Sloppy September

"The leaves of brown, came tumbling down,
Remember that September, in the Rain.
The sun went out just like a dying ember
that September in the rain..."

3 minutes after this shot was taken today at Albany's annual Jazz Fest, the clouds opened up and deluged everyone including the bands. Children and parents ran for cover while thunder and lightening streaked across the sky. Albanians are resilient though and as soon as it stopped, soaked crowds shouted for the 'show to go on'. And so Alejandro Torrens & Grupo Sabor, Mose Allison and Diane Schuur carried on with the evening lineup. It's doubful that Branford Marsalis made an appearance though. Again, around 6pm, our unpredicable weather surges forced umbrellas up and show curtains down. So much for jazz on the Riverfront again this year.