Well, Fresno State plays UCLA this Saturday at the Rose Bowl, and I will be there. However, day one of the Adams Avenue Street Fair is Saturday as well. I live a house away from Adams, so it would be super convenient for me to go, and I will go on Sunday. But what makes missing Saturday suck is that I just found out Big Jay McNeely will be playing.
Big Jay is a criminally under appreciated (me included, until around 1997) uptempo saxophone player who absolutely influenced the direction of rock'n'roll in the 50's. But, I'm no expert on the man. I stumbled upon a bargain bin CD (Big Jay McNeely In 3-D) a decade ago and thought, "what the hell?", only to be blown away when I finally played it. I'll admit, I didn't even realize the guy was still alive, much less still playing.
So yeah, it sucks that I have to miss him play, but my Bulldogs in the Rose Bowl supercede almost everything.
Plus, SC hates honkin' horns. That's some choice she gets, foootball or horns. I'm a selfish, selfish, man.
So my point is, if you are going to the street fair, or just looking for something to do Saturday, GO SEE BIG JAY MCNEELY!!! It's be sad to see a sparse crowd show up for a legend.
Here's some stuff to get you primed.
Big Jay Shuffle
The Goof
Nervous Man Nervous (hmmm....did this inspire BDP's "Nervous"?)
Here's the lowdown:
Big Jay McNeely, Saturday, Sept 27, 7:45pm, Hawley Blues Stage
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