June 2009
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June 21st, 2009.
Our first gig back in town on June 20th, 2009 – ilyAIMY at the Dogfish Head Pub in Falls Church, VA. It was great to hook up with the rest of the band, arriving one after the other and slowly setting up. For the first time we ran over our allotted time slot AND went…
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June 20th, 2009.
A tree in South Carolina. This trip is the whirlwind and I’m not sure that I like it that way. Monday went by like lightning. Tuesday was chaos and Wednesday morning we didn’t see our hosts because they’d rolled to work. That night we flew into Snug Harbour, hurried up, waited, hurried up, waited – and…
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June 18th, 2009.
The Lesser Pauls and their beautiful, but very poorly lit audience. Waking up slowly at Ben’s place in Charlotte, NC – we’re back to climate control and grateful for it as the outside is moist and heavy – apparently the perfect atmosphere for slugs and snails, who are slowly running amok outside, presumably screaming very,…
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June 17th, 2009.
The view of our stage at the Hunt Valley outdoor music series. Last Friday was a lot of fun – and I believe the very first time anyone has ever even LOOKED at our tech sheets. Everything was right where it was supposed to be – every DI and every mic – power for Keola…
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June 16th, 2009.
Teporah Belezikian performing with one of her kids at my open mic at Java Mammas. It was nice to be able to sit back and just watch her play for a change. Well – actually I couldn’t because I don’t usually sit and I’ve still got to run sound and people are always asking me…
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June 15th, 2009.
I’d forgotten what it was like to be in a perfectly climate-controlled room. As I’m lying back and my body’s aching, I can feel the air circulating around me, dry and cool – and I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t a little bit too warm or the sheets didn’t feel slightly clammy. Relaxing…
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June 9th, 2009.
We’re at an open mic at Java Grande in Ellicott City, MD. Not too much going on, yet absolutely excellent players – but nothing I’m terribly in the mood for. It’s been a long day and my brain hurts and my head hurts and my heart hurts from listening to the news and the mediocrity…
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June 8th, 2009.
A tired ending to a long day. Relaxing on the couch, kicking back and thinking about …. OOH! Apple juice! A long day at work, working on guitars and working on numbers and then a long night in the studio – but I think we’re done. Everything’s mixed, we’ve decided how the songs will start,…
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June 7th, 2009.
I think it is entirely possible that I’ve burned a little bit. Meep. I think there shall be redness and a bit of pain in my future. If I’m lucky, it shall be merely pinkness and a bit of itch, but I think we’re past that and into the realm of the red. Ashraf Dawod…