I feel a blog coming on...

Current mood: calm
Category: Life

OK, I know it's been awhile since I blogged...

News of late:
Went to Spooky World on Saturday with Tony. It was good clean trashy American fun. They had a little magic show which incorporated live animals - doves, a big bunny, and a huge poodle.

Tony won me a little stuffed bear with his prowess at darts.

I screamed my head off. Not good, considering I had a vocal sesh the next day...but oh well.

I did vocals for the Narcoterror record on Sunday. I am very pleased with how they sound and can't wait to share with others!!

Yes, yes...This year had been a big one for recording for yours truly.

Soon my vocals will caress your earwaves~~~~~

Last night the Black Fortress of Opium began working on some new material - I presented 3 songs. This band is too good!! They rocked out immediately...We may even have a new song or more for the big Church set coming up on 11/2!

I tuned into my old buddy Peter Choyce's show out in LA on KXLU. Victor Venckus from ZBC was on and it was like a total flashback too a few years back...It reminded me how much I fucking love hanging out there in LA, so I made a foiled attempt to go and see my West Coast friends. But it was not to be yet.

I should really be going back to Türkiye, most immediately, as it seems too hard for me to be an effective business partner from an Atlantic Ocean away. Tix are cheap, and I have no more fear of travelling alone btwn here and there.

I finished reading 'Cat's Cradle' a little while back. Nice read. Quick one, too.

I bought tix to see/hear Mozart's Requiem in February. Yes, it's actually for the day after Valentine's Day...hee hee. I am very excited. I want to get back to supporting the arts.

In some ways, I feel like I'm getting to know Boston in a more committed way. I've been here over 10 years now, and while I suspect it will never feel quite like Houston - I have spent most of my adult life here. Typical Aries that I am, I feel my eyes are just now opening like a little kitten. Rebirth. I feel very grateful to have been blessed with a huge surplus of faith and hope eternal. I have ceased wondering why or from where it comes. It just does.

Went to a spa with my homegirl Irina. That was very nice. She's is a terrific hang. Feels like family.

I've been grooving out on my new guitar, which I adore.

Told SJ Roi about it. He wants to do a TQ reunion. I'm down, with the caveat of many rehearsals first. But anyway, some of those songs we used to do never even got recorded and it's just a goddamn shame. Chestbox, anyone?

Been playing my flute again more. Tony's giving me some session work on it, and it just feels so good when I play it. I have a skill on it that I don't have on any other instrument. I feel like it's a powerful weapon when I play - especially fast. Yes, I have hope a-plenty, but little patience when it comes to practicing slow. It KILLS me to practice slow. But my teacher says really good players do a lot of slow practice.

Oh yeah. I bought the new Siouxsie album, plus the new PJ Harvey, plus PJ's 'Uh Huh Her'.