Michael Chapdelaine Concert in Folsom

There is a California idyll - friends sitting in a back yard listening to music on a bright summer afternoon. Paradise!

Sunday was such a day, with Michael Chapdelaine on guitar. The occasion was a private concert with Alison and Daniel Roest in Folsom. Daniel is Artistic Director and former President of the Sacramento Guitar Society. In the early 90s, I took ballet class with Alison.

Michael Chapdelaine is a Professor of Guitar at UNM in Albuquerque. The purpose of the concert was to raise money to help replace thousands of dollars of musical and video equipment stolen from his Sandia Heights home just outside Albuquerque when he went on international tour.

After the concert, I talked to Michael about the theft. I could tell he remains livid. Very hard to lose all that. Doesn't speak well for Albuquerque either.

We also talked about spectacular bicycling accidents. He has stories to tell....