Day Seventy Five & Weekend Update

Last Friday night we attended the Library Coffee House at the North  County Library here in Sebastian.  Our friends Ray & Chrystine,  who call themselves Hair Peace were the entertainment for the evening.  They did a superb job and were extremely entertaining.  The played some covers some originals, all of them done very well.  Ray is a great guitar and mandolin player as well as a great vocalist and Chrystine's no slouch on the guitar and harmonica.  Not to mention her sweet vocals.  If you see them passing through your neck of the woods check them out, you'll thank me for the tip.
    Saturday night we attended a benefit for our dear departed friend  Jennifer Goldacker, AKA, Java Jen.  It was good to see so many folks turn out to say goodbye.  Her and her Husband, Java John, have a long history of doing benefits for every charity under the sun, and we've played at a bunch of them.  She will be missed by many, and I'm sure we will think of her often.  I'll miss seeing here at our shows, sitting up close and singing along.  I don't know how I'm going to remember the words without reading her lips.  
 Until tomorrow, here's your daily dose of wisdom:

"I do not know what your destiny will be, but one thing I
know: the only ones among you who will be truly happy 
are those who will have sought and found how to serve."
....Albert Schweitzer
  

Day Sixty Six

Another day of reverberations.  I spent some more time getting set up, and mostly not having any idea of what I was actually doing.  I'm pretty sure I now have accidental links all over the world, I could very well be voted the internet nuisance of the month.  I started out at #7 on the prestigious Sebastian Folk Charts, truly an indicator of ones future success and wealth, and am now at #4.  Yes, the fame and fortune can't be far off now.
   I need to start thinking about our gigs coming up this weekend.  It's almost time to start piling up gear by the door in hopes of not forgetting anything important.  I need to put fresh strings on the guitar and program some addresses into the Garmin.  Saturday night we'll be in Jacksonville at the European Street Cafe and Sunday afternoon we'll be at The Osteen Diner.   A good time will be had by all.
  Until Tomorrow, here's your daily dose of wisdom:

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.  ~St. Augustine

Day Forty Eight

The primaries are finally over, and not a moment to soon.  Now to prepare for the full blown, dirt slinging, dog kicking, cat scratching mid term elections.  I have to question the sanity of anyone who would want to get involved in such a demeaning contest.  Which pretty much explains why we've got the assortment of knuckleheads we've got running our country.  Egomaniacs and sociopaths, or as some like to refer to them, Democrats and Republicans.
     I got to squeeze in a little recording to day.  There was an electric guitar part that I wasn't completely satisfied with, so I thought I'd do a little touch up on it.  It worked out just as planned.  I set up a region to punch it in on a track that contained a couple short guitar passages that weren't in the way of where I needed to record.  I recorded it twice and grabbed the best take to replace the original track I needed to fix. Abracadabra there you have it.  A slight volume adjustment and it slipped right in like it belonged there.  I love it when a plan comes together.
Until tomorrow, here's your daily dose of wisdom:

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." 
George W Bush