Down by the River

My brother David and and I had a chance last week to see Gov't Mule play a show at the National Harbor Summer Concert Series. Any day you get to see my favorite guitar on the planet, Warren Haynes, is a good day. In this case a wonderful perfectly pleasant evening. I had never been to the National Harbor for a show and had no idea what to expect. It turned out the venue was great. On the river, during a beautiful sunset, a cool relaxed crowd, ample beer tents and plenty of room to roam around, all added up to create a mood that all was right with the World. My hard working little Canon G-9 performs beautifully for so many things but a little limiting in the low light concert photography department. (click images to enlarge)

I Love this Earth

The Earth Day Celebration is this Sunday on the National Mall. I haven't been to an Earth Day Celebration downtown in a few years. It's not like I don't love the Earth, I do love this Earth. As it turns out my favourite guitar player on the planet Earth is on the line-up to play, Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule, Allman Bros, ect). So, we're loading up the SUV, gassing up, and heading down to this one for a full day of re-connecting with Mother Earth.

Nothing says Earth Day to me like firing up some fossil fuel to power up a couple thousand watts of Marshall Amps so Warren can spew noxious ozone depleting licks into the upper atmosphere. Take a little break and view this clip of Gov't Mule doing War Pigs. Here are a few I shot of Warren, the first one from a DC show in 00, the second in 03 in NYC.