This has been a long period of inactivity for me. For about a month, I haven’t been interested in touching my Stick at all, and it has been refreshingly liberating. Now, just as I’m starting to think I want to get back into the swing of things, I get a suprising and welcome email from my friend Izumi, vocalist/accordion and leader of the band Nekomushi. She is scheduled to play a solo set at the next El Barco Live open mic event, but decided she’d like me to play with her rather than play alone. Since I’ve been hoping for quite some time that she and I would have the chance to play together at some point, I was very happy to accept. Our first rehearsal is tentatively scheduled for next week.

I went to Kapone on the 5th to see the farewell performance by Colin and Bill of Cannery Row. It was a great show. I really dig their music, and will miss them when they leave Hiroshima. (Actually, it turns out it wasn’t their final show, as they too are scheduled to play at the next El Barco event. These guys really know how to milk a farewell.)

Oh, the 2nd anniversary party at The Shack was … eventful. ’nuff said.