Sound Traveler had the great good fortune this weekend to play at the Melbourne Main Street Fall Festival in Melbourne, FL. We were there on both Saturday and Sunday courtesy of Vapor! Hookah Lounge and Social Club. Honestly, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I found the lounge to be charming and the staff to be very friendly. In fact, we will be back at Vapor! on October 6 for a Sixties night. That will be a lot of fun for us because we can travel back in time and focus on some songs that we really get into.

The festival was lively, and everyone seemed to be wearing a smile. As we were playing, I couldn’t help thinking of some fall festivals that I’ve performed at in the mountains. At times the temperatures were so cold I could see my breath. At other times there were even a few flakes of snow in the air. In Melbourne this weekend, people were walking down the street in shorts and sandals, struggling to remind themselves that it wasn’t the middle of summer.

This coming Friday come out and support local arts at the Cafe Unique in Cocoa. On Sunday we will be playing at the Center for Spiritual Living in Rockledge and for Sam Flax in Orlando. If you happen to be in any of these areas, we’d love to see you. — Bob Tatum