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Hey Everyone. PP here. Checking in from San Diego. Had a great week out here and wanted to chime in from back home.

It's been pretty eventful these past few days. Hanging with some good buds, getting some down time with Mom, catching some live music and just enjoying the weather. Scottsdale is 'oven hot' this time a year, so it's great to be coastal in July.

Last Monday a bunch of us headed up to see Edwin McCain at the House of Blues in Anaheim. Edwin has some solid cuts on his new disc "Lost In America" and it's definitely worth checking out. We didn't end up synching up before or after the show. I think ol' E-Mac was blowing our crew off, so we're gonna have some words about that down the road. I'll let y'all know how that plays out.

Tuesday I headed down to Petco Park to check out the Padres/Philles. My bud Pat Burrell left us tickets and I got to head down on the field before the game. No time for batting practice this time around, but I got to see all the coaches and players I met when in Philly a few months back. The Phils pulled out the win and Burrell had a rough night - but I have no beef with my hometown team getting the "W".

Wednesday was Opening Day at Del Mar. We had a good crew thhat day and the weather was perfect. For those who've never been to Opening Day - it's an event. I went with some long time buds - as well as a few NBA guys (Luke Walton and Richard Jefferson) and Chargers' linebacker Shawne Merriman. That kid is a beast. It's downright scary. Not a surprise that he did what he did to Priest Holmes last season.

Thursday I lined up a round of golf at Del Mar Country Club for Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan and Dean Felber of Hootie and the Blowfish. I hit a few irons and hung out, but my elbow is killing me again - so I was mostly a spectator. Another perfect day and the guys really dug the course, so that was cool. From there, we headed down to Humphrey's By The Bay for their show that night.

Twenty-five years in San Diego and I never made it to Humphrey's. Don't ask me how that happened. For those who've never been, it's an outdoor venue right on the water. Boats can pull right up and check out the show. The stage is right in the middle of a bunch of old school hotels/condos, so anyone there can spill out to the balcony and check out the show.

My bud and I got to hang with the band before the show, hang around for the pre-show ritual (warming up backstage on the acoustics and a quick shot) and then took in the show. My bud who runs the website jammed with them on stage back in 2004, but I was on the road and missed it. He wound up strapping on Mark's vintage Fender Telecaster and playing the encore with them. I rolled up on stage as well and rocked out with the fellas.

Hung with the fellas late night and had a blast. We're trying to negotiate getting them to play my charity tourney next January - the week of the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. More on that in the coming weeks. We're looking to book them and Edwin for a private show the the Sunday before the Buick and the charit tourney would be that Monday.

Friday night we all hit my bud Ali's club in downtown San Diego, 4th&B. Theivery Corporation played and tore it up. Great show.

Laying low the rest of the weekend and then sticking around San Diego for a few more day. My girl is in Austria studying abroad and I'm having a blast with friends and family here.

More to come this week. Just wanted to check in and let everyone know all is well.


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