Pearl Jam Concert Poster Art

I love looking at concert posters for different groups. I was at the Haight St. Art Center and they had a great exhibit - A collection of almost 30 years of Pearl Jam concert posters. Pearl Jam you can say is one of the most influential bands to come out of the grunge era of the early 1990's. They were elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 and their concert poster art over the last three decades has been amazing:

To me, these are works of art and the Haight St. Art Center did a wonderful job in presenting the exhibit.

Music Monday: Some Old School Hip Hop

Music Monday: Just playing some old school Hip Hop:

Tried to keep clean and I hope you dance away and enjoy the old school Hip-Hop.

Cal Football Kickoff Weekend

I went to the Cal Football Kickoff Rally held at the Downtown Berkeley BART station plaza on Friday evening:

The cool thing was that they gave away tickets to the Cal-UC-Davis game the next day at Memorial Stadium:

The Cal Band playing

Memorial Stadium in the late afternoon shadows

And some pics of the game:

Cal coach Justin Wilcox being interviewed

Cal beat UC Davis in an ugly game 27-13 but a win is a win and I had a wonderful time.

A Church Picnic

I was invited to a church picnic at Down Memorial United Methodist Church in Oakland. The church has a great history. The church site was purchased in 1924 and the church was completes in 1925 but was known as Golden Gate Methodist Episcopal but it closed in 1946. It was reopend in 1948 to accommodate the large numbers of African-Americans who returned and moved to Oakland after World War II. The church was renamed Downs Memorial United Methodist Church after the Rev. Karl Downs in 1948. It is a small but beautiful church:

And food from the picnic:

They brought in a taco truck from Taqueria Reynoso

And my plate:

I had a great time and met some really wondeful people. Downs Memorial United Methodist Church is a great place and it does a lot in the community in terms of helping people in the community and the neighborhood and the food is really good.

Seeing Beauty While Walking

As summer is fading, I wanted to show some of the beauty I am seeing while I am doing my daily walks. Seeing this beauty is really cool and I am really happy to be able to see while doing my daily walks:

Seeing this beauty inspires me and makes me want to keep walking and hit different neighborhoods around where I live to see what beauty is there.

Music Monday: Labor Day Number Ones

Music Monday:  We are going try and spell the word Labor Day through songs that were No.1 on the Hot 100


L- Leaving on A Jet Plane -Peter, Paul and Mary (1969) :

A-All 4 Love- Color Me Badd (1992):

B- Black Velvet - Alannah Myles (1990):

O- Opposities Attract - Paula Abdul (1990):

R- Roll With It-Steve Winwood (1988):

D- Don't You Forget About Me-Simple Minds (1985):

A- All Night Long- Lionel Richie (1983):

Y- You Are Not Alone-Michael Jackson (1995):

I think I did it and I hope that everyone takes a moment to honor everyone who works for a living and makes this country great.