When we arrived in Homer the owner of our cabin gave us a few suggestions of things to do. Hikes he liked, some museums and nature centers, restaurants, and "Oh, Yeah! There was this guy doing a one man piano show about Alaska down at the community theater - Pier One Theatre. It is a lot of fun! Pictures, music, you'll enjoy it"
We are really like local entertainment (see here) so we decided to check it out.
The show started at 7:30, so we headed down about 6:45. Tickets were still available, and we gladly paid the $20.00 per to get in. ($5 went to the local hospice non-profit. Always a good charity).
We waited and waited, not really know what to expect, and finally Johnny B hopped on stage and started ripping it up with some very fun Boogie Woogie.
He did a great job at the piano, and had some wonderful images shot by a friend of his that was well worth watching.
Then he told his story. Johnny graduated from the Berklee School of music sometime around 1981 and decided that to get back home to California, he would put a piano in the back of a white step-side van and play his way across America. He liked it so much that he too three years, and visited all 49 continental states!
Since then, he has been making music and living the dream here in Homer, Alaska. Who wouldn't want to be in Homer if they had the chance?
He had some fun audience interaction during the show, one of which was encouraging us all to take our photos and send them to him. He put them to music and up loaded the video to Facebook. (I think if you click here you will get to his page. Look for the video from July 22, 2015. You will see our smiling faces!)
One of his stories was how he weed-whacked the US-Canada border for a month, and consequently lost 30 pounds. A very funny story.
I love stories about people who do what they love. That is what makes this country great!
We are really like local entertainment (see here) so we decided to check it out.
The show started at 7:30, so we headed down about 6:45. Tickets were still available, and we gladly paid the $20.00 per to get in. ($5 went to the local hospice non-profit. Always a good charity).
We waited and waited, not really know what to expect, and finally Johnny B hopped on stage and started ripping it up with some very fun Boogie Woogie.
He did a great job at the piano, and had some wonderful images shot by a friend of his that was well worth watching.
Then he told his story. Johnny graduated from the Berklee School of music sometime around 1981 and decided that to get back home to California, he would put a piano in the back of a white step-side van and play his way across America. He liked it so much that he too three years, and visited all 49 continental states!
Since then, he has been making music and living the dream here in Homer, Alaska. Who wouldn't want to be in Homer if they had the chance?
He had some fun audience interaction during the show, one of which was encouraging us all to take our photos and send them to him. He put them to music and up loaded the video to Facebook. (I think if you click here you will get to his page. Look for the video from July 22, 2015. You will see our smiling faces!)
One of his stories was how he weed-whacked the US-Canada border for a month, and consequently lost 30 pounds. A very funny story.
I love stories about people who do what they love. That is what makes this country great!
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