Yesterday I was walking down the main street in downtown Reykjavik and we heard banging noises in the distance.

As we got closer, I instantly recognized the sound of live drums.

The drums were coming from a bookstore turned bar and inside was a loud live band playing rock covers.

And they had the audience in the palm of their hand.

People were dancing on the floor, singing along from the sidelines, and head banging to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the second-story balcony.

The setting felt slightly out of place, but people couldn't care less. The business model of selling beer is a lot more lucrative than selling books, and I'm all for people having a good time.

The band segued into "Sweet Child of Mine" and the crowd of tourists went even wilder.

That's when I recognized the singer.

The last time I saw him he jumped naked into my above-ground pool in Tucson.

He was touring with Árstíðir at the time and the final show of their U.S. tour was in Tucson. 

Knowing a member of Árstíðir from my music scene days in Iceland, I invited them all to stay at my house. 

And because it was the last show of their tour, my house became the "wrap party" for the band.

We invited some hangers-on and fans to come with us and we all had a blast celebrating their successful US tour.

And of course, no rock and roll party is complete without at least one member of the band getting naked and jumping into the pool.

Unfortunately, he didn't yell "I am a Golden God" beforehand, but I'll take what I can get.

It was one of those nights that didn't end until the sun came up and none of it would've happened if I hadn't made some connections with other musicians decades before.

It was fun to see him perform again last night. He was too busy belting out the high notes of his Freddie Mercury impression to notice me, but I'm glad he still rocks the stage.

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