Ian’s blog

Flambeau in Bernal! (well, mostly)

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:23:08 -0600

Tom Rigney and his wife, Judith finally made good on their threat to come for a visit. They traveled with Caroline and Jaime, who already own a house here, and we sure kept them busy. We went to the huge mercado in Ezequiel Montes, San Miguel de Allende, and deep into the Sierra Gorda mountains to s

My first gig in Bernal

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:54:04 -0500

Our good friend, Edgardo, asked me to put together a band to represent the USA for the 2nd annual Fiesta de la Luna in Bernal. There were four other countries represented as well, Spain, Italy, Cuba and Mexico. We decided that a Blues band would accurately represent US music so I enlisted the multi-

Beach Time!!

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:44:02 -0500

We took a trip to Puerto Vallarta and Yelapa. Really fell in love with Yelapa and met some terrific people. Yelapa is only reachable by water taxi and has no cars. It was very relaxing and liberating. Here is the link for the pics: http://gallery.mac.com/stiix/100008

My First Gig in Mexico

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:53:36 -0500

I just played my first gig in Mexico and also had my name featured in an article in the local paper in San Miguel, which is where the gig took place. It was not a paying gig but it was a fundraiser for a very good cause called Casita Linda. A group of volunteers are able to go into the small village

Back in the bay area

Fri, 4 May 2007 12:27:53 -0500

Ok, I guess we need to have a caption contest so submit your entries below. We returned to the bay area in May and June and joined the Punch Studio TGL gang for a great Cinco de Mayo party in the park. We then had a big blowout party at our house in the east bay. I went camping with my daughter, Adr