Friday, November 11, 2005
Changes in Latitudes
Well, I'm home again. Had a lovely time in Key West. The folks there did an incredible job of making us feel welcome in spite of all of the cleanup and other issues they had to deal with.
The cruise I played on was wonderful. The Western Union was damaged by Wilma, so we went out on the America - the schooner after which the America's Cup was named. Let me tell you, walking those decks and playing sailing songs like "Son of a Son of a Sailor" and "Southern Cross" was stirring. And the people were wonderful to hang with.
I think I got enough vacation. On my last day or so, I was making lists of things to do when I got home, and I've been in a mostly fantastic state of mind ever since I got back. Given the chaotic nature of this year in my life, I know I needed the break and the rest.
I actually stayed in rather than do the Duval St. Crawl on Friday night. It was a working rest; I wrote the first draft of a new song that I'll tell y'all about later, when it's a bit better-baked.
I wrote about a song and a half, plus taking down lots of notes for other songs, while I was in the Keys. Now that I'm back, I'm going to have to see how much treasure comes up out of my subconscious over the next few weeks and months.
I played at an open mike/jam in Fremont last night, at Mission Pizza. I've gigged there before; they're doing mostly bluegrass bands now, but I may be able to create an opportunity to play down there again sometime. The open mike was hosted by Autumn and the Fall Guys, a bluegrass band that plays mostly on the Peninsula. Very nice folks, with some very good music. We all got on famously, and may try doing something together sometime.
I didn't have to work today - company holiday. Nice to have another day to catch up in. I started sheet mulching my first garden bed at my new house this afternoon. I need to go out and get more stuff for it, maybe tomorrow. It's great to have landscaping I can *play* in, make the changes I want and not have to worry about leaving them for a while.
The cruise I played on was wonderful. The Western Union was damaged by Wilma, so we went out on the America - the schooner after which the America's Cup was named. Let me tell you, walking those decks and playing sailing songs like "Son of a Son of a Sailor" and "Southern Cross" was stirring. And the people were wonderful to hang with.
I think I got enough vacation. On my last day or so, I was making lists of things to do when I got home, and I've been in a mostly fantastic state of mind ever since I got back. Given the chaotic nature of this year in my life, I know I needed the break and the rest.
I actually stayed in rather than do the Duval St. Crawl on Friday night. It was a working rest; I wrote the first draft of a new song that I'll tell y'all about later, when it's a bit better-baked.
I wrote about a song and a half, plus taking down lots of notes for other songs, while I was in the Keys. Now that I'm back, I'm going to have to see how much treasure comes up out of my subconscious over the next few weeks and months.
I played at an open mike/jam in Fremont last night, at Mission Pizza. I've gigged there before; they're doing mostly bluegrass bands now, but I may be able to create an opportunity to play down there again sometime. The open mike was hosted by Autumn and the Fall Guys, a bluegrass band that plays mostly on the Peninsula. Very nice folks, with some very good music. We all got on famously, and may try doing something together sometime.
I didn't have to work today - company holiday. Nice to have another day to catch up in. I started sheet mulching my first garden bed at my new house this afternoon. I need to go out and get more stuff for it, maybe tomorrow. It's great to have landscaping I can *play* in, make the changes I want and not have to worry about leaving them for a while.
# posted by Loren Davidson @ 5:16 PM 
