Desert Messenger

January 15, 2020 www.DesertMessenger.com 19 602-791-0584 Dr. Michael Cole, D.C. Thursday & Friday ~ Call for Appt. 355 N. Central Blvd. Quartzsite By Jackie Deal They won "The Best Blues Band CD" in 2018 and were nominat- ed for "The Best Blues Band" in 2019; sounds like they might be pretty good, doesn't it? Six times they've won the Best Guitarist Award and four times the Best Blues Performer Award. This is your chance to hear the best of the best. They'll be performing at the Quartzsite Improvement Association (QIA) on Saturday, February 1st. For only $10 you get to hear the best! Bobby Patterson has been playing blues "his whole life". He says "The blues kinda chose me, back in the 70s you had to play blues fi rst." He started guitar at age 12. His band features drummer Ken Danielson and his bass player is Randy Knowles. They've played all over the South and the Northwest. When they leave here they'll be playing in Newport Beach and Ra- mona California. He has a wife and a daughter and two granddaughters. He calls his wife "my lovely wife and avid sup- porter." And you blues fans and soon-to-be blues fans will also be- come avid supporters. Don't miss the date of February 1st, 7 p.m. at the QIA, located at 235 E. Ironwood, Quartzsite. For more information call the offi ce Mon-Fri 9am-noon 928-927-6325. The Bobby Patterson Band, a multi-award-winning national tour- ing act from Spokane, WA, is ac- claimed as the Inland Empire Blues Society's "Best Blues Band." with Bobby Patterson receiving the IEBS Best Blues Guitarist, Best Male Blues Vocalist, Best Male Blues Performer, and Best Blues Album. BPB performs passionate blues originals written by the lead guitarist and vocalist, a mu- sician who "really feels the music". Bobby Patterson Band in Quartzsite "Where True stands for quality" Located in Prospectors Panorama Quartzsite, Arizona Douglas & Jeanette True Owners Quality Merchandise at Fair Prices! 22 YEARS IN QUARTZSITE! 406-670-0506 • Moldavite • Kunzite • Tourmaline • Faceted Stones • Decorator Specimens • Native American Legal Artifacts • Slabs • Cabs • Carvings Main St. W. Kuehn X N Quartzsite 13 YEARS Same Location! JUST ACQUIRED!!! 12,000 LBS ROUGH, SLABS, LARGE VARIETY OF SPHERES, AMETHYST We've Got Rocks! Come and See Them! NEW SELECTION! TURQUOISE CHRYSOCOLLA KACHINAS Tara Lythgoe Owner 100 E. Main St. Quartzsite ALL BREEDS AND SIZES WELCOME! DAILY DISCOUNTS Follow on Facebook for DISCOUNTS! @taraspetgrooming 619-627-2224

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