Great night at the Oyster House

I had a really fun (and interesting!) gig at the Oyster House Saloon in Studio City on Monday night. My partners in crime were Adam Cohen on bass, Jamie Findlay on guitar, and Tim McIntyre on drums. Great band...! It was my first night at this place, so I was a little worried about getting people to come out on Monday night at 10 pm. I didn't need to worry...all my dog-walking pals at Beeman Park showed up, family members came out, and a few old friends I haven't seen in a long while. Musicians Ron King, Dori Amarilio, and Oskar Cartaya also dropped by.

The Oyster House is a very casual local hang, great oysters (thus the name, right?) and a wide selection of cold beer on tap as well as any drink you can imagine. The bartender (Chris) is a very colorful and warm character, and you just never know who is going to walk in the door.

A week before, Al Jarreau was eating dinner at the front, and on Monday, Snoop Dogg's buddy Donald Smith (aka "Lil Half Dead") ran up to me, gave me a huge hug, and asked me if I would like to sing on some hip hop tracks!! Dori said he would pay to see me do this. Maybe I'll take him up on it....!