L-R: (in back) Dr. Cathy Lassiter, Laura (Pursell) Byrnes, David Byrnes, (in front) Alan Priven
The gang headed out to Barone's again on Friday night to surprise Alan Priven on his birthday. Jelsa Palao was singing - what a voice! Alan and Cheryl were their with their family, and a huge chocolate mousse cake was brought out by Tom Monteleone. Jelsa sang Happy Birthday, with Paul Gormley on bass, Dave Mosko on piano and a drummer (whose name escapes me). It was a great band.
We crashed Tony and Rosemarie Russell's table, and then we were joined by Mel Kohl. The 5 of us got into a VERY spirited conversation on politics, Obama and the situation in Iran, and I hope the volume at our table didn't irritate Jelsa. I truly didn't want to get into politics on a night of such great music, but I guess that's not realistic with so much going on.
At any rate, a great time was had by all. Despite our differences, we can still appreciate a great night of music and friendship!
L-R: David Byrnes, Laura (Pursell) Byrnes, Tony Russell, Rosemarie Russell, Mel Kohl
