Brett L.
Kenneth & Chad at Yoshi's
Trying to branch out geographically and culturally, I accepted Chad's invitation to see Marc Ribot play some mean jazz guitar at Yoshi's in Oaktown. Some of it was experimental, and some of it was good. I rather enjoyed the evening. I liked the bluesy number and disliked the clowning of a local saxophonist he brought up on stage at the end. No worries. Some really nice music, all-in-all - I would go again. Thanks for the invite, Chad.
After we got our wine, Kenneth had a quotable, "It is good to contemplate the subtleties of bad wine while listening to complex music," or something to that effect.
To top it off, it turns out that Yoshi's cheated us. A wine that listed as Old Vine Zinfandel was delivered as a simple California at the same price. Neither the waitress nor the manager could offer any redress and we (Chad - thanks) ended up paying for it with the small promise of talking to the owner tomorrow. Talk about taking a minor glitch and turning it into a major issue. Pathetic. Utterly. Makes it seem even more likely to be systematic and intentional cheating of customers.
Kenneth & Chad at Yoshi's
Trying to branch out geographically and culturally, I accepted Chad's invitation to see Marc Ribot play some mean jazz guitar at Yoshi's in Oaktown. Some of it was experimental, and some of it was good. I rather enjoyed the evening. I liked the bluesy number and disliked the clowning of a local saxophonist he brought up on stage at the end. No worries. Some really nice music, all-in-all - I would go again. Thanks for the invite, Chad.
After we got our wine, Kenneth had a quotable, "It is good to contemplate the subtleties of bad wine while listening to complex music," or something to that effect.
To top it off, it turns out that Yoshi's cheated us. A wine that listed as Old Vine Zinfandel was delivered as a simple California at the same price. Neither the waitress nor the manager could offer any redress and we (Chad - thanks) ended up paying for it with the small promise of talking to the owner tomorrow. Talk about taking a minor glitch and turning it into a major issue. Pathetic. Utterly. Makes it seem even more likely to be systematic and intentional cheating of customers.