“Music produces a
kind of pleasure which
human nature
cannot do without.” 
Confucius

Saturday night — the last Saturday night of 2023. What a perfect time for a date night. Kathy and I spent a good part of the evening at Little Lou’s Barbecue on Winchester Boulevard in Campbell. We enjoyed a nice barbecue chicken dinner and listened to two hours of delightful music by the local group Wandering Acoustics. It was a night well-spent.

Jeff, the percussionist in the band, reminded us on several occasions that tonight is New Year’s Eve Eve. When we were much younger, Kathy and I always found a place to bring in the new year with food, friends, and music. Our preference at this point in our lives is to stay home, watch the Times Square ball drop at midnight Eastern Standard Time, then go to bed. Since that is our plan for tomorrow night, tonight was our big night out to end 2023.

Each member of the band — Sonia, Russ, Jeff, Craig, and Cory — contributed significantly to the overall quality of the performance. The group played songs by the Eagles, Credence Clearwater Revival, Elvis Presley, Pure Prairie League, Wilson Pickett, the Beatles, and many other notable entertainers. Kathy and I enjoyed the performance as we nibbled on our dessert — we shared a hot peach cobbler with a scoop of melting vanilla ice cream on top.  

Sir Elton John once said, “Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.” The music by Wandering Acoustics this evening did just that. For two hours nothing else mattered. For two hours, Kathy and I were able to relax, sit back, and enjoy an excellent, entertaining musical performance. What a gift!

I’ll be keeping my eye on the Wandering Acoustics Facebook page over the next few months to see where and when they will be performing in 2024. We will most definitely make an effort to get to some of their shows.