Wine and Werewoves was an EPIC NIGHT with Tyler Lyle who we hired to come play a house gig in our backyard. We had been preparing for weeks. The morning of the gig Matt awoke early to fire up Sharptooth's Inferno. We baked about a dozen loaves for the gig. Set up followed throughout the day and we were so happy the Janks were here to help us. The guys picked Tyler up from the airport around 2 and took him back to our house where we promptly filled him full of our most authentic and delicious Tucson food- Guerro Canel carne asada tacos. I served Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne and Monte Xanic Calixa red wine (cab/syrah blend) which is one of Mexico's finest. After a leisurely lunch of getting to know Tyler we gave him some time to chill and get acquainted with Luke's guitar. Jeff arrived late afternoon and helped us all with last minutes stuff around the yard and thankfully he also took photos throughout the night for us with his sweet camera. See his awesome photos here.
Gates opened at 7:30 and Tyler was playing by about quarter after eight. We had 40 people all together. Tyler took a break a few songs in so people could get more wine and snacks. We had a plethora of wine (Champbrule, Luc Pirlet Chardonnay, Summit Estates Riesling, Vasco Sassetti Sangiovese, Montecillo Rioja, L.A. Cetto Cabernet Sauvignon, & Line Shack Cabernet Sauvingon). Plus we had fresh baked bread from the brick oven, cheeses, a tray of dessert bars by Betsy and a big platter of strawberries from our neighbors. Tyler played many more songs, including my favorite of his, By My Name, which he had to relearn for me as its one of his oldest songs, and Matt's favorite, A Journey of Infinite Recognition, another oldie. Tyler ended and we demanded an encore so he took a bit of a break and then ended the show with One Legged Woman. The concert was awesome! We tried to record the audio and video but unfortunately it didn't work (Jeff recorded a few songs which you can watch on his photo page linked above). Tyler brought a bunch of copies of his new album to sell and even though no one who came to the gig had ever heard of him they loved him and he sold a slew of his CDs. For those who bought CDs they got entered into a raffle in which we raffled off an autographed bottle of one of Tyler's favorite bottles of Bourbon. When the music was over we kicked people out within about a half an hour or so. This was for two reason, number one we needed to quiet it down and get all the cars off the street before we got complaints from our home owners association and because there was an after hours high end whiskey tasting for just a few guys and Tyler. All in all the night was AWESOME except that I got sick that night and had to go to bed soon after the show. The next morning we filled Tyler full of coffee and Los Betos breakfast burritos before we hauled him back to the airport.
I will never forget how I was walking around the corner into my backyard the afternoon of the gig when I heard a very familiar voice singing, live. A voice I listen to almost everyday and here it was live in my own backyard. Awesome.
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