21 December - Solstice

In other words, it's day one of our annual countdown to the Spring Equinox. Bundle up, kids. Ring out the bells. Enjoy the Yuletide and all the trimmings. The light returns.

16 December - Public Service Announcement

This is your reminder to periodically tighten all the screws on your amplifiers and speaker cabs to avoid annoying noises at certain frequencies. Music is vibrations. Vibrations shake things loose.

I was just playing through my oldest amp, and with the help of a screwdriver killed off a pesky buzz that made itself apparent in the key of B. Took a couple of minutes.

8 December - Remembrance

Today marks 45 years since John Lennon was murdered. Count me among those who still recall the moment we heard the news as if it was only yesterday. He left an enormous hole in the world, and was a significant part of shaping how some of us became the artists we are now. Hard to describe this level of influence. You have to feel it, bone deep.

Sleep soundly, John. No one (I think) is in your tree.

27 November - Thanksgiving

Oh look, it's that day. It would be easy to fill a post with snark, but I'm not going to.

11 October - Current Pedalboards

9 August - Progress

Just a quick post to mark the fact that as of this afternoon, the basic tracks (rhythm guitars, bass, and drums) are done for all five songs that will be appearing on the next release. A couple of them have additional tracks completed as well, but the point is they are all ready for vocals.

27 July - Odd

It is a strange feeling to not have any performances booked for the remainder of the year. I drove down to Southern Connecticut this past week to reunite (after a nearly three year gap) with my Prestons partner Bill. We had a blast, and made tentative plans to play out again next year sometime. But to not have anything definite scheduled for the next five months is just plain weird.

17 July - Gig Photo

Played a great show last night despite the heat and humidity, which was oppressive. Our friend Hannah was in the front row, and got this very nice photo of us. We really did have a pretty good crowd, but the audience planted themselves well back in the shade. Sensible.

13 July - New Bass

Trundled some neglected/superfluous gear down to a favorite shop this week to see what it'd be worth in store credit. But then I found myself suddenly dashing back to the house partway through the process to fetch my old bass to swap as well. You see, I took this one off the rack while I was there and it started purring. So, yeah. Got a new bass, and I can't begin to tell you how much fun this one is to play. And because I ended up going home with fewer items than I'd brought in, it still counts as downsizing. 

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