4/19: Lake Pleasant, Live Music

​We started the day with a challenging yoga class in Central Phoenix. It was our first practice since we started the trip three weeks earlier. Our bodies were very grateful, having sorely missed our routine of 5-6 practices per week. We found a branch of our home studio - Core Power Yoga. After a great workout and shower, we ate a delicious meal at the nearby Brunch Snob. 
Somehow Angie found a large reservoir - Lake Pleasant - about 45 minutes away. We backed up the truck right up to the lake shore in a protected cove and Charlie wasted no time diving in for a swim and a game of fetch. Meanwhile, Hank inflated our kayak, which took only about 10 minutes. We loaded Charlie into the boat and paddled out into the lake. What a nice way to cool off on a 90-degree day!
That night we went in search of our first live music performance of the trip. A club called "J&T's Copper Penny" had a high-energy band that played music from the 50s to the 2000s - and they had a dance floor! We got there 20 minutes before the show to find a nearly full bar. We took seats at a long table occupied by a friendly retired couple. They were snowbirds from Moscow, ID, who had a place in Sun City - one of the oldest retirement communities in the US.
As the music started, the dancefloor filled up immediately. We began to notice that the median age was about 70. That gave Angie a weird feeling. Then a woman at the next table kept staring at Angie like she had stold her life-long lover. Hank enjoyed seeing people having fun and strutting some fun style, which included some turquise cowboy boots with steel-tipped toes. The band was actually pretty good. The guitarist looked like Pete Carroll. We got in a couple of swing dances, before Angie began to feel a little too creeped out. So we tried another place.
The Sage and Sand was right across from the base. It featured pool, darts and pinball inside and a live band and a sand volleyball court in a back garden. There were a lot of smokers in the garden and the band had the worst lead singer we had ever heard. We couldn't get out of there fast enough.