Bryan gets up from the bar, after his thirty minute break, and walks the familiar walk. His path to the stage has been trodden a thousand times but the journey is always different. A new crowd, a new atmosphere, new possibilities. We aren't talking your typical Bourbon Street set here—all tired covers and professional sheen. No, we're talking hardcore Blues—the blues according to Bryan Lee.

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