Loco ~ Nutz Presents The Inaugural Costa Maya Folk ~ n ~ Blues in Paradise Fiesta ~val 2006 Xcalak, Costa Maya, Mexico |
| Thanks Largely to serendipity (and a last minute Brazilian Visa snafu) the opportunistic loco locals of Loco~Nutz scrambled on short notice to put together a Night of Acoustic Folk & Blues Music in the sleepy little fishing village of Xcalak. Hosted by The Leaky Palapa, Xcalak's most charming restaurant, Colorado Bluesman Johnny Ohnmacht, founder of the Johnny O Band graciously interrupted his vacation to play his heart out to a room full of happy & appreciative local characters on a borrowed guitar. |
The Costa Maya Folk~n~Blues in Paradise Fiesta~val is a NO-Profit Disorganization Sponsored by Hotel Playa Sonrisa |
| Shot glass donated by Loco~Nutz Apres Ski Bar & Grill official sponsor of the Costa Maya Folk ~ n ~ Blues in Paradise Fiesta~val Special Gracias go out to: Paula Preston for her handmade 'Official Costa Maya Blues Fest Apparel' Steve Dramstad - Official Festival Photographer And ALL the Ladies of The Leaky Palapa purveyors of the 'Official Costa Maya Bluesfest Grouperburger' and cocktail slingers extraordinaire! |
| Johnny O really worked the room, playing 2 lengthy sets comprised mostly of his own original soulful blues songs with a few familiar folk & rock standards mixed in. |
| Included were covers of such diverse artists as B.B. King, Van Morrison, Lowell George, Robbie Robertson, Jimmie Buffet and particularly appropriate to this setting Jerry Jeff Walker's "Just Another Gringo in Belize" |
| A highlight of the evening for this seriously live-music-starved audience was when Johnny improvised with a Tequila Shot glass as a slide tool to rip some sizzilin' hot blues slide guitar! inspiring a few of the Local Locos to get off their nalgas and onto the dance floor. All in all it was a Good Good Day in Xcalak ! |
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