Buddy Guy and B.B. King

Saturday:
After the car show my dad, mom, and friend JC went with me to a concert at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga. It is a great venue because of the awesome views of Silicon Valley from 1,300 ft above sea level.  This isn't the first time I have been to this venue, but it is the first time I have seen Buddy Guy and B.B. King in concert!  I didn't really know their songs by name, but as you might know, I love all pretty much types of music.  For those who don't know, Buddy Guy and B.B. King are two of the most influential guitar players ever.  They helped pioneer the blues genre of music.  B.B. King is often referred to as "The King of Blues."  Buddy Guy opened the show and told many different stories to the crowd.  The show was almost half comedy, half amazing guitar riffs!  Towards the end, he walked around in the audience while soloing!  After his amazing performance, it was time for The King.  His band opened up with drums, keyboards, trumpets and a sax.  As they all played, some roadies helped B.B. to his chair on the center stage.  He is 84 years old so naturally he likes to just sit and play rather than jump around on stage.  He was also great on the guitar, but told way more stories compared to Buddy.  All and all, it was a great concert!

There was a strict no camera rule at this show but I still managed to get a few shots with a cellphone.

Buddy Guy soloing in the crowd.

B.B. King with his band.

Hot August Niles

Saturday:
Hot August Nights Niles is a local car show held in the historic town of Niles in Fremont.  Cars at the shows are all American.  Everything from 1930's Fords, 57' Chevys, muscle cars of the 70's and 80's, and modern street cars.  My dad and I usually pay a visit to the show every year, but this time we actually showed a car in the show.  The main street through downtown is shut down for a few blocks and all the cars park in the street.  We enjoy this show because it isn't too big and doesn't take all day to walk through like some other shows we go to.  Most of our friends that live in Fremont and like cars come to this show.  We get to talk to many people at the show because we see so many new and old friends.