Things Observed

Man oh man, I am so happy that tonight has finally come.  In the past 35 days I have done 30 shows at the NOH.  Load-in's/load-out's, set-ups/tare-downs, walk aways, early mornings and super late nights. Missing my family and my friends. Getting home and knowing I have missed it all. I finally have some time off. Starting now I am off until Wednesday or Thursday of next week. It's all down hill from here. We will still have some long days and shows. However, for the most part the Opera season will start its inevitable decline, slowing down to all but a halt come summer. This next week is like my spring break.  After spring break it all flies so fast.  Tomorrow, we leave for my parent's house in Lumberton, NC. I think it is about a 3 hour and 15 minute drive.  I was really hoping to be able to have a leisurely pace getting ready in the morning. I hate feeling rushed all the time but when your time is very limited you end up feeling rushed to fit everything you need to do into the few hours you have, and of course, we still have to pack. When I say pack, I mean, packing for four. Clothes, bags, baby food, high chairs, food, drinks, dogs, dog food. Elizabeth and I are going to have our work cut out for us in the morning.  

I am hoping to have lots of time this summer. My gigs with the Misadventures have all but vanished due to the current status of the economy and I am guess they will  pick back up when ever our economy gets out of it's current funk. Or maybe not. Only time will tell.  It is interesting how I can spend all winter trying to balance my chaotic work schedule with time for my wife and kids, gigs and when the summer rolls around, the time of year I have the most free time and the most flexibility the gigs kind of dry up.  Or so it has been in the past and it seems that this year will offer much more of the same. It will be a great opportunity to spend more time at home with my family. Elizabeth has been talking about going to back to work this summer, because once work starts slashing my hours then my income also gets slashed. I have been thinking of trying to get another job this summer so she can stay home. Anybody know of any? I think of moving my family out of here a lot. Nashville?  

I have been working on putting a show together.  Right now it is just me on my bass and vocals. Pretty crazy idea huh? The biggest hurtle I feel I have right now with this project other than finding the time to work on it is singing. It's not that I can't sing. I just need to beef up my confidence in my voice and singing in front of an audience. When I think of doing that my throat just kind of closes up.  How do you step across that thresh hold?  Just do it?  Honestly that scares me. I don't know why. I am working on it though. 

Well it is late and I need to get up in the morning and get to it. Goodnight