It somehow completely slipped my mind that there are free concerts at the Santa Monica Pier every Thursday in the summer. Last Thursday, I was pleasantly surprised as I rolled back along the bike path from Malibu and straight into the melodic sounds floating in the air. If I hadn’t already been late, I would have stopped and enjoyed the great atmosphere. Lots of people had picnic baskets and blankets, and it looked like they were having a ton of fun.

I noticed that they have a free bike valet right next to the bike path by the Santa Monica Pier, so I will definitely be taking advantage of that for the final concert on August 28th, “An Evening with Toots & The Maytals.” With any luck, I’ll also make this week’s show, Peter & Gordon and Gerry & The Pacemakers. I love listening to the oldies but goodies at the beach! I am just sorry that I forgot about the concert series until now!