On Friday Sept 21 (3rd Friday) we held a musical Night Of Improvisation to give musicians and friends a chance to interact and create in the comfortable atmosphere that is the ProletariYacht Club (PYC). As an added bonus for audience and musicians alike we converted part of the room into a movie theater and screened two movies by L Frank Baum: “The Magic Cloak Of Oz” (1917) and “The Patchwork Girl Of Oz” (1914) while improvising a soundtrack.

Musicians Scott Adams – accordion, Amy Denio – clarinet, Carl DaVault – electric guitar, Randy Hiatt – electronic percussion, Dave Myka – electric guitar, and Tim Scallon – guitar synth/iPad all played and looped together creating an aural atmosphere for the festive and magical classic films. The creativity of L Frank Baum with his stories, characters, sets and costumes provided ample inspiration for audience and musicians alike reminiscent of departed friend and artist Detonator Beth. Special thanks goes to Brenda Scallon and Randy Hiatt for capturing much of the performance on video.

After the shows we mingled while screening the classic 1939 “Wizard Of Oz” with Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” soundtrack. The evening was a lot of fun full of magic and synchronicity with our friends at the PYC.

Thank you to all who participated. I look forward with anticipation to our next 3rd Friday gathering!