Magical

Tasch is the most determined 18 year old kid I’ve ever met. In addition to maintaining his grades as a high school senior, holding down a job at DQ, he’s single handedly insured bands and venues for the Saturday Night Showcase.

It’s typically four to six high school bands from around the area hosted in a venue where friends and fans can attend free of charge. While the bands typically play covers of popular rock songs, occasionally one of the bands has a short set of originals. Tasch’s efforts were brilliantly displayed last weekend at the Langus Riverfront Park in Everett.

The park sits along the Snohomish River and Tasch reserved the primary shelter and the most beautiful evening of the entire summer chose to reward the kids. Fifty or so friends and fans showed, fired up the BBQ and expressed their loyalties. Four bands played. One of the kids took a shot at standup during one of the ‘change-overs’. The other breaks were filled with The Cramps, CCR and Radiohead.

The Wife and I have known many of the kids since middle school. The kids brought us hotdogs and the bands did their thing. It was actually a magical evening. Here are a few shots of the gang.