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Morning earworm: Sleepless, King Crimson. Probably because I am.



It has been an interesting holiday weekend, as always. Seven hours in the kitchen on Thursday, ending in another culinary triumph - Turkey roll stuffed with homemade venison sausage, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, cornbread and venison sausage dressing, green bean casserole, and cranberry sauce. Ended up passing on dessert, which is just as well, as we were stuffed beyond capacity as it was.

Friday and Saturday were both quiet, in the standard pre-gig fashion. I tend to prefer a day of inactivity before playing, whenever possible; part of the pre-game ritual, which is worth a post of its own one of these days. The respective shows were decent, though both began slowly and without a great deal of energy - possibly the downside of taking time off. We did eventually get on track. Hopefully this will carry us through our last three shows of the year over the next two weeks, after which we are off for a month. That time will be devoted to rehearsal and learning some new material.

Yesterday, a Day Off. I'm finding that in my advancing years, a full day of recovery is becoming necessary after a working weekend. Well, maybe not necessary, but certainly beneficial.

Today, a return to the Bunker, addressing both practicalities and creative work. My aim for the day is to lay down a few new bass parts on Shape of the World, which I have been putting off for the last week or so. Beyond that, continued clean up of the work space and possibly some more tweaking on the new live rig. Considering the option of a pedalboard next, preferably with a built-in power supply - I am discovering that my fuzz box eats batteries like crazy, and I am quickly going to go broke unless I plug it in. In other words, back to business as usual here :)

If we can define our aim, we are halfway to achieving it.