Jimmie Vaughan Brings Texas Blues To Buffalo's Asbury Hall
6/27/2023 - Buffalo, New York - Another day of the drill, last minute drive down NYS 90W to 33 into downtown Buffalo, New York to see the Texas Blues Legend, Jimmie Vaughan, perform at the lovely Asbury Hall at Babeville. I arrived a little early without a ticket and just happened upon a nice person at the box office to purchase my ticket two hours before the show. I decided to take a spot center stage first row of the balcony. A good unobstructed view in this nice little church with a capacity of about 1200. This show was full but not quite a sellout. The show opened with a solo performance by blues man Gabe Stillman. He did a decent blues set a nice opening act for Jimmie. Jimmie Vaughan and his Tilt A Whirl Band took the stage shortly after Stillman's set and they played a good almost two hour set of blues. He played some classics like D/FW and the tribute to his brother Stevie Ray, Six Strings Down. Jimmie and band were good and definitely entertained the near sellout crowd. After the show I was able to meet Jimmie and chat a bit and grab a couple pics. I told him I would see him in LA in September at the Crossroads Guitar Festival. Another excellent last minute concert excursion at a nice little venue, I will be back...Slideshow[]
Drone Shot Log - Turning Point Park - Rochester, New York
Eagles Take It To The Limit At KeyBank Center In Buffalo
10/23/2022 - Rochester, New York - Some nice fall foliage drone shots of Rochester's little gem, Turning Point Park.Slideshow[]
4/21/2022 - Buffalo, New York - Today, we headed West down the NYS Thruway to Route 33 into the heart of the city of Buffalo to see the classic rock of the Eagles at KeyBank Center. We stopped for a quick bite at Teds on Transit and then headed to the show. We encountered traffic and long security lines but made it to our seats just a couple minutes prior to the show start which was promptly at 8 PM. Our seats were excellent a couple rows up right of stage about eleven rows back. The band came out and did a great three hour set. The tour dubbed Hotel California 2022 opened with the band playing the entire album in the first set. The band started the show with Hotel California with Joe Walsh and Steuart Smith playing the double neck thru the classic solo. Don Henley lending excellent vocals. The full string section of local musicians and the full choir made for an epic sound on Wasted Time. The band took a break after the Hotel California set and then came out for greatest hits set. Vince Gill played a couple of Glenn Frey songs like Take It To The Limit and Peaceful Easy Feeling and Timothy B. Schmit was excellent on I Cant Tell You Why. After that mix in some classic Joe Walsh covers like In The City, Lifes Been Good and some Funk #49. They closed set two with Heartache Tonight. They finished the three hour plus show with a 4 song encore including Rocky Mountain Way, Boys of Summer and closing with Best Of My Love. Great show that the sellout crowd definitely enjoyed.Slideshow[]
Weekend Getaway To Cape Vincent and Alexandria Bay
10/17/2020 - Cape Vincent, New York - Today, we headed northeast down NYS Thruway up to the 1000 Islands for a little weekend getaway to Cape Vincent, New York. We rented a nice little cottage at Angel Rock Waterfront cottages with a nice water front view nestled right along the St Lawrence River. We spent time the first day exploring the villages of Cape Vincent and Clayton having a nice dinner at O'Briens in Clayton that included some delicious bacon wrapped scallops. We enjoyed some time relaxing in our cozy cottage with the next day heading down to Alexandria Bay area. We explored the Alex Bay area taking in views of Boldt Castle and the fall foliage from Scenic View Park and hit a few shops. We went back to the cottage and relaxed watching some football then headed to Wise Guys Restaurant in Chaumont for an excellent dinner at the newly opened Italian restaurant, highly recommend. A nice fall get away.Slideshow[]
Whales Abound Enjoying The Last Days On Maui - Part IV
4/4/2015 - Lahaina, Hawaii - The last days on this Maui trip included suns, moons, mountains and many whales. The day started very early with what were unbelievable moons. For the second year in a row we got to take in spectacular views of the full lunar eclipse or better known as the Blood Moon. The day started getting up early to see the sunrise from the beach and the moon set. We decided to take a trip east again this time we drove to the top of Mount Haleakala. At first the views at Leleiwi Overlook and the peak observation decks were obstructed by clouds but they moved out quickly and we took in the fantastic lunar like views of the crater. We headed back to the condo and watched another nice Maui sunset and went back to Lahaina and ate a nice dinner at Longhi's. The final full day we headed back to Lahaina and went on a whale watch with the Ultimate Whale Watch. This watch was pretty special as we followed a group of a dozen whales in competition. A lot of activity from tails to fins. On this watch we were whale mugged as the whales came right up to the raft and we got some great video above and below the water of the mom and baby literally within arms reach. This was a great whale watch and we will be back again with them next time. We headed back to Kapalua Bay for some final snorkeling and relaxing on the beach. We then headed back to the condo took in our final sunset and went back to Lahaina to do some shopping and cruising the art galleries. We stopped at Fleetwood's on Front Street, where the Pink Floyd cover band Echoes was playing the complete Dark Side Of The Moon album in honor of the full moon and Lunar Eclipse. A really nice last full day, sadly our time on Maui is almost over. 1235Slideshow[]
Merton Williams Jazz And Wind Win Musicfest At Darien Lake
6/1/2013 - Corfu, New York - Today we headed west to Darien Lake Amusement Park in Corfu, New York with Dominic and his Merton Williams classmates to participate in the annual Musicfest. Dominic played his saxophone with both the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band. Jazz Band played a good set competing not only against a number of other schools but also against some gusting high winds. Both Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble performed very well taking home the first place trophy in there respective divisions. In between performances the kids had time to relax and enjoy a nice warm June day hitting both the waterpark and amusement park rides. Congratulations to the Merton Williams Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble on their wins in this years Musicfest.Slideshow[]
Relaxing In Maui With Whales, Sharks and Beaches - Part II
Thorogood, Cray and Thunderbirds Rock Out CMAC
4/2/2013 - Maui, Hawaii - The Maui adventure continued today in typical fashion with another perfect day which started with the relaxing daily early morning beach walk. The walk included not only gorgeous island views of Molakai and Lanai but also several humpbacks active just off shore. We headed to Lahaina for the first of our annual whale watch expeditions with the Pacific Whale Foundation on their boat Ocean Liberty. Again it did not take long for us to encounter many whales as soon as we left the Lahaina harbor. We had a great time on this watch as usual which provided us with plenty of tails and closeup views of humpback whales that came right up to the boat and gorgeous panoramic views of the island of Maui. Still my personal favorite thing to do in Maui. After the watch we enjoyed a nice lunch in Lahaina at a nice little place called Jay's Place then back to the condo for sunning, swimming and drinking by the ocean front pool at Kaanapali Shores. We were shocked to find out that someone was attacked by a shark in front of our condo, the beach was closed for a day and Maui officials combed the beach and water in front of our condo. We enjoyed another nice Maui sunset and then headed back to Lahaina for a nice dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. After dinner Dom and Dad played some late night tennis on the Kaanapali Shore courts. More Maui to come. 1345Slideshow[]
8/11/2010 - Canandaigua, New York - Dad and Dom made another concert roadtrip today, this time the destination was the Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, better known as CMAC. The blues rock show included three headliners the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Robert Cray and George Thorogood and the Destroyers. A perfect August night for a show with the Thunderbirds opening the show with a decent short set. Robert Cray followed with his typical great guitar playing, but his set was disappointing in that it was short and did not contain many of his classics. George Thorogood and the Destroyers followed shortly after and put on an excellent show. George played all his greatest hits including One Bourbon One Scotch and One Beer, I Drink Alone, Who Do You Love?, Move It On Over and one of my personal live favorites Night Time. A great night of blues and rock and roll.Slideshow[]
Florios Cheer Sabres At Blue Cross Arena
Little Debbie Florio Turns 40 Years Old !
10/26/2005 - Rochester, New York - Nicole attended her first NHL hockey game at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena where the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Washington Capitals. Dominic and Nicole's cheering wasnt enough to help the Sabres who lost the game 3-2. Regardless of the score it was a fun time for all. This is the second season a Sabres home regular season game was played in Rochester not Buffalo.Slideshow[]
8/7/2005 - Hilton, New York - Little Debbie Florio officially became an old lady today, turning the BIG 4-0 ! A party was held to celebrate Deb's landmark birthday at home with friends and family onhand to celebrate this joyous occasion. The celebration also included a belated birthday celebration for sister Suzi who turned 33 earlier in the week, just a youngster. Happy birthday to the sisters ooo and doo.Slideshow[]
Dominic Cheers Bills To 16-6 Victory Over Broncos
Buffalo Bills Monday Night Loss Ends Excellent Texas Trip
11/26/1990 - Houston, Texas - We hopped on a plane and headed down South to Dallas, Texas to stay with my old friend Joe and catch the Monday Night Buffalo Bills game against the Houston Oilers. We stayed in Plano with Joe and had a good time exploring the Dallas area a biit. My cousin Joann came up for a visit and we headed into downtown Dallas for some partying and gaming. We managed to play some golf and ate the biggest lobster we have ever eaten at Red's Seafood Reastaurant. The lobster was absolutely delicious and filled four people. We hopped in the car and drove two plus hours down to Houston to watch our Buffalo Bills take on the Houston Oilers on Monday Night Football at the Houston Asterdome. We were joined by a large group of Buffaloians who were down for the game including one of my college roommates Tony P. We got to Houston early and all tailgated in the parking lot in anticipation of the matchup between Warren Moon and Jim Kelly and our Bills. We had two signs with us provided by WCMF radio to display at the game. We entered the Asterdome early and cheered our team pregame from the endzone even getting a ball from the Bill's Leonard 'Hitman' Smith. It was an excellent game with Kelly and Moon battling back and forth with the Bills coming out on the losing end to the Oilers 24-27. A disappointing loss to say the least that made us drive back to Plano post game. A great trip that unfortunately ended with the Bills loss but a blast none the less.Slideshow[]
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