2023
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March 21st, 2023. The Spark w From the Dirt.
A good list. Lights are a PROBLEM some nights. I’m sort of frustrated with the light trees we’ve got and so I firmly leave them in the hands of, and at the feet of, Dave Eisner. I think he landed us on green tonight. It was the result of a LOT of stomping and that’s…
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March 20th, 2023. Distracted and Meandering.
Sunday March 12th found me running sound for James Keelaghan and David Woodhead at Tikvat Israel in Rockville, MD. Great songs, incredible bass player. You don’t hear a lot of AMAZING BASS PLAYERS in my world right now, so it was really cool to see someone using it as the lead instrument, as I’d oft…
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March 9th, 2023. Stressed.
This little guy helps. I’m stressed about our house. About whether it will BE our house. About how it becomes our house. About whether or not our landlord will lose his patience with the whole process if there are further roadblocks. Only YOU can keep me from being stressed about turnout! I’m stressed about healthcare.…
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March 11th, 2023. Get through it.
Yeah. The sounds of moist murder. Skewered. One can relate. (this is from one of the only good episodes of Carnival Row) Joe Isaacs in charge and hosting and playing and doing the THINGS for his Music Matters Showcase. Heh – I’m packed in tight at OCA Mocha – which is a good thing I’m…
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March 11th, 2023. Denny Crane.
March 7th we played to a collection of women realtors to celebrate International Women’s Month. It was quite a party, fundraiser, and shindig. By the end of it they were digging us, but it’s a reminder of just how much money some people have! Good dresses tho. This turned out to be a place where…
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March 7th, 2023. The Spark with Bobby Thompson.
A good night – levels were a bit wonky at the beginning of the night, but once we got into it I logged into David’s new (to us) board and got the levels a little LESS wonky. A small list tonight. Juels Bland eventually popped in too. T’was a slow night at the spark, till…
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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…