Bill, it was a fantastic night of music Friday. Every time I go there I feel great when I leave. Jakes has a strong core group that come in regularly and new people consistently showup. It was great to see Jeff Jacobson and Lara Ewen from New York there on Friday. I went to see there performance at Pro Star Studios last night a stellar performance. I want to thank Frank Ryan for closing out the evening with "Goodnight Irene". I have to miss next Friday, I'm going to Ruth Eckerd Hall to see Benise Nights of Fire, a compilation of Flamingo, Salsa, Gypsy, and Spanish Instumental Guitar. Check it out on You Tube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZFUjZ9WGokg

For those of you that are not familiar with Jakes Java Joint its at 3644 West Kennedy Blvd. Tampa. Couldn't be easier to find, just east of Dale Mabry with plenty of parking. It is a Friday open mike with great Acoustic Sound in an eclectic setting and a diversified following that includes spoken word, poetry, comedy, drama, opera, and music and whatever but you can never tell what the whatever will be. But always a good night with good people and that is what is important.
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