Very first So Cal Cigar Box Guitar Night at It's a Grind Open Mic

Hello everyone,

 

I just wanted to tell you all about what an awesome night we had last night. I put together the very first CBG night in the local So California area at an Open Mic I run and it was a blast! We had Josh Gayou of Smokehouse guitars come and showcase his beautiful CBG's and we had a complete closing set by The Budrows. I will have pictures and Video up very soon so keep an eye out! If you are a local So Cal resident perhaps this may bring you some interest and we can make CBG night #2 even bigger!!! I want to get the locals aware of what big things we can get going down here!

 

-Cris Portillo

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Permalink Reply by Cris Portillo Jr. on April 10, 2011 at 10:13am
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Permalink Reply by Jason Farthing on April 10, 2011 at 1:57pm

Right on Chris, that was fun last night, thanks again for having The Budrows, we had a great time and are looking forward to another one.

Jason.

Permalink Reply by Josh Gayou (SmokehouseGuitars) on April 10, 2011 at 5:36pm
This was so cool.  It's so nice to start getting some rumbling out here on the west coast.

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