Blowing into (and out of) Mammoth

So, JD had this two-day gig in Mammoth last weekend and decided it is “so dorky, it’s cool” to take Mom along……. and also gave her free rein to write the blog on this gig.  So, ta! da! Everyone….JD’s Mom!

“JD flew into San Diego where I picked him up and we headed up the I-15.  As we got closer to Mammoth, we were engulfed in a raging snowstorm with winds gusting up to 50 mph.  It was difficult to drive; and, whenever we had a white-out situation, we would just stop the car until it blew by.  Eventually, JD had to lay down in the snow to put the tire chains on–I would have taken pictures of that scene, but that would have meant that I’d have to be out in the snowstorm, too.  BBBRRR!

We did finally arrive safely Thursday evening.  JD was ‘stoked’ about the fresh snow since he hoped to get in some skiing while on the mountain.

The Mammoth Mountain Inn was great.  As JD said later, ‘They really know how to take care of their talent.’  JD had a nice upper floor room with a loft.  He could have had quite a party in there.  Hmmmm………good thing I came along!  No, seriously, the Inn is a great family hotel and we were treated very nicely by everyone there (besides which, MY son does not PARTY–Tee!Hee!). 

Anyway, JD went skiing for a few hours both Friday and Saturday.   Conditions weren’t perfect, but the snow was beautiful and he enjoyed the exercise.    

When it came time for him to play, JD was able to use his sound engineering skills to tune up the PA system which was brand-new and needed a little bit of tweaking.    Once on stage, JD was friendly and relaxed with the audience who enjoyed speaking with him between numbers.  All ages loved the music and seemed to appreciate his original work the most.  People came for a drink but loved the music and stayed for dinner to continue listening.

The guy who booked JD into this venue heard three songs and said, ‘Perfect! Great voice! I’d like you to come back soon!’  A number of people also came up to me and told me that they had enjoyed the show.  Of course, I was very proud and enjoyed listening to JD, too (as I always do).  I took plenty of pictures (I know you are saying, ‘No kidding!’).   This was such a special and relaxing time spent with my son.

When JD’s gig was over on Saturday night, we departed, just as we had arrived, in a blinding snow storm.  The mid Sierras were expecting 30″ of new snow and JD was due back in Colorado on Monday.  So, we departed at night and into another storm arriving in San Diego at 1:30 Sunday morning. 

It was great to be able to spend time with JD and actually have time to talk about where he is in his career and where he wants to go with it.  I can’t wait to see him achieve some of these goals.  And…….I can’t wait until the next time he wants to be “dorky..cool” and lets me tag along again.  Thanks to all of you for letting me chime in.  Signing off, JD’s MOM”