June was huge! We were out of town for 19 of the 30 days. Our annual road trip was awesome (except the part where the car died in Ottawa and we have to drive 7 hours next week to pick it up)! On the 11 days we were home I squeezed in 9 gigs. Tammy and I also had our 35th wedding anniversary. June was excellent but the pace was unsustainable- time to slow down for a bit. But on the other hand….it was fun!

June 1– Starting it off chill while I have the chance. Lots of stuff coming up this month. Lititz, PA
June 2- recording session with Chad Kinsey – always a great experience! I did some flugelhorn on a song by local songwriter Steve Patterson. Lancaster, PA
June 3- It’s always fun seeing Star Wars movies on the big screen. (stock photo). Lititz, PA
June 4– A couple of us local boys made the International Musician (Union Musician newspaper) for a project we did in April 😎 US & Canada
June 5– Fever Pitch gig at Penn National Hollywood Casino. Grantville, PA
😁😁
June 6– Played closing worship for Lower Susquehanna Synod (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) with some great friends. I had a flugelhorn solo, which you can watch here. York, PA
June 7- It’s always a great time playing with Mama Tried. Springettsybury Township Park, York, PA
June 8- You know it’s a mundane day when this is the government-style redacted pic. Lititz, PA
June 9– Road Trip ‘26 is underway with a stop at a favorite market that luckily was on our way to……Kirbyville, PA
Albany, NY (where we found this cutely decorated empanada place- good food too) which was on the way to….
This cool little cabin where we spent a few days, in Lake Placid, NY
June 10– “Do you believe in miracles? …..Yes!” Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY
The rink where it happened (1980).
Much of Lake Placid looks like an Alpine Village, says me who has never been to an Alpine Village.
June 11- The Push Track at the Olympic Training facility on Mount Van Hoevenburg. Lake Placid, NY
This is what an Olympic ski jumper sees right before they take flight.
A view of Lake Placid from the top of Whiteface Mountain, near the ski slopes.
June 12– We went back to the ski jump to watch practice. Yep- they can do it in summer! Lake Placid, NY
Look at this!! (On the right side)
This is the rock I scrambled up on Cobble Hill Trail.
The view looked better in real life😅
Purifying myself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka Lake Champlain. (Prince reference) Plattsburg, NY
June 13- Summer “snow” in Burlington, Vermont. It’s a very cool town but I didn’t get any good pics.
June 14- One of my favorite places in one of my favorite places! La Buche, Old City Quebec, Canada
June 15- the famous centerpiece of Old City, Chateau Frontenac. Quebec, Canada
More Quebec 😍
June 16- A view from just outside La Citadelle. Quebec City, Canada
The city is just as pretty outside the National Assemble building.
Sunset over the St. Lawrence River.
June 17- Tam having the best strawberries of her life exploring Ile d’ Orleans. Quebec, Canada
The last time we visited Montmorency Falls, it was frozen solid (and we had a hilarious misadventure). This time we climbed 487 stairs to the top. Quebec
June 18– Visited the Wendat (First Nations) Museum …. Quebec City, Canada
….including the amazing, traditional longhouse.
Then lunch at a Wendat restaurant.
June 19– the last stop on our road trip. Ottawa, Canada
I tried to get a quick look around before signing in to the American Federation of Musicians conference and crawling out of vacation mode. This is one of the Canadian Parliament buildings.
The convention eve party featured Paul Sheaffer (Canadian keyboard legend) who acted like a real asshole to his bandmates on stage 👎
June 20- Here we go… Ottawa, Canada
We were able to get out and about a bit at night. The city seems very nice!
June 21– Tammy and Local 294 MVP/Secretary/Treasurer/Superman John Hess enjoying happy hour. Ottawa, Canada
The Ottawa Jazz Fest was happening all over the city. At 9:50pm we found out the Soul Rebels were playing not too far away at 10:30pm. Speedwalk……..made it!
June 22– Three members of our local executive board were present at the convention, including me. Ottawa, Canada
Meanwhile, Tammy dealt with this mess. (Look at the tire).
One last look around…….
June 23– “Th- th-th-that’s all folks”- Porky Pig. Ottawa, Canada
Long care rides do strange things to people- but we are so thankful to John aka Superman for letting us ride home with him. (Where’s our car?) Somewhere in either NY or PA
June 24– Back home and right back into it with a gig with Carman Bryant & Positive Force. You have to look hard to find me 😅 Springettsbury Park, York, PA
June 25– Behind this serene Lancaster farm scene is Tammy scrambling to do 2 weeks worth of laundry so we can pack and leave again in 3 days, and me frantically trying to prepare and play 4 gigs during that time, including a brass quintet concert about a mile away from these cornstalks. Lititz, PA
June 26– Jordan packing up his kit after the Funktion gig. Hollywood Casino, York, PA
June 27– Fever Pitch after our wedding gig in The Poconos- great time! near Stroudsburg, PA
Congratulations Kristi & Brendan!
June 28– Wildwood Week! Bob & Wanda (Tam’s parents) on a beach that would soon become much more crowded than it is here. Wildwood, NJ.
June 29– Happy 35th Anniversary to us! Wildwood, NJ
June 30– A view of Bailey and niece Kate entertaining themselves through an apparently smudgy phone camera lens. Wildwood, NJ
June 30– Nephew, and Koosh Paddleball partner, Jake. We defeated the wind at least for a little while. Wildwood, NJ

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