Lynn and I pulled into Hayward a little after 5:15 on Friday and checked into the Casino Lodge. Fortunately, as we were hauling luggage and instruments to our room, we ran into 'Joe' from the Hand Picked Bluegrass band who showed us the ropes. (The festival organizer had left for the day). We ate at the 'Buffet' and then got ready for the Casino Lounge show. We played about an hour starting at 8. We didn't know what to expect but there wasn't much of a crowd. Early on there were a couple guys here for the blue grass festival, but that was about it. Handpicked took over from about 9 to 10:30 - there were a few more folk and it looked liked some came to listen. We played another set until about 11:30 - Carl and the 'Banjo Man' and a few others we're in the audience. We also met someone who had a radio show in Hayward - gave him a CD. Handpicked closed out the night until one - the crowd had thinned considerably (Carl, Lynn, me and a fiddle player).
Sue from Hand pick has a great voice - they had a banjo/guitar player from Bloomington Ill who was very good. All and all a good sound. They're from Central WI, but belong to MBOTMA so we should be seeing thame around.
We're playing at noon and four today. That's all for now from the Lodge Computer!
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