Best shout-out I ever got was some years ago tomorrow when NRBQ co-founder and pianist Terry Adams received a birthday cake onstage in a motel ballroom in Amsterdam. He thanked everybody for that and for singing “Happy Birthday,” then gently corrected, “Today is Mike Hochanadel’s birthday.”

In fact, today is Terry’s, the day before mine. (Friday is Joey Spampinato’s birthday, the co-founder and longtime NRBQ bassist.)

So it’s my perfect opportunity to note that every NRBQ show feels like your birthday– and I’ve seen and loved them more times than any other band, including the Grateful Dead.

In other words, I have no idea where and when I shot this photo of Terry playing. But I know it was a fine time.