So much for all my promises of updating more frequently now that my computer is fixed. I could bore you with myriad excuses, but, well, that would be boring. Onwards and upwards, as Willy Wonka would say.
The show on the 14th was fantastic. Thanks as usual to everyone who showed up on a very rainy October evening. You were an exceptionally great audience. I don't know if it was just because I hadn't played a show in a while or what, but I had such a great, great time playing that show. Really, I had no sense of whether I was playing well or not, because I was so into the playing itself. We did have a few frustrating sound problems, but, together, we got through it.
I am currently looking at a show for mid-December, but we'll see. I have to go check out a venue which I've heard is decidedly un-folk, so it may have to be a band show if it happens. But keep your eyes and ears open for that, Vancouver folks. In exciting news, I'll be playing a show in Ottawa (where I'll be for the holidays) on December 29th! The show will be at my musical home, Rasputin's Cafe, and I will be sharing the stage with two of my old music buddies, Angie Karp, my former bandmate in Alicide, and Shawna Caspi, a very talented musician who also went to high school with us. It will be fabulous evening of new songs, covers, collaborations, and other fun things. Check out the dates page for more on that.
Things have been very busy for me, at work and otherwise. I've learned that the side effect of having a lot of really amazing friends is never really having enough time to spend with all of them. I have to admit to not being nearly as productive with music lately as I would like to be. I'm trying to be more disciplined with actual practising. I've started giving occasional lessons to one of my friends, which I think is good for forcing me to focus a little more on the technical side of my playing, which is sadly lacking. If only I had a piano around to raise my spirits about my musical ability! I did have a very lovely weekend away this past weekend, on Pender Island, in the Gulf Islands of BC. I had never been to that part of the province before, and it is so beautiful. We stayed at a friend's cabin, and spent lots of time reading, knitting, drinking wine, and singing crazy songs. It's amazing how refreshing even just two days out of the city can be. I can't even claim any huge shifts in perspective; I think just breathing some good clean air and being away from computers and television and so forth make a more simple difference. And there's nothing quite like playing your own songs while four of your favourite boys sing along to every word. I am very lucky that, even if I never really become a rockstar, my friends have a way of always making me feel like one. Thanks.
So, that's all for tonight. Keep an eye on the dates page to see if that December show materializes, and Ottawa/Montreal/etc. folks, I really really hope to see you at the show in December! And now, to close, a picture from a lovely Sunday afternoon on Pender Island.
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