My sister wears a sign on her back

  "tell me your life history"

That is what her friends say and it sort of fits, she has a real gift for conversation.

But I think she left the sign at my house , because we were at the mall, Saturday night, our usual free date night and while listening to the trio, 

Well, you can't see the drummer, but he is sitting down to the left of the bass
thus, a trio 

The trio is our favorite. Maybe because they were playing the first time we discovered the mall program.  Maybe it is because Andy is very friendly and remembers our names and chats with us.

There is another couple who usually snag two of the three comfy chairs by the piano, but tonight, all three are empty. 

We are sitting down for a few minutes before a gentleman comes.

Not sure of his name, but I am pretty sure he is lonely.

He was missing his little children. They now live in Oregon and he got to spend the holidays with them.   But they will be moving to California and he might have to find a job and move there too.  He tells me their ages and how much he loves them. 

But there are the children from his first marriage that moved back to Japan, they could not handle the English language. Yes, the English language is very hard...so is the Japanese language.  etc.


He plays with a jazz group along with "our" bass player a couple times a week... and pretty soon...

Yep, Andy gets up and Jazz man sits down.  And WOW, he can play.     

And then, also in casual attire,   Andy's nephew  Mike

We know Mike, because he often plays on Saturday evenings, but then, he wears a tuxedo

Tonight we get a little different style....and we like it..

oops it is 8:30  show is over.