2021
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May 26th, 2021. Farewell.
I don’t have much to say. I lost my father to cancer 16 years ago. Keola lost his mother to it this morning. We both got to be there with our parents as they passed. I hope it eased their departure. We’re lucky to have our Loved ones for as long as we do, and…
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May 24th, 2021. Happy Birthday Bob Dylan. Here’s a bug.
IMT clearing the stage of cicadas for their 4th Annual Bob Dylan Tribute. I’ve never wished Bob Dylan “happy birthday” – but it’s his 80th and I’m catching up. I’m still not a fan, but I’ve come to really respect his writing as an interesting combination of seemingly stream-of-consciousness poetry crossed with a powerful synchronicity…
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May 23rd, 2021. A good weekend.
But a weird one. Two wonderful shows, 95+ fun-Lovin’ degrees, billions of cicadas. And the strange disappointment of going back to normal and finding it to be so very, very strange. I’m not sure that I’m able to express how important it all feels.
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May 22nd, 2021. Farewell to the Farm.
Dave Benham and Jillian Matundan finally meet!! This weekend was really powerful. Two separate gigs that hit me in two separate ways. Two separate communities. I’m slightly worried about trees and grass taking root in my lungs. Slightly worried about how many cicadas are STILL in my gear. But I’m grateful for an incredible weekend.…
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May 19th, 2021. Nymphs in the Dark.
After a really fantastic Live from the Lair with Joey we were helping him load out when I noticed the ground at our feet was WRITHING. Then we spent the next hour photographing cicadas as the pulled themselves from their shells and wriggled their brand new wings….
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May 16th, 2021. Battloids in the Parking Lot.
Friday night’s beautiful show at Harford Vineyard and Winery in Forest Hill, MD is still resonating with me. Mostly because the gear is still occupying a corner of the Living room. Watching my friend Chris Ehrich pack for a gig involving like… an amp and a bag and a guitar left me thinking… ‘yeah, that’s…
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May 15th, 2021. My calling ain’t calling.
My TRUE calling is TOTALLY calling. Beautiful day at the Harford Vineyard and Winery in Forest Hill, MD yesterday. Stunningly perfect weather, great sound (if I DO say so myself) and more fun playing with my pedals than ever before. And of course always good to give the flag an airing. As I transfer the…
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May 9th, 2021. It Just Costs Too Much.
This is only loosely related to the post overall, but there’s some -ish to it. This is dawn on my street. I don’t see it often, but because I need the money and someone else has plenty of it I’ve been hired to run a Zoom B’nai Mitzvah – and though it looks to be…
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May 6th, 2021. Bleh.
Last night’s show was a little rough. It started off beautifully. I was so happy to be there, so joyous to set up and play. But my Saturn had some sort of serious mechanical ISSUE as I rolled up and I took the car over to Caesar’s (our local mechanic) and parted ways with her…
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May 5th, 2021.
Ugh. That moment when you realize you were raised in the 80s but came of age in the 90s (so internalized is the notion that they’ll leave you alone if you can just summon the courage for that One Big Punch, but consciously ingrained is the knowledge that you don’t matter so being a slacker…