i'm ron swisher. it's always a privilege to host "mosaic." today, we have a legend music in the bay area. if you go to glide 9 and 10:00 or 10:00 and 11:00 on sunday, if you go to scott on sunday and monday and tuesday at 6:00 to 9:00, if you don't go to any of the venues, you're missing a great legend in our midsaturday. he is at a number of other venues and you will find him there for almost 30 years. and i say, he's been in the bay area over 50 doing what he does and we're blass blessed to have john kirk. [ music ] [ music ] >> what a blessing. great to you have, john. >> a pleasure. >> great. great. i saw you probably 40 something years ago. >> oh, no, no. >> but john, the third street antics. >> right. >> and he would play all of the different clubs. >> right. >> and you have been around. tell us about your background? >> well, i actually started playing in the oakland area around 1965, '66. >> wow. >> with a guy named johnny hartsman. >> okay. >> he was a guitarplier, organ player and fruit player and he wanted to expand the band. he on