and despite the downturns and suffering, there is a sense of hope and dare I say *faith* floating about. in my orbits anyway. I seem to vacilate betwixt KNOWING the big change in washington is going to pull us all back up, and knowing that these things take time and ALSO KNOWING that the road immediately ahead is going to suck. that said, please join me in some idealism and BELIEVE that 2009 is going to be a much better year for us all.
nose to the grindstone and facing the challenge of getting about in the ice-covered everything today. december turned out to be a snowy snowy month, breaking all records. January is usually cold as a female black magic practioner's mamary gland, but here's hoping for a break from shovelling!
been strategising for upcoming gigs and keeping the chops going. The trio of congealing virtuosity is helping so much. we didn't get together on new year's day as I'd hoped. mon will be a return to form.
broke a cardinal rule: to not depend on borrowed stuff for gigs, again. this sweet lil snare drum with a new head kicks so much ass that I'm a spoiled drum monkey now. thanks B!! the spirit of siggi b pervades it's wood and heavy-duty hardware.
I am so thankful to have a job, that I can do, and we get to rock out sometimes. that's always in the mix somewhere. the various elements of the mix is not to everyone's liking, so I hear. that's just tough. and will pass, like everything.
Always lotsa amazing recordings to listen to. Gets me through a fallow period of no inpiring performances happening. I, for one, do not recommend touring thru these hinterlands this time of year.
listen:
Steve Jansen - Slope
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1997)
Hank Jones (with Billy Higgins!) - Oracle
read:
Dustin Long - Icelander
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