The crowd on Friday night was wild for the Jimmy Hendrix Experience. Shouting out chants of "Hendrix, Hendrix, Hendrix". And, there are few guitar players more capable to rise to that challenge than Ross William Perry. With a stunning rendition of Little Wing, it was Hendrix in the style, Stevie Ray Vaughan. I find myself humming it to myself still, and it is Saturday afternoon. During the third set, there was a rendition of All Along the Watchtower that had the boisterous crowd, spellbound. It was really a good night to be at the Snout Saloon.

It was a small crowd on Friday night. I had actually hoped it would be. I was hoping with economic times being what they are, maybe people would save up and only come out on Halloween night. There were short periods where the bar was busy. Only a few times were there people on the dance floor. Not the best night for a bar owner, but to a music fan sitting on the corner of a pool table, it was fantastic.

Ross was carrying a bit of domestic-bliss-weight, bringing him up to merely thin. He explained he and his girlfriend had just embarked on home ownership. Meals were starting to be mostly made at home. He seems very deliriously happy in his relationship. Good for him, and good for us too, as I think his skill continues to develop as a guitar player in proportion to happiness in his life ...

Check out the rest of the review (and what else went down that night) over at the Freaks & Geeks blog, originating from somewhere in Chippewa Falls, Wis.