What a wonderful place to perform, and what a wonderful place to live! Situated in Issaquah upon the lower, eastern side of Cougar Mountain above State Highway 900, the Timber Ridge at Talus retirement community is a gem. On sloped terrain, it has 8 floors plus an underground garage on two levels.

For my first appearance there, I performed my new show, “Happy Songs Only!” on 20 February. My audience in the auditorium, named the Talus Room (see photo at left), was about 80 residents. It’s a superb venue, the staff was expertly helpful with the lights and sound equipment, and the crowd was warmly receptive. They sang along (and hummed) as I played 26 familiar songs on my four horns, trumpet, pocket trumpet, cornet, and flugelhorn, and laughed as I told a few jokes. In our age group, who doesn’t remember songs such as “Keep on the Sunny Side of Life” (1899, during the recession) and “Cheek to Cheek” (1935, during the Great Depression)?

This is the 38th retirement community in the Greater Seattle area where I have performed one or more of my 7 shows.

The maps above and photos below are courtesy of Timber Ridge at Talus. Please click on any photo to enlarge it.