John Nguyen
8/18/2011 1:48:00 AM
On Aug 17, 2:52 pm, "Steve Freides" <st...@kbnj.com> wrote:
> I'll be playing Sunday brunch, noon to 2 PM, at Sook Pastry, on South
> Broad Street near the train station in lovely Ridgewood, NJ (a 5-10
> minute walk from my house). My first official performance, after a 2
> hour tryout last Sunday night, will be this coming Sunday.
>
> The pay is low but I figure that, since I've been doing this in my
> living room for my own entertainment and not getting paid for it,
> following in Andrew Schulman's footsteps (granted I'll be quite a few
> steps behind) should be a treat for me. The last time I played
> classical guitar for an audience was in a faculty concert at the
> community college about 7 or 8 years ago, and before that was probably
> some time in the 1970's. Just doing this will be fun, and getting paid
> a little for it will be a bonus.
>
> The pastries are to die for at this place, they make great coffee and
> coffee drinks (e.g., lattes). I had two savory crepes for dinner after
> I played last Sunday - also very good, although I think the sweets are
> what the place is really about.
>
> My Hippner (purchased from r.m.c.g.'er Richard Sayage, and the same
> brand Andrew plays) is at shop of luthier Allen Watsky in Leonia, NJ,
> getting a K&K Pure Classic and Pre-Phase preamp installed. It's a
> Hauser style guitar, which means it's on the small side, and that suits
> me because I'm also on the small side. My amplifier will be an Acoustic
> Image Ten2, a newer model from the same company that makes the Contra
> and Coda that Andrew plays.
>
> Anyone in the area on a Sunday is cordially invited to stop by! It's
> about 15 minutes by car from the George Washington Bridge into upper
> NYC.
>
> -S-
Fantastic! Congrats!