Church Street Saturday Night

It was a scene Saturday night & Meg Beattie Patrick got some great pics:

Facebook Doesn't Suck

So I'm checking out my album on Facebook & I find this pic..... Cheryl & Ed, Greg & Joe at the Carter Barnraising.... Great shot, Meg!

Church Street Summer Music Fest Calendar is Out!

Thanks to Meg Beattie Patrick & Julian Keenan for their rock n' roll efforts putting together another sensational summer schedule!

Tim Kennedy & Dave Sobel (and special guests) will be performing Thursday, 6/7/12

Outdoor Music Starts Tonight!

It's gonna be a perfect evening as the Church Street Summer Music Fest Kicks off tonight with Meg Beattie Patrick & special guest Joshua Sanders. Flamenco Friday, The Levins on Saturday, Grey's Light Sunday and a very special Parents Who Rock / Montclair Patch fundraiser on Monday from 12 - 4 for the Carter family who were left homeless by a Mother's Day fire.

Grey's Light - Kennedy Grey & Luke Michura

Pit Band 5/16

New Sign

Photo by Meg

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3/28/79 - Where Were You 33 Years Ago?

 (A sight return)..... 32 years, 11 months & 2 weeks (or so) ago I wrapped up a two year stint living and working in the inner circle, map below.  My first management job running a pizza, subs & chicken parm shop in Middletown, with a cute little sweat equity piece... the guys from TMI got meal vouchers for OT we were thatclose.

This was during the hiatus between the two halves of my Penn State career.  By early '79, I realized the limitations of working for someone else's family business.  So I hied on back to Happy Valley a coupla weeks before the meltdown and moved out to the second circle, map below.

I was just settling back in at Penn State when the disaster occurred (what we used to call it before 9/11).  It was a scary damn thing.  My brother was still running the sister restaurant in Elizabethtown, just outside the first circle, top map....
I spoke on the phone with Claudia Hegenstaller & Donna Beaver with whom I'd worked (I can't believe I remember their names!).  Both living in Royalton... right on the Susquehanna, literally a few hundred yards from the power plant... Donna a single mom with two or three little ones.  The conversations were, basically, WTF do you do?  Still don't know.

The apocalyptic vibe was over-powering..... Jackson and Bruce did a concert.

Kennedy's Birthday!

Photo: Michael (Shutterbug Slim) Reitman

Famous Flan & More

Lots going on this week:

Last night Tapastry's Flan won an award......

Tomorrow's Studio 12 Open mic should have a crowd as the Spring like weather should have everyone in a good mood.

Gene Phipps

Thursday night Tapastry will feature our good friend Bob Cannon in our main dining room...

Friday brings back Romeria Flamenca

Saturday night we will feature our amigos from Compas...

.... and the week wraps up on Sunday with Tapastry favorites Tom Picard & Carl Croce's in their acoustic showcase.

50 Years Ago Today

Sadie Hawkins Day at Studio 12

Put on your best bib & tucker and come on out for the fun!