Meeting Jerry Cole and Thunderchiefs

Last Friday I went to see Jerry Cole, King of Hot Rod guitar, perform at Saxon Pub. It was a great show and he can still play the guitar awesomely. However, Jerry ended up being a bit of a dirty old man.

Nothing makes the night go kerplunk faster than a pushy man. He kept talking of the wonders of Viagra and making indecent proposals. Spent the evening finding new ways to run away from the old wolf and yet wanted to get answers to my music questions.

I did discover the Thunderchiefs and want to be at their every show! These guys are so awesome, you'd think you were time traveling! They completely embody the era from the guitar licks to their costumes.

My interest du jour has been investigating older homes. So many of the little tract homes in my area were made with the idea to add on. Many were built leaving a spacious backyard just for this. From what I have read it seems as though the idea was was for newlyweds to move in, same money, and build as soon as a family started. Ideas changed quickly after the war and bigger homes came along. There was no need for frugality after the war. Out went the post Depression and WWII thinking. There was money, jobs and opportunity so...why add on if you could move into a home big enough. Many of the old honeymoon homes remain small and unchanged. I do love our enormous backyard though. It's quite the oasis in the middle of a city.