floor..  and creating a whole new mix".   -i knew, he knew..

and they knew.. exactly what they were doing.  creative destruction applied on the dance floor!   so, a little R&B...  and the R&B people are busting a move, and then..

Wipe out!   -time for a little country...

Country song clears the R&B dancers off the floor, and the country music lovers come out of the closet..

who knew?  the country song reveals how many country music lovers/dancers are in the audience..  and it turns out there were a fair number..   singing along to the lyrics.. having a wonderful time, but..

Wipe Out! again..    just when the country music lovers have their rhythm going; time for some 80's...

repeat; repeat; repeat...  R&B; country; 80's; classic rock; rap; 70's.. and a long list of songs I was hearing for the very first time..

the joy was in the unpredictability of what was coming next..

I'd give anything to see the whole night from the birds eye view, and if I had the creative means to do it, I would create a mini time lapse video using colored dots to show what it looked like..   Different colored coded dots to represent who liked what music..

and one of the most gigantic blessings ever! is that Motown,

well, his dot would be

/k. hold on here.. I have to go look up how to spell..

Psychadellic..

-psychedelic.   but the definition isn't exactly what I mean..  what I mean is..

multicolored; not in a rainbow way..but abstract;   oh my gosh.. Skip please..

"He dances to everything!".  and since he seemed game; I stayed game..    and it became quite a fun thing to dance, and then stop.. listen closely for what beat was hitting us next, and then..

figure out how to dance to it..    

and because the peelers knew what they were doing.. everyone stayed in on it..  and who was dancing with who became mixed up too..   so Motown & craig danced with different people, Keeshie danced with new people, I danced with new people, and I witnessed that kind of cool effect..   mix of music; mix of who was dancing with who...

very fun; very fun

and this has been our great joy for how many years? my sister and I..   Barones music under the stars..   and I swear to you..  each year it becomes even more of a blessing..

the addition of pride & joy; favorite band/favorite venue..   and then Motown & craig " thank you!".  -spoiling us! with dances, drinks, appetisers, authentic friendship..

the childcare providers, which include our parents, my daughter, my daughters friends.. who help make our 'cast your care' nights possible -by not only providing trustworthy childcare, but transportation to & from..   !!...   so we can enjoy a couple beverages worry free..    /and they do enhance the experience; no denying..

and Michael.. "Thank you!"..  always the handsome/gracious escort/organizer/traffic control for the most talked about restrooms in nightclub history...

our waiters/servers, who have come to know us through repeat visits and greet us with smiles and warm hugs!  and take such good care of us at whatever table we land..   /and extra thank you here to Motown & Craig for saving table space for us!    -and to my mom, and aunt Betty, who saved us a table too...  and joined us for one of the music under the stars nights..  

and Steve, and Jamie, and Alexander, and ...   well, my track record with names is not good, but.. There are at least a dozen people we know by face.. and by dance floor.. who just add friendship, add joy, add to the magic that is Barones..

And yes, I realize I have not won an academy award, and I have no restrictions in the blogosphere when it comes to how many people I'm allowed to thank...

So, despite the music que I still hear in the background..   

" I would also of course! like to thank the directors: Joe & maricela..

for making these magical nights possible...   and the entire cast of characters in, around and behind the scenes..  from the cover charge collectors to security to..   everyone!

-write in the middle of some of the most challenging/demanding weeks sometimes..

the thing my sister and I could count on..  each other; everyone mentioned above..  and awesome live music under the stars...

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we are already counting down to the 2016 season...

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A toast!

"To uptown funk, In Jesus name..    amen!"

posted by SHE @ 9:26 AM