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November 2019

  • November 25th, 2019. I cried when Prime died.

    Before heading home from our North Carolina run we hit up an open mic in Virginia, just to break up the drive. Here’s Bob, the host, checking the sound out at his open mic at Spirits in Falls Church, VA. We got a booking out of it. If we want it. Emotions are real things.…

  • November 23rd, 2019. “Home” and Home.

    It always sucks to read about what’s going on back home because it never seems to be good stuff. The strip mall down the street from us burned down – and though generally speaking I had no affection for it, the Baltimore Sun made a point of noting that it apparently was the oldest one…

  • November 21st, 2019. Happy North Carolina!

    Before leaving for this trip, Kristen and House of Musical Traditions hosted a physical therapist to come and chat about repetitive stress injuries as they pertain to musicians. That meant that we spent the day in Takoma Park ahead of time and I took a moment to wander before the workshop. Part of that wandering…

  • November 17th, 2019. Epic.

    Getting it alllll together at Epicure last night. One mandolin, one violin, one electric cello, two lutes, four acoustic guitars, an electric bass and an electric baritone guitar, a colascione and two percussionists with ALL the chaos that THAT implies. We think we counted 101 strings but a) we can’t count that high and b)…

  • November 14th, 2019. It’s just a bad day.

    I’m trying. Being published in this marvelous (sold out) magazine is definitely a good thing. It’ll make a difference in the morning. I’m feeling sad. Worn. Overwrought. It’s the world at large, it’s fear, it’s all the dark thoughts. Dark thoughts. As I mentioned, I’ve finally gotten into the health care system again, and it…

  • November 11th, 2019. Next time, there will be BLOOD.

    Open mic tonight made everything better. A LOT better. I’m stressed out. I might even have good reason to be. My pulse pounds, my skin feels hot, I get these HEADACHES. I don’t talk about health crap very much because generally speaking I’m very fortunate – or at least as far as I know I…

  • November 10th, 2019. Winter is Coming.

    Monday night’s open mic at Teavolve was slow, but had a great pile of talent. The night opened with the a capella bravery of Kysha! Jesse Moody at Teavolve’s open mic. Winter is coming. I guess we’re past really being allowed to use that as a catch-phrase, but I tend to Live in my chosen…

  • November 2nd, 2019. Happy Halloween. Welcome to Marwen.

    A week or so ago Heather and I went on down to Ellicott City because it was too beautiful not to. Theoretically we were there to work, but in all honesty I think we just wanted to be OUT. Unfortunately we mostly got chased by bees. For all that I’ve always believed that the best…