Almost immediately upon arriving home from Instro Summit, I received an email from Ivan Pongracic of The Madeira informing me that their rhythm guitar player Patrick O'Connor would be unable to perform one of their shows and asked if I could potentially fill in. Of course I agreed. This is a great honor as the band are among the top surf combos in the world and Ivan is one of favorite guitarists of all time, going back to his previous group the Space Cossacks.
