Day Of The Accordion, February 25, 2012
  
 
accordion_02-25-2012_01.JPG (569267 bytes) Thursday, February 23
Reflection of a late afternoon sun break... beside my daytime parking place at Microsoft Advanta-C, in Bellevue...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_02.JPG (766752 bytes) Friday, February 24
My workmate Lorrie Doria and her beloved beagle, Chewy...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_03.jpg (292900 bytes) Friday, February 24
At Crossroads, Friday evening. Gypsy music provided the segue to the following day's accordion event...
 
Saturday, February 25
 
accordion_02-25-2012_04.JPG (401685 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_05.JPG (521737 bytes) Bigfoot parked at Crossroads, the site of the "Day Of The Accordion" event, and Biscuits & Gravy at Crossroads Cafe... a good start to a good day!
 
The Day Of The Accordion, presented by the Northwest Accordion Society, at Crossroads in Bellevue
 
accordion_02-25-2012_06.JPG (595922 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_07.JPG (264248 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_08.jpg (418791 bytes) Primo Basso, Rod & Einar Duo, and the Bonnie Birch Band...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_09.JPG (503444 bytes) Katsudon from Ai Sushi...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_10.jpg (465234 bytes) Bigfoot Thompson holding forth in the Community Room...
 
I was saddened to learn here that Ken Olendorf had recently passed away. I met Ken back in 2007 when I bought my PanJet accordion at Petosa Accordions in Seattle (click here) - Ken was the salesman...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_11.jpg (960971 bytes) Folk Voice Band... with John Giuliani on the double bass...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_12.JPG (315987 bytes) Northwest Accordionaires Band...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_13.JPG (507643 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_14.JPG (376066 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_15.JPG (388247 bytes) Toby Hanson and the Smilin' Scandinavians...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VrpUf5qESA

 
accordion_02-25-2012_16.JPG (553418 bytes) Happy Hans Band... with Rod Miller (dark shirt)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHozBIMOFjE - Hans does some fine yodeling!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CizxIk1k0_E
 
accordion_02-25-2012_17.JPG (268057 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_18.JPG (637330 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_19.JPG (333385 bytes) Accordion Bonanza...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_20.JPG (301756 bytes) Murl Allen Sanders walked through the area playing a splendid version of "The Tennessee Waltz" before joining his trio onstage...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_21.JPG (285638 bytes) Murl Allen Sanders Trio...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_22.JPG (233567 bytes) Amy and David stopped in at Crossroads toward the end of the evening...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_23.JPG (448217 bytes) When the accordions stopped I repaired to Bai Tong where I enjoyed a Lynchburg Lemonade... or two... prepared by Master Mixologist Robert...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_24.JPG (445552 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_25.JPG (538779 bytes) Sunday, February 26
 
accordion_02-25-2012_26.jpg (443019 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_27.jpg (549710 bytes) At the Salon West Wind... Sweet Jane and Sweet Kay behind the counter..
 
accordion_02-25-2012_28.JPG (1087013 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_29.JPG (992162 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_30.JPG (718250 bytes) Tuesday, February 28
At Marymoor Park in Redmond with my workmate Lorrie Doria... and a test car...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_31.JPG (462323 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_32.JPG (318537 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_33.JPG (301275 bytes) Wednesday, February 29
Taking a coffeebreak in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_34.JPG (252462 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_35.JPG (287255 bytes) Facing east toward Bellevue, from the Seattle side of Lake Washington...
 
accordion_02-25-2012_36.jpg (496306 bytes) accordion_02-25-2012_37.JPG (471781 bytes) Facing east, the I-90 Floating Bridge over Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island...