February 2023
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February 28th, 2023. The Open Spark with Petrichord.
It always starts slow. Terry Smith hasn’t been here since early on, but it’s good to have him back! Last night with Petrichord was Lovely. A slightly below-average list (in length, not talent) came in a slightly above-average time because of continued tech problems. Since last week David had replaced the power amplifier running the…
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February 26th, 2023. The rhythm of the pines.
Well, now I wanna get too near the water! (sign from the parking lot at last night’s hotel room in Southport, NC) Up and moving with varied phone-oriented interests. Sunday morning we got up an hour or so early so we could have breakfast on the beach. We were not graceful. Words came out of…
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February 24th, 2023. It’s Not a Tour. It’s a Trip.
If the landscape doesn’t change, it’s just a commute. Hitting the swamps of southern Virginia / North Carolina makes it a TRIP. A Tour needs to be at LEAST a week. And I miss Touring. Heather hasn’t found too many 4 leaf clovers today, but a tiny pine cone ain’t to bad. It’s good to…
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February 19th, 2023. The Little Blue Check.
Meta Verified. For years there have been fake posts floating around that Facebook would switch to a paid subscription service. Often accompanied by a click-bait link or a call to action like “cut and paste this to your profile so they won’t change YOUR account!” or some such bullshit. So, when I saw my friend…
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February 21st, 2023. The Open Spark w Elena La Fulana.
My friend Ana’s in town from Sweden and caught me kicking off the evening. Newcomer Charles. He says he gets up at like 3.30am which is madness personified, and said he wasn’t going to be able to stay – but he was so struck by the music (and who wouldn’t be) that he stayed up…
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February 18th, 2023. Get out the way.
Holding lyrics for Gabrielle Zwi at the FocusMusic Annual Meeting at El Golfo in Silver Spring, MD on Sunday, February 5th, 2023. It’s not a big deal, but it’s what I could do. They were squinting at the lyrics on the stool in from of them*. I’m in a band with two sexes, 4 races…
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February 14th, 2023. The Takoma Open Spark w Dan Hovey.
No-one photographs the photographer. Erik Sharar hanging out behind the scenes. You might recognize his name as the guy who took the last batch of “real” ilyAIMY promo-pics. We do this every Tuesday at the School of Musical Traditions at 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD. Signup at 6, music at 7, moderately family-friendly, 2…
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February 12th, 2023. It’s been a good week.
My birthday week’s been amazing. Sunday I hosted the annual FocusMusic meeting and showcase, and though apparently I BLUSHED under the attention, a lot of people made a big deal out of my work in the local music community and I got a big bonus. Yay! Berfday bonus. The day was full of highs and…
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February 9th, 2023. Burning.
NOTHING like a hug and a song from Marc Evans for your birthday!! (at Takoma Spark in Takoma Park, MD on February 7th) It’s been a day. And not a particularly good one. It’s been a week. And that week’s been similar to this day, though there’s been high points and low points and everything…
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February 7th, 2023. rob Day at the Spark.
Nothing to do with my birthday. Probably older than me. A cool art-deco fire hydrant in Silver Spring, MD. Today I’m 48. What a strange concept. There were days, years and decades I didn’t think I’d make it this far. I guess now it’s my responsibility to make it to my NEXT “real” milestone, “as…