After 100 degree heat all weekend the power in Long Beach finally gave out. On Monday afternoon, September 3rd, the entire neighborhood went dark. In the early evening dozens of neighbors came out and met each other for the first time. People talked, laughed and shouted early into the following morning when the power came on again. Around 7pm, I grabbed my acoustic guitar and sat out on the porch watching the night come down.

Here is an eight minute recording with my “warts and all” improvisations accompanied by crickets, cars and my newly discovered community.