Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Hiked a few miles Tuesday and another few with Steve yesterday in the late afternoon. Been really good to get out like that.
Had first rehearsal with Rod yesterday and went very very well. Very pleased with that!
Got emails from Evan Brubaker with first rough mixes on 8 of the new record’s songs. Steve heard them for the first time and grinned and said not to worry about how this record would be received. I exhaled deeply and accepted his statement with nothing short of utter relief.
Making art is so funny, so odd. I know, intellectually, that it’s a subjective process and I know about insecurity and all those things and I’ve been through them before – but when you are actually going THROUGH it is harder to dismiss it as something that is normal and something that will, too, pass. All that said, it’s awfully nice to get this early positive feedback from so trusted a source.
Rough night’s sleep last night – still getting adjusted to the time change. Was up wide awake from 1:30 to 2:30 am, and then up at 7:30am for good.
Had discovered two days before I left the States that I’m totally sold out of Bootlegger’s Daughter. Woops, not good. So have reordered those today.
Waiting now for Rod to show up for another rehearsal.
