It seems like these monthly photo journal posts keep getting longer, but spring has been pretty busy and I like taking pictures. If you looking at pictures, here’s 45 of them.😁

May 1– A very last minute jazz gig for a fundraising event in Lititz. Luckily,
these great players were available. Lititz, PA
May 2– The Jazz On King series is back for the spring/summer at Tellus 360.
Listen to the album here. Lancaster, PA
May 3– Outside the big tent- a beautiful thunderstorm over the Schuykill River.
Philadelphia, PA
Inside the tent- a wedding gig with Modern Lux..
May 4– these “snowballs” are the next to last flowers in our yard to bloom
each year. Lititz, PA
May 5– recording session for a local project with a great producer/engineer,
Chad Kinsey. Lancaster, PA
May 6– On the other end of recording, filming my good friend Mark’s
community singing work at a nursing home. York, PA
May 7– Forever Plaid at The Fulton Theater– good show! Lancaster, PA
May 8- Jazz quartet gig for a United Disabilities Services event. We were
the opening act for guest speaker Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles! Lancaster, PA
Here’s the man!
And here’s the opening act haha
May 9– A free Friday night! Crossed enemy lines as Hershey Bear fans
to see AHL playoff hockey against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Allentown, PA
A Peep Zamboni! Peeps are made in nearby Bethlehem, but I don’t know
why anybody would be proud of that!
May 10– Art opening jazz duo with Lars Pottieger! Lancaster, PA
May 11– a friend moved out to the mountains, started a choral society
and asked me to play at their first ever concert. This small but mighty
choir sounded great! Bedford, PA
I am in this pic playing piccolo trumpet- trust me 😂
May 12– Food at The Springhouse is great, but their vintage arcade is
better! Karate Champ is da 💣! Lancaster, PA
May 13– working on a new recording project with Steve Puffer at Parallel
Productions. Willow Street, PA
May 14– Added percussion to a gig with Bailey & Tom’s Hickory Town duo,
for a Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association. event. Lancaster, PA
May 15– The Cat’s Pajamas Old School Jazz band under the greens at an
event for The Touchstone Foundation. Lancaster, PA
May 16- sometimes the day is so busy that all you have time to take a
picture of is the mess of rushing around. Lititz, PA
May 17– Bailey participated in her first ever craft show as “A Little Knotty”
😎 Dallastown, PA

What a blast playing with the Aloha From Vegas Elvis review show. Lancaster, PA
May 18– Up early for Jazz Sunday at Otterbien United Methodist with
The Cats Pajamas Old School Jazz Band. Lancaster, PA
Then over to The Fulton for another Elvis show. Lancaster, PA
Happy Birthday 29th Birthday Bailey!! (5/17) Lititz, PA
May 19– Faith Shiffer not only plays reeds with The Cats Pajamas, and
the Elvis shows we did this month, she also makes awesome pottery,
including this piece which she gave me!! 🤩
Check her out on IG at Jonbat Pottery.
May 20– these iris were given to us 20 years ago by our neighbor when
we first moved into our house. They were 50 years old then. They’ve
now been brightening up our yards for about 70 years! Lititz, PA
May 21– Saw another AHL playoff game with our Hershey Bears, this
time at home in Hershey. Unfortunately, this loss knocked them out
of the playoffs. Hershey, PA
May 22– Funktion played for an event at the Margaret Moul Home for
adults with neuromuscular impairments. Lots of smiles and…….York , PA
Awesome ballon sculptures like this one!
May 23– suit shopping for Ally’s wedding this summer. King Of Prussia, PA
Got a great deal on a custom suit at Indochino.
May 24– Electrical problems at the gig with DC & Company. The electrician
took care of it, but he couldn’t do anything about the wind 💨. Lancaster, PA
May 25– Trail walk with Ally and dog Willow. near Towson, MD
Chipotle utensil and bag “see-saw art” 😁
Travel delays due to geese crossing. Lititz, PA
Brother Jason, Dad and I after a pretty intense round of mini golf. Lancaster, PA
May 25– Playing for a Memorial Day service with Bainbridge Band.
This community group has been around since the 1890’s Bainbridge, PA
May 26- Memorial Day pool party but Tammy was the only one brave
enough to hop in the 66 degree water. It was an unseasonably cool
weekend. New Providence, PA
May 27- teaching music in an elementary classroom (as a sub) for the
first time since I quit 6 years ago. Lancaster, PA
May 28– these Mountain Laurel flower signal the end of “blooming
season” in our yard. Lititz, PA
May 29– My first haircut since Covid at Tam’s Homemade, Amateur Barbershop. Lititz, PA
May 30– This month began and ended with a wedding gig with Modern
Lux at The Waterworks That’s the bride watching her Dad sing a great
rendition of an Iron Maiden song. Philadelphia, PA
May 31– It’s Casey Pup! Visiting friends Len & Gina but only took pics
of the dog .😁 Elizabethtown, PA

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