December 2017
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December 31st, 2017.
Well, tis the last day of the year and I don’t plan to add anything of incredible depth to the Journal on this day. Kristen’s making jambalaya, my friend Sue is coming to the realization that even 42 years in, there are a number of words that I simply seem unable to spell, and the…
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December 26th, 2017.
Yesterday Kristen and I went up to Longwood Gardens to take advantage of the fact that they didn’t really see Christmas Day as one of their peak days – and celebrated Christmas with… A BILLION PEOPLE I MEAN LIKE HOLY CRAP IF THIS ISN’T A PEAK DAY I HAVE NO WISH TO EVER SEE WHAT…
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December 21st, 2017.
Last night was a lot of fun despite the odds. Rowan and I have been working hard putting together a more equitable setlist and we got to play it last night at Gypsy Sally’s. Tuesday night we’d practiced our little hearts out and then headed down to play the open mic with kind of questionable…
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December 20th, 2017.
Last night Rowan and I got together to practice and then decided to head down to Gypsy Sally’s for their Tuesday night open mic. We’ve been a couple of times before and it’s generally been a good way to remind the staff and owner (the latter runs the open mic night) that we exist –…
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December 19th, 2017.
So – my big background project right now is the movement of the tour Journal from the hand-coded behemoth that it’s been for the past 14 years over to WordPress. I THINK it’s a good idea? It’s not as beautiful, but it’s a LOT more flexible, and means that as people’s screens get bigger and…
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December 18th, 2017 at Teavolve w Abigail and Eric Selby
1) ilyAIMY2) Lou GianPaolo3) Mike Harrigan4) Whalen Nash5) Ray6) Dave Godbey7) Abigail and Eric Dave Benham9) Zach Sealover10) Mike Brave11) Reverend Watt12) Joseph Desimone13) Gina Regina14) Matt Hillman15) Chyna Roc16) Zander
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December 16th, 2017.
I went to the memorial service of Richard Morris today. You won’t know who he was. A lot of people did though. I was surprised by how many. The parking lot was packed, every chair filled. They brought more chairs and filled another room and the latecomers still had to stand. I caught myself thinking…
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December 14th, 2017.
Christmas Christmas. I amuse ME. I guess this can count as our Christmas card this year! We always MEAN to make one and then never quite get around to it. Kristen and I went to our traditional spot on Route 40, did the annual “how about this one” “it’s too BIG!!!” “how about this one”…
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December 12th, 2017.
Ugh – I hate having a grumpy night – and this was definitely that. I’m horribly aware that I spend a LOT of time crushing down my temper, but there are definitely a couple of regulars at my open mic that can get under my skin. They’re generally actually good-hearted people – just… you know……
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December 11th, 2017.
A bomb went off in NYC this morning. A fumbled terrorist pipe bomb, injuring few outside the bomber himself. Fox is having a field day showing people on the ground and SWAT forces on the streets, most other coverage is a little more reserved. Fox seems to be the only website that’s heard of the…