MistressDarkArt -> RE: September Roll Call! (9/4/2014 10:01:56 PM)
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^^^AnnaOphelia, so sorry about your friend. Not a cheery way to end the summer :-( This month starts a crazy schedule with the band that continues 'til at least the end of the year. We go into the studio to begin work on our 2nd CD, have either local gigs (one quite spectacular!) or out of area festivals every weekend (sometimes more than 2 per in disparate locations requiring lots of travel time in between). Just found out we've been invited by a prominent northern CA radio station to do a 2-hour interview/concert in-house which should boost the quality of our bookings even further. This has been a time of incredible musical and personal growth for me. In the past, I've been the lead in my bands and as such, always the one to elevate, support, and direct the other players. For the first time, I'm now the one being supported. When I head into a particularly challenging part, I can physically feel the elevated platform the boys build for me to launch. I biff, they continue to rock steady, relaxed and smiling the whole time. They help me find my own voice. Any one of these guys is a complete show unto himself; put them together and it's nothing short of magic. Everybody loves them, and apparently they're satisfied with my joining them. I've never been this happy or inspired in my life. It's wonderful! Harvest came early this year due to the spectacular weather we had this summer. S and I began yesterday and will continue through the weekend to wrap things up for the year. I'll have to drop in and out due to gigs. The repetitive-motion strain on my hands, arms and shoulders are not doing my music any favors but it must be done for us to finish on time. Make it through each day on ice and TENS. To those floating away in other parts of the US, please send rain. We are desperate. Our water tables are so low the wells have been contaminated with algae blooms and we can't drink our tap water without extensive filtration. Happy fall, y'all!
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