These last two Saturdays playing Hotel Cafe were amazing. Really. I have never really done anything so off-the-cuff and raw and I have to say it really is one of the liberating and humbling things I have done in the recent past. Viola and I just have a comfort zone and I feel like I've been playing with him for MUCH longer than our tenure of two months working together. To play songs these songs out of which some still have some more work still to be done is really a learning experience. Feedback from friends, the audience etc all really puts some perspective that you might not get sitting on a couch with a notebook on your lap. Anyway, just want to thank everyone for coming out. We're gonna be doing some more of this in the coming months and I will definitely let you know in advance.
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Onto other things of note.... beyond honored to be able to be a part of the Stand Up To Cancer event this Friday, September 5. As I'm sure most of you know by now, this whole thing is groundbreaking and Laura Zisken and company need to be rewarded tenfold for their gigantic efforts in putting this together. Obviously, we all hope you will all be watching....
The Chuck Liddell/Rashad Evans fight will have me there in full throttle. I am so ridiculously psyched to be heading out to see these guys - not to mention seeing Rich Franklin who is one of the coolest people I have met. It might not get any better...
Said goodbye to our summer house in upstate NY... counting the days til Memorial Day '09 to get back!
Hope you are all well and had a great long weekend. Be happy and thankful...
xo
MM