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Latest Entry - 12/07/11
So the Suttons Bay Holiday Festival came and went last weekend. It was certainly interesting. The weather was about the best you could ask for in December and that was clear skies with temperatures in the 30s. I was setup out on the sidewalk along with one of the big standup heaters that you find out on the decks of some restaurants. Even with that though, it was a bit of a struggle keeping my hands reasonably warm. Still, it was totally worth it. Very festive and fun.
One thing was crystal clear to me though and that is if I am to continue doing these appearances up in the north country (which I hope I do), I very much need to downsize. The huge rig is just too much. I still want the loops though. I put in an order this week for a shallow 4-space rack. Once I get that setup, I am considering taking the plunge on a Fishman Soloamp. The jury is still out on that though. Stay tuned.
October - November 2011
October 2011
- Skipped October
November 2011
- (11/08/11)
Ok. This is the most I've dragged on updates since I first started this back in 1999. After a couple of months, I'm still feeling like this exercise has outgrown its usefulness but ... I'll cling a little longer I suppose.
Ever since the Interlochen workshop, I have been playing a lot of Stick and I've been doing it without any of the added electronics. I'm really feeling that this is the biggest leap my playing has made in quite a long time. Over the last couple of months I've gone back and re-worked several tunes I had already played with new arrangements. I've even de-looped a couple of looped tunes with new arrangements.
So a lot of the work I've been doing was with the intent to do more shows next year in some of the northern towns during tourist season. I already started making some contacts and things got rolling faster than I thought with an invite to come play the Suttons Bay Holiday Festival. The event is an outdoor Holiday stroll on the very decorated streets of Suttons Bay. It should be fun and something out of a Normal Rockwell painting. That is ... provided that the heater they're providing me does the job.
Life with the Whalers is moving along. The team are doing well this season after a somewhat slow start. Beau became the sixth defenseman in the history of the team to hit 100 points and is now sitting at 112. Rasa and I have had a couple of dinners at our house with a handful guys from the team. One thing that appears to stand out is the volume of food these guys can put away. Makes me a little jealous!
December 2011
- (12/07/11)
So the Suttons Bay Holiday Festival came and went last weekend. It was certainly interesting. The weather was about the best you could ask for in December and that was clear skies with temperatures in the 30s. I was setup out on the sidewalk along with one of the big standup heaters that you find out on the decks of some restaurants. Even with that though, it was a bit of a struggle keeping my hands reasonably warm. Still, it was totally worth it. Very festive and fun.
One thing was crystal clear to me though and that is if I am to continue doing these appearances up in the north country (which I hope I do), I very much need to downsize. The huge rig is just too much. I still want the loops though. I put in an order this week for a shallow 4-space rack. Once I get that setup, I am considering taking the plunge on a Fishman Soloamp. The jury is still out on that though. Stay tuned.