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Latest Entry - 02/15/10
I jumped from from January 5th to February 15th? Truth be told, there is not much going on in the music department. Been practicing Stick and piano. On the piano front, I've made really good progress on Poulenc's Novellette #1 and have just started to work on #3. On the Stick, keeping mostly the same tunes fresh. I haven't really done anything new in a while. Another one of my patented lulls I guess.
Coup did a fun gig last week. The Park Bar in Detroit put together a tribute night for recently deceased drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan from Avenged Sevenfold and we were one of the acts. We did a good set and I really liked the club (first time in there).
Rasa and I made our usual ski pilgrimage to the west and spent a week in Jackson Hole. We took one of the nephews along this time and had a blast. Jackson has become one of my very favorite places to ski.
Olympics are in full swing. Being a winter games junky, this is something I always look forward to. Unfortunately, this year the Canadian feed we get from Windsor (CBC) lost their bid to cover the event and it went to another Canadian cable network that we don't get. That means we're stuck with only American coverage of the games which is really abysmal.
January - March 2010
January 2010
- (01/05/10)
For some reason I shudder at the thought of 2010. I still vividly remember one of my very favorite high school teachers telling us that for the rest of our lives, every year would go by faster than the last one. I think of that every year because every year I realize how true it is.
So what's happening? Lots of stuff I guess. I had a full two week break from work for the holidays. Rasa and I spent a huge chunk of it up in the north country and it was glorious. Winter winter winter! I always wonder how anyone can possibly not love it?
I spent some time with the StepAbout while I was up there. Strictly with headphones though. As a headphone amp it sounds really nice. Now that we're home, I am working it into my rig and then deciding whether or not to buy. Right now I'm fairly enamoured with it so I probably will.
Went to a model train expo up in Traverse City. Once upon a time, that was something I did. I still have quite a bit of my old stuff in boxes and the event inspired me to think about pulling it out and building a new layout.
- (01/05/10)
The StepAbout is officially mine. I sent my payment in after about a week of integrating it in with my rig. The downsides are that I really didn't want to add anything to my "floor" space. I'm also not enamoured with the extra cables that now have to live in my bag and run to my feet. But the sound is just so sweet that I have to overlook those things.
Coup will be getting out live this weekend for the first time since fall. We're hitting the Northern Lights Lounge in Detroit which I've never been to and hear is quite cool. It'll be fun to get out again.
- (01/24/10)
A monster fun night. Coup gigged at the Northern Lights Lounge last night. We hadn't played in this particular club before and really enjoyed it. It's a really cool space. The opening band, the Acrophobic Sherpas, were fantastic. Good players and good guys. The combo of the two bands worked very well and we're all hoping on doing it again. Mostly ... it was just great to get out and gig with the band again.
February 2010
- (02/15/10)
I jumped from from January 5th to February 15th? Truth be told, there is not much going on in the music department. Been practicing Stick and piano. On the piano front, I've made really good progress on Poulenc's Novellette #1 and have just started to work on #3. On the Stick, keeping mostly the same tunes fresh. I haven't really done anything new in a while. Another one of my patented lulls I guess.
Coup did a fun gig last week. The Park Bar in Detroit put together a tribute night for recently deceased drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan from Avenged Sevenfold and we were one of the acts. We did a good set and I really liked the club (first time in there).
Rasa and I made our usual ski pilgrimage to the west and spent a week in Jackson Hole. We took one of the nephews along this time and had a blast. Jackson has become one of my very favorite places to ski.
Olympics are in full swing. Being a winter games junky, this is something I always look forward to. Unfortunately, this year the Canadian feed we get from Windsor (CBC) lost their bid to cover the event and it went to another Canadian cable network that we don't get. That means we're stuck with only American coverage of the games which is really abysmal.