A few weeks ago, during intermission at the Leo Coffeehouse, Papa Joe suggested that we take a Get Outta Here to the Ark in Ann Arbor. We are members of the Queen City Balladeers which was founded in 1963 and presents the Leo Coffeehouse, one of the oldest continuously run music coffeehouses in the United States. The Ark is either #1 or #2.
Joe checked his iPhone and saw that Lou and Peter Berryman were performing on October 25th. We agreed on the location and theme of our GOH, now we had to determine w
ho was going along. Phil, Karen, Joe, Carol, Jim and I confirmed so I made reservations, we bought tickets and set off for Ann Arbor.
Joe checked his iPhone and saw that Lou and Peter Berryman were performing on October 25th. We agreed on the location and theme of our GOH, now we had to determine w
ho was going along. Phil, Karen, Joe, Carol, Jim and I confirmed so I made reservations, we bought tickets and set off for Ann Arbor. We had a great ride, enjoying the autumn colors as we rode north. Phil and Karen arrived a day early and were already checking out downtown Ann Arbor. We arrived in early afternoon, checked into the same motel and then drove to meet them. We walked about the town looking into windows and doing just a bit of shopping before choosing a Chinese restaurant for dinner. The food was marvelous and the service attentive. We had two large bags of left overs that the guys put into the car before we headed to the concert. After our meal we joined the throng of people on Main Street, most of them of fans roaming downtown after the Michigan v. Michigan football game. We headed into the Ark around 7:30 and after a few seat changes, found just the right spot. Being musicians, a few of us needed to see the guitar from house left. Its informative to watch the musicians and seeing which chords and riffs are play on certain songs. We laughed like crazy at the hysterical show by two very funny and talented individuals. If you need a laugh or want to be impressed by musicians who use many, many, many words, google Lou & Peter Berryman of Madison, Wisconsin. I'll write more about them in another blog.
We got back to the motel and some of our leftovers while watching Saturday Night Life in the lobby. Joe and Phil were offered a small conference room and they jammed for a couple hours more. We reconnoitred in the lobby again on Sunday morning and enjoyed breakfast and an hour or so of laughs.
Sadly, Jim got sick in the middle of the night and stayed that way all the way home. His stomach did not enjoy the GOH although the rest of him had a great time.
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