It was a wild time at our Tuesday Night Jam last night, not because of the music, but because of the inclement weather. We were playing outside on the porch of the train station and even though we were somewhat sheltered by the porch roof, that didn’t always provide the protection we needed.
There had been dark clouds and some periodic showers throughout the day so the fact that we got rain, was not really a surprise. By the time our 6:00 start arrived I was still hopeful it would hold off, as were the other three dedicated musicians that showed up to play, but it wasn’t long after we began that the weather arrived.
The force of the wind and rain was an unpleasant surprise. A couple of times strong gusts knocked over our music stands, throwing our songbooks to the ground. We huddled as close to the train station walls as we could, but a few raindrops still managed to find us.
We hardcore musicians stuck it out for an hour and a half, until cold fingers and darkness finally made us stop. The experience made me realize that our time of playing outside was coming to an end. We had had a good run throughout the summer, but with Fall moving in, it is time for me to start inquiring about an inside venue for our jamming.
I took the photo of wet Main Street (below) as we began to pack up our instruments to go home.
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