A Journey up the Cuale River for Tribute Tuesday

A lot of people journeyed up the Cuale River yesterday afternoon to Rancho Santiago to feast on Hollis’s barbequed ribs and the music of Fleetwood Mac.

It was a warm, sunny day, and I arrived early, thanks to Hollis picking me up while I was waiting at a bus stop on Lazaro Cardenas. I caught the last set of Kurt Sinner’s band, Perros del Rio; they are much tighter and quite delightful to listen to on a lazy February afternoon.

Megan Schroder was so happy to be in Mexico and out of Canada’s nasty winter cold. It was her third visit as Stevie Nicks/Christine McVie to El Rio BBQ Bar/Rancho Santiago and bandmate Ian Hebert’s first.

In the crowd were Wanda Grift and her boyfriend, Doug, newlyweds Shirley and recovering-from-surgery-Karl dancing – I saw your feet move, Karl! And Nick and Cherry DeLorenzo made it to the party from their home in Boca de Tomatlan.

Megan and Ian covered Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits beautifully with Landslide, Don’t Stop, Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, and The Chain, especially standing out. Megahits to sing along with and to dance to.

Tribute Tuesdays are winding down after a successful seasonal run. Matt Cage, one of the world’s finest Elvis tribute artists, is next week, March 4. The BeeGees follow, then Neil Diamond wraps up the series on March 18.

My sister Patrice Wolf arrives March 26 (a month today!) for a few week’s vacay. It will be exhausting and exhilarating as it always is when she is here!

Tomorrow, we will dissect Open Mic from Nacho Daddy and go to the Opening Night, The Shadow of Her Smile, of Ann Talman at Act2PV Theater.