Belle, Diana and Ted went up to Tahoe this past weekend and teamed up with Alhambra Valley Band's Mitch Polzak and 49 Special's Tyson Alteri to deliver a rocking bluegrass show on the deck at Sugar Bowl's Judah Lodge.  Due to a typo on the lodge's entertainment listing, we were billed as Belle Manore and her Brewglass Boys!  With Belle on bass duties, Tyson on guitar and Mitch on Banjo, Ted on mando and Diana on fiddle, Belle Manore and the random boys and girl pulled off a great show.  

We could try to describe the fantastic setting and awesome weather, but instead will publish here something that was scribbled on a piece of paper by a young guy sitting right in front and dropped into our tip jar. Enjoy...

The sun is bright and the day is shining.  A bluegrass quintet warms the air.  Everyone smiles. Sunday and a fiddle; beauteous.  Reflections of a white snow glitter in the eyes of the young, beer in the old.  One man has gin.  Momentarily I am engulfed.  Good as beer for the hangover, and less expensive.  Music runs through my heart, primarily because they put their hearts into their music. A band of cool cats with cool glasses.  Lonely and adventurous clouds pass the sky, though they can blot neither the sun nor the spirit.  Bluegrass!  Mandolin Man maintains.  Bass blasts.  Guitar to the lead, all smiles. I appreciate this!  Elvis rocks the banjo. Five-on-it says it ain't the first time he's encountered the comparison. Is the gray real? Outfitted retro with a young soul. Dichotomous or confused, we won't ask. The fiddler defies proper description, though my attention warrents lovely as a secondary substitute. Blush...Still engulfed. Encouraging for an ADHD kid. Thank you.

Nature nears springtime and the butterflies are blooming!