Friday Night, High Summer

Today's Friday Afternoon Club takes us away from the front porch, to the local park.
The event is called Final Friday and it takes place the last Friday of every month.
Sometimes it is a subdued, murmuring group of maybe 4 or 5, other times it is overflowing and quite raucous.
Tonight will be steamy and mojitos would be perfect. But I have two tests to take tomorrow in Jacksonville and want to wake up with a clear head. I'll probably bring a bottle of Fat Bastard Chardonnay, a full-bodied French wine from the Languedoc.

Most people bring appetizers, too. I think I am going to bring a Pesto Torta.
As for the music, sometimes people bring guitars and/or a banjo, other times, a boombox, but unless we get an afternoon thunderstorm to cool things off, it will be too hot to really kick back and relax. People are probably going to slam down some drinks and food, then leave.
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Rather than post a musical selection, I'll leave a musical question: What happened in the music industry that I missed? I'm talking about mash-ups and sampling, etc, which led us from George Harrison getting sued (for My Sweet Lord being so similar to the Chiffons' He's So Fine) to Kid Rock putting Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London together with Lynyrd Skynrd's Sweet Home Alabama to "create" his own All Summer Long. The lyrics are cheesy, but I suppose it is a pleasant enough song (and video.) The video is too silly to embed here, though the party boat does look fun.
Video: All Summer Long
Kid Rock has all permissions, gives everyone full credit and even has a Skynyrd member playing piano. My problem with All Summer Long is that it feels recycled and seems awfully lazy. I've seen mash-ups and samplings which cobble together something unique. Kid Rock's All Summer Long is not one of those creations.
But what this song *does* do is make Warren Zevon and even Lynryrd Skynyrd sound fresher and more original than ever, so kudos to the Kid for that.