Did you come down for Friday Nights in the Village? If not, well you missed out on some good old fashioned fun. My band – Full Flight – played at The Copper Q.
The staff there is terrific and the coffee is better than Starbucks! We got set up around 4:30 and there were people eagerly waiting for us to start. We played from 5 pm until 8 pm. We all had a blast, playing music while little kids danced with their parents. I noticed that some people were enjoying ice cream from North Pole Fudge and Ice Cream across the street, its too bad that you can’t eat ice cream while playing the guitar – it looked very tasty.
On Saturday, there was the 31st Annual Wooden Boat Show at the Pine Knot Marina. I stopped by to check out the boats for a bit.
I called this one “Flash Gordons Boat” because it reminded me that old comic hero’s rocket ship.
This was an 1886 steam engine boat. The hull had been reconstructed out of fiberglass in the 60’s. It reminded me of the boat in the movie “African Queen” with Humphry Bogart and Katherine Hepburn
A couple of Packard’s stood at the entrance. these are beautifully restored and are owned by a local here in Big Bear.
Of course – with so many boats and so little space – I put the rest in a slideshow – enjoy!
Sunday – I needed to go off the mountain to get some DVD’s and printing ink. On the way back – I went to Hanger 24 – the brewery in Redlands.
There are plenty of places up here on the mountain serving this delicious micro-brew and I did not know the actual brewery was so close. The beer is really brewed right there!
I went there with the intention of speaking to management about Full Flight playing there – and of course had to order a “Flight” of their beers.
Rebecca and I enjoyed tasting 9 beers for only $8! As were were only on a short mission, we did not stay long but we will to go back again, hopefully for a gig.
Locally, Le Dolce Vita Tasting Room serves a large selection of Hanger 24 in bottles and Murrays usually has the Orange Wheat on tap.
The Big Bear Times 