As a general rule, I don’t do much PR work for my gigs. In addition to the information I put up in the Schedule section of this website, I also design fliers and post a few in places like my office and a bar or two that I frequent. But, I don’t make a point of telling friends and co-workers about my shows and inviting them to come. (I realize, by the way, that I am lucky in this aspect as someone who doesn’t have to survive on the money he makes through performances.)

So, I am particularly happy when people who have been to my performances before express an interest in coming to my upcoming shows. In the past week, about 5 of my co-workers who have heard me play before have approached me on different occasions to ask about my gigs this coming weekend. This recurring interest is a significant boost to my self-confidence, which is much more susceptible to body-blows than I usually care to let on.

I am discovering (rediscovering??) that Sol, a CD of Latin-inspired music by Stickist Greg Howard, makes a wonderful soundtrack for my daily bicycle commute to work on sunny spring days, like today.