Amazing

First, the wines, which while not "amazing", were pretty darn good. The 2003 Flor de Pingus, Ribera del Duero is pure mocha... great wine, too bad it was the last one. The 1997 Silverado Limited Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was on its way out... not a great wine, but nice to try again. 1997 = mixed quality = many dying wines = not the great vintage that it seemed to be. The 1999 Veuve Clicquot Brut was pretty with lots of brioche and nuts. A nice champagne, just not great. The 1999 Veuve Clicquot Brut Rose had a lot more substance. A stong berry note came through the slight yeastiness of the wine. Nice. The 1985 Veuve Clicquot Brut Rose showed extreme bottle variation (I tasted each of them out of three different bottles). The first was completely oxidized. Just no fun at all. The other two were similar to each other, but showed none of the freshness of the wine I had last spring... Not recommended. The 1988 Veuve Clicquot Brut on the other had was sensational. Absolutely a great Champagne... loads of toast and rich yeastiness with baked pear and apples. Would love to have one in my cellar.

The really amazing part was the set Crazy Fingers played after work last night... wow. Mr. Charlie, Cassidy, Uncle John's Band>Jam>Eyes of the World>Foolish Heart> Cumberland Blues, U.S. Blues. At almost and hour and a half, this was one hell of a show. So spacy and completely out there. They had no idea where they were going after Uncle Johns and just played to an amazing crescendo and then went full-tilt into the most mind-blowing Eyes of the World I've ever heard... great stuff!