Around 2001 I was going to school at Southern Oregon U in Ashland, OR. There was a nice little jazz bar/drug ring front that had some decent shows. One night I'm out and stop by.. wow, the Nels Cline Singers are playing. The place had about 10 folks max for the entire awesome mindblowing show. Afterward, Nels walked by my table (sitting alone) and I just thanked him for a sweet show and said I was a fan of his from the Mike Watt opera, "Contemplating the Engine Room" Nels sat down w/me for about an hour and chatted, then asked me to hang out w/the band due to the lack of crowd. Drank many fre
