2024
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December 6th, 2024. Give peeps a chance.
Time to get a Christmas tree. Hot cider, hot omelets, hot everything except for the weather. Cold and blustery. Let the season give me SOME optimism about the world. We actually spent almost no time at all finding the RIGHT tree. I think it was the second one we looked at! I’ve long feared the…
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December 4th, 2024. Updates.
An overheated night at Dark Horse Annapolis the night after Thanksgiving. The place was PACKED and the heat was up a bit tooooo high, but we persevered and had a great time, AND Rowan’s created a new face for his cajon that reflects our identity, so … who am I to complain? He printed the…
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December 4th, 2024. Last night at the SPARK w Bill Baker + Nightmares.
Okay, this is one of those weird open mic posts where it takes me a while to get there. But here’s the list! Nightmares last night. Strangely coherent dreams over the last several days. No false memories. No moments of confusion upon waking. But hard emotions. Memories of my dad. Driving. Woods. Old Lovers. Bodies.…
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December 1st, 2024. The Music City Open Mic.
We do this every Sunday night at Morsbergers at 713 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD, 21228. Signup at 6.30, music at 7pm. Enter through the back at the LARGER of the two doors! (the other entrances are straight to the bar side and Boba Fett won’t always point the way!) For information about the photos and videos…
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November 30th, 2024. Happy Thanksgiving, whether you like it or NOT!
Yessss yesssss… tis the season! (Jeni’s decorations are going up at Little Market Cafe in Ellicott City!!!) Not that I’m particularly tuned into social media at any given time, but I’m pleasantly surprised not to see the usual slew of “I am angry at YOU because you’ve said ‘Happy Thanksgiving’” posts. It’s like every once…
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November 26th, 2024. The SPARK w Average Joey.
Wot wot? A photo of the host?! Jay Keating must be in the house!!! Ain’t nothing average about this guy. A remarkably polished set that got me in the middle of my feels about imposter syndrome. Generally I’ve found that the more professional the artist, the more they feel that, no matter how much they…
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November 24th, 2024. Music City Open Mic.
We do this every Sunday night at Morsbergers at 713 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD, 21228. Signup at 6.30, music at 7pm. Enter through the back at the LARGER of the two doors! (the other entrances are straight to the bar side and Boba Fett won’t always point the way!) For information about the photos and videos…
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November 23rd, 2024.
November 23rd found me over at Sandy Spring Museum running sound for a traditional Turkish dance party. There are worse ways to spend your time. As I was watching the bands play and the dancers dance I wondered what it was that was so DIFFERENT about what I was seeing – beyond the combination of…
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November 23rd, 2024. Another Good Day?
It is time to return to omelets and recording. Not necessarily in that order. But generally in that order. Cornered Joey, got a lot of Joey. Now if I could only chase down the rest of my band. You’d think it’d be easy. They’ve gotta carry those heavy instruments around. But they’re ALL younger than…
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November 22nd, 2024. A Good Day.
Rowan came over to record last night. We got of percussion done, some guitar. It was a joy to spend the time together. Got a lot of filming done and it’s just a lot of fun to really watch him carefully. The intimacy of shooting video never fails to amaze me. We’ve got a long…