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Friday Night

*Disclaimer: What follows may not be considered of interest to anyone other than the severely bored or the possibly insane. You were warned! It's Friday night--the night of the week where you are suppossed to get out and cleanse yourself of the previous five days. I'm at home sitting in front of my computer wrapped up in a blanked and freezing to death. Normally, I hang out with some friends on Fridays and goof off (goofing off typically includes: beating my friends in ping-pong, playing video games, watching comedy central, going to taco bell, etc...); however, this particular Friday finds one of my friends ill. Thus, the Friday night cleansing of the week is postponed. There is nothing to do when you are alone on a Friday night. I have solved five SuDoKu puzzles, practiced a couple of songs, attempted to write a new song, checked my e-mail, checked my myspace, checked my website, and looked for a job. Now, I'm eating crackers and doing google searches using words like: bo

Slow Jed's Mudhouse

It's the Sunday morning after my Slow Jed's Mudhouse gig. I'm tired. Singing for two hours is tough work! Even so, the gig was great! I had a blast and people tell me I sounded good--two things that matter most in the realm of music making. I also had some good compliments in the form of acknowledgement; people seemed to enjoy what I was doing. I have to say that Slow Jed's is one of the coolest places I have ever been. A lot of people have been praising it, but I remained skeptical as always. As soon as I walked in, though, I was loving it. The walls are very cool colors (the room that has the stage is colored the same red as my kitchen!). There is unique lighting and fantastic art on the walls. It's a very warm atmosphere; it's a place that you can go and hang out and feel like you are home and not at home at the same time. Not sure what that means? I recommend visiting Slow Jed's to find out! I was a little nervous last night--not sure why, though. Maybe

Playin' Busy

The title is a bit of a play on words. You see, I've been playing (playin') a lot lately, which makes me very busy--or plain busy, which sounds a little like playin' busy... get it? Me neither... Anyway, I have had three gigs in three weeks! That is quite busy for me! I didn't advertise (I think that's the right word) all of the gigs, though. Mainly because two out of the three were benefits. The first of which was a benefit for a local museum. There was food and drinks and an auction. It was a cold night and there was definately a bug problem (we were outside under a tent), but otherwise it was a fun night! The food was great--of course, I had some--and I had some nice conversations with the people whom I met. I also made some good tips, which is great because it definately shows that my performance was appreciated. It is, after all, so easy to walk in to a venue, play, and walk out without feeling like playing even mattered. The next gig I had was at Flavour Cafe