I'm home again. The Vail is a "cyber cafe", with four internet access machines available for anyone to use. They have great coffee and pastries.

The music has been a regular feature at the Vail for years. Some of the best local acoustic groups and singers have appeared there at one time or another. Music had been discontinued for about a year while there was major construction in the downtown are of Arlington Hts. They depend on walk-in business and there was no place to walk!

I started playing there again in July and started running the open mic in August. It takes place on the second Saturday of the month; on the second Friday they have a poetry open mic. It's strictly tips, but there have been some pretty good nights (and some pretty lean ones, too). But it's never been about the money.

Anyway, a good time was had by all. Sorry you couldn't all be there. Next week I'm there playing all night long; well, from 8 - 10. Music is fun.