I’ve been a cycling fan for many years, and with the start of cycling season I often spend hours with my ass parked in front of the TV, watching these incredible athletes race across the plains and mountains of Europe. The Giro D’ Italia is being broadcast now in Japan, but on a delay of about 2 weeks from the actual start of the race. I always try to stay away from sports news during cycling season, to avoid spoiling the outcomes of these races.

It’s shaping up to be a very busy summer for me. Beginning this weekend, I have performances scheduled every weekend for 4 weeks straight, sometimes with 2 performances a weekend. (See the Schedule section.) It also looks like I may be doing a monthly show at Molly Malone’s; it is even possible that it may become twice a month, but nothing has been settled yet. A few people at the office have jokingly been asking me if music isn’t actually my “real job”.

Speaking of the office, there may be a potentially exciting development in my work situation in the next few weeks. More info on this later.