goodmorningnight.

photos from http://www.theloniouschile.com

Tonight was a nice nightmorning. First time for everything. Although I unfortunately had to leave el reunion de jovenes mas temprano, I experienced the nightlife of Bellavista for the first time today. No, not to carretear per say, but rather to enjoy a night of jazz with good company. I met up with Vale again in Baquedano and off we went to Thelonius Chile, a bar/restaurante with live jazz music. I guess jazz is something a bit more rare here... so we had to pay an entrance fee. But 5 bucks to listen to jazz is managable. Despite the heavily smoked filled room, the ambience of the place was really chill and enjoyable. There was a gallery-type place with a stand-like seating arrangement. On the suelo there were a bunch of tables and the bar to the far right. Dimmed lights, red and yellow walls, wooden rafters, bookshelves weighed down by hundreds and hundreds of old books. People with their head swaying to the music. Fingers tapping knees to the rhythm of that beautiful jazz. Voices of chatter and laughter en el fondo.

Garret, Jen, her pololo Miguel, and later Sergio came to met up with us. We enjoyed listening, talking, and just chillaxing. Muy tranquilo en verdad. After people started leaving and the band packing, Garret asked el dueño if he could play the piano. Sipo. So there was Garret giving a concert of worship-filled music in the nearly empty lugar de jazz en vivo. But there were still people there, and they listened. I joined him singing the harmony parts of Beauty for Ashes, Inside Out, and I will offer up my life. Bacan. It was refreshing see Garret unashamedly worshipping God through music, even in a setting such as this. It really gave me boldness to sing too. The placed close and we ended the night with empanadas of "quecha" and "pazana" at a nifty little tienda. Mr. G accompanied me back to the casa all the while talking about life. By then it was 3:30 y no tengo sueño todavia. Son las 4:13, my hair is smokey, and God is good all the time.