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I believe I left off where we were going in to see Frank and John in Scottsdale on Saturday.  We went over in the afternoon and enjoyed some time at their pool.  We then went up to their unit, changed, and headed out to find a place for dinner.

  Not sure what’s wrong with Gerard in this photo — like he was sitting on something.

We lucked out and got a table on the patio next to the street.  This old boat went by as we were having dinner on the patio.


So they went back to Vancouver on Monday (holiday in BC).  But we will see them again in Palm Springs in early March!

Sunday and Monday, we went out for some hikes.  On Monday, John and Judy arrived so we had them over for dinner Monday night.  Nice to see them here!  We’ve got a few plans for the rest of the week.

On Tuesday, we went out to Lost Dutchmen State Park and did a hike.  Beautiful spot.


Here’s the happy gang (sans moi).


We got up pretty close to the mountain where we couldn’t really go much higher without rock-climbing/mountain climbing skills.  Um, none of us have those.

We went back to their place afterward to cool down.  A couple were walking by with their dogs.  Isn’t this the sweetest thing???


Yesterday (Wednesday) we went to the Snowbirds Extravaganza in Mesa at the Convention Centre.  They had some booths set up, but that part wasn’t very big.  We went for the entertainment.  It’s all free, and they had a Canadian line-up of entertainers.  A variety of things from comedy to terrific singing.  There were 7 acts, and they were all different.  Each one only about a half hour.  Good timing as the weather down here is...like Ontario!  Well, maybe Ontario in the spring.  Raining!!! And coolish.

The photos are not good, but they were better than getting them on the stage.  The lights played havoc with photos, so I took them of the video screen.

This is Dan Hill.  He had some hits, but his big one was “Sometimes When We Touch”.  He continues to write songs.

John McDermott brought tears to my eyes.  He is such a beautiful singer, particularly known for Scottish and Irish tunes.  He ended with A Cappella of “Danny Boy”.  Absolutely beautiful.

The final act was Ian Thomas.  He can still rock it.  He played his big hits (mostly done by others, like Santana and America), ending with “Painted Ladies”, of course.

His drummer had a “Ringo” hat.  I tried to get a decent photo, but the lights made it impossible.  Trust me...it says “Ringo” on his hat.


So that brings us up-to-date.  Not too much planned today except for dinner tonight.  It rained all night and is still raining!  Hey, we’re in the desert!!!

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