http://www.pechanga.com/
Connie, Russ, Chris and Betsy were going to see Straight No Chaser, an a capella group, at the Pechanga Casino and invited us to join them. Also a belated birthday celebration for Russ and myself. Pechanga is less than 40 miles from our house close to Temecula.
We met there and gambled a little before dinner. Connie had picked Kelsey's for dinner because of the variety of food. We ate dinner and then headed toward the theatre.
The theatre was nice and intimate and Connie did a great job on getting the tickets.
http://www.sncmusic.com/
Watch the video on the link above - Chasers at sea.
First a little background:
The group formed in 1996 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Together the 10 students -- Dan Ponce, Randy Stine, Charlie Mechling, Steve Morgan, Jerome Collins, Dave Roberts, Walter Chase, Mike Itkoff, Patrick Hachey, and Kevin Caroll, became Straight No Chaser. Their name was inspired by the title track of Thelonious Monk's 1967 album, Straight, No Chaser, and is a conscious evocation of the popular American slang phrase often employed in the requesting of a drink.
Well I was pleasantly surprised. The song choices were varied and it was interesting how the voices came together to actually sound like there were some instruments being played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzccH05dMbY
The concert was good and very entertaining. Afterwards we gambled a little more. No big winners as I recall. Bridget did see a celebrity, who has a history of gambling problems. I'll leave it at that.
Good times with the family.
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