Last night

Hattie, Tracy, Jaymie and I played Boom last night. Despite our enthusiastic attempts to entertain, the patrons seemed to be more interested in each other and their drinks then the women on stage. It was still an ejoyable evening, but sometimes I forget how difficult it is to be thrown into the same catagory as background noise. Mr. Manager is always astounded when people ignore live music and I'd be lying if I said it didn't hurt. However, the feeling I walked away with yesterday was that people enjoyed the music, but would have been fine with MTV. That's okay though, but a CD sale would have been nice :)

BOOM

I'm playing a last minute gig at Boom this evening. Stop by if you can make it. Looks like I'll have the late slotbut music starts at 7:30pm. It's freezing out, however the night will be worth all the trouble...I promise!

Fineline Fire

I'm saddened by the recent fire incident that took place at one of my favorite performance venues in the Twin Cities, but very glad no one was injured. As a result it looks like my March, Monday night show at the Fineline will be postponed. Hopefully I'll put something back on the calendar quickly. I wish them well during the rebuilding...

Slow day

I'm a little jealous of the snow out East..could be fun from what I hear. I've been searching for songs to cover and I'm feeling a but adventurous. Last night I finished "Eden Close" by Anita Shreve and was floored by the happy ending. Amazing. Great book, different from her other writings, but she sucks me in without fail. Tonight I'm going to gorge myself on chocolate rasberry bread and hot cocoa. Maybe it's time for another trip to the library...

Anita Shreve

I picked up "Eden Close" by Anita Shreve at the library last week and just began the book. As you already know she's one of my favorit authors...like music, there can be any number of favorites. I love that. Being a fast reading I find myself pulling back, slowing down to better savor the story. She could be the most insightful writer of our time. Shreve describes a woman as if she's lived inside me; talking with others, they feel a similar connection to her writing, her words. Having a mere yet chapters under my belt, I hesitate to recommend the book and yet...how can you go wrong with Anita Shreve?

concert?

Mr. Manager and I saw David Cross (& other artists) on Friday night at First Ave. Strange verbal musings. The event was definitely worth seeing but hard to swallow. Audience members felt free to shout various opinions and jokes at the performers during the middle of certain commentaries and songs. Whether or not I agreed with the lyrical messages on stage it would have been disrespectful to argue or comment on the show...not to mention disruptive, especially when everyone can hear you. David Cross was extremely poised and gracious even to the obnoxious patrons. He earned enormous respect from me and more than a few other audience members. I was still saddened by the lack of consideration Minneapolis showed to such a talented artist.

Echo Bay

Looks like I will be heading back into the studio this year...it makes me smile just thinking about it! I'll keep you posted on the details, but I'm definitely trying something new, once again at Echo Bay Productions. I wonder if my dream engineer Brian Johnson is sick of me yet?

Memories

I spent an enormous amount of time in the airport this weekend, but my trip was well worth the trouble. Dayton was marvelous...I wish there had been more time though. Some friends asked me to play in Washington DC which would be a blast because I haven't been there in a few years. We'll see...this year is looking wonderfully busy...

Oh and I'm probably heading south this March/April as Jennifer Marks and I have pushed the NYC thing back to June. I'll keep everyone posted though. I promise.