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Sunday, October 01, 2006
September goings on
Music Fest '06 was my 4th year of performing at the best venue in the world. Once again Margie had the barn spotless and beautiful and Tim "Cheese" Ringgenberg provided impeccable audio. Two major occurances for me were seeing the wonderful virtuosity of Cliff Frederikson on guitar with Emily, who totally appreciated it. It is so priceless to see a child realize that through music, people are ageless. AND Emily played "Star" from Attack with me. She performed like a pro and then later, Pat McConnell talked her into jamming. After some initial trepidation, she stepped up and played power chords very loudly to the Who's, "Join Together With The Band." It was one of the proudest moments of my life. For those of you who don't know, Emily is my daughter and she's 10. Watch out for that one. The other daughter Anna performed as well but it's nothing to her. She's improvised in front of hundreds. Oh did I say Anna's 7?
The  month also brought travel to Minneapolis and New York City. My good friend Harvey Briggs was generous enough to let me tag along and introduced me to some of his business associates and production companies. Also while in NY, rekindled my friendship with Marc Coppola, DJ at 104.3 the classic rock station in the big apple. Marc's also a filmmaker and I'm going to score a couple for him.
September also brings the finality to the Christmas album. What Child Is This is the final piece. John Urban is shooting the cover and doing the layout. I'm working on the liner notes as I write. Stay tuned.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
August report
My good friend Mare and I had quite a few good times playing together in August. We did Giada's, Mexicali Rose, Springbrook, and Fyfe's. Made some money, had many musical moments and a lot of laughs. I love performing with her. You can't help but smile.
Billy Anderson released a CD with a party at the House of Embers in the Dells. It became a jam session and a good time was had by all.
Played another 105.5 WMMM outdoor show at Greenway Station, this time with the inimitable Michael John Ripp accompanying on guitar.
Scored a short film for Denver filmmaker, Julie Pearson. A very funny movie, it will be screened and then we will perfect the score for future release.
As the Summer comes to a close, so does another idyllic chapter of life. Time can never be reclaimed. Let's make the most of it while we can.
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