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A Day at Morro Bay

10/29/2018

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We went down to Santa Barbara for a few days to visit friends and catch a concert with Pat Metheny (more on that later), and we stopped overnight in Morro Bay on our way back to San Francisco. 

That big thing in the back is Morro Rock, a volcanic mountain (aka lava plug). From the motels near the edge of the bay, it's about a twenty-minute walk out to the base of it. Astonishing as it is, it is one of nine in the area. The road out to the town passes several of them.

The other fun thing to do in town is walk along the docks and visit those little dark things floating in the water. Here's a closer picture of one:
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The California sea otter, once on the verge of extinction, has rebounded nicely along the central coast. Further north and further south, commercial fishing won't tolerate them, but people have found it in their hearts to allow these scrappy little mammals a little space in which to chow down on abalone. 

FOR GUITAR GEEKS ONLY: Back to that Metheny concert. He opened the show playing solo on that 42-string harp guitar custom made for him by Linda Manzer. It's four instruments in one, and he makes good use of it. A real crowd pleaser.

He played most of the show on his Ibanez signature model, a real workhorse guitar.

He brought out the Roland synth guitar for one number. His solo sound like horns. That was pleasant.

For me the real treat of the evening was the nylon-string archtop he used for a soulful solo and a couple of numbers after. Nothing flashy. I think non-guitar players may not have been aware of the difference. But I heard a range of expression not available on the others.
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Kathleen Byrne
10/30/2018 08:22:39 am

Thanks, Rick, for taking me to Morro Bay. I've driven by many times and may have stopped for gas or an It's It but not to explore. I've never imagined that there were volcanic plugs strewn around the town. I've never seen sea otters swimming in a group. When I've been near them in a kayak, they tend to dive underwater.
I showed the picture of them to Jim and he said that they were swimming weasels. So we have so exploring to do. Cheers, Kathleen

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