Thursday night, Bill Henderson of Chilliwack played at Moby’s Pub in Ganges on Salt Spring Island. Bill’s band “The Party Band” included: Greg Pauker guitar and vocals, Dave Davies bass, and Mike Stefancsik on Drums.
Thursday night, Bill Henderson of Chilliwack played at Moby’s Pub in Ganges on Salt Spring Island. Bill’s band “The Party Band” included: Greg Pauker guitar and vocals, Dave Davies bass, and Mike Stefancsik on Drums.
In 2002, I was working in San Francisco. I worked as a carpenter right across the street from Giants Stadium. Not only could I see the big reader board in the stadium and see Barry Bonds hit his 73rd in 2001, but I got to see the Stones play the stadium.
Down the pier from the stadium was a little old-time cafe called the Java House.
I would walk across the street for breakfast a couple of times a week.One morning I had been listening to an NPR interview with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the noted activist, co-founder of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers .
After listening to the interview I headed across to the cafe and settled into one of the booths. From the next table over I heard a voice that sounded a lot like the one in the radio interview. I turned and asked the gentleman sitting there what his name was….he said “Larry” I thought so I muttered to myself, and what a coincidence! I asked him if I could draw his portrait ( I usually carry some kind of paper and pencil with me). He returned to his meal and I started drawing. He seemed a little uncomfortable with my forwardness so I just made a quick sketch. Here’s the result.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti turned 96 in March of 2015, and is…. still active. He shows his paintings at The George Krevsky Gallery.