learning to crawl
July 2nd, 2009slowly moving towards refocusing on music. and reading back on that sentence, it does look ridiculous. to need to put so much effort into ‘refocusing’ on the one thing that has been the center of my life since I was a teen seems on the surface, ludicrous.
but it’s a long, slow journey, and one that I need to take in small steps. everything’s easier when one is younger, although we always thought it was much harder at the time. but now, the pull of bills, mortgages, work, children, family, friends, social obligations and other so-called “mid-life responsibilities” is very strong.
so this week, in spite of struggling with a resurfaced flu bug, I’ve managed to update my press kit, assemble a new bio for gigs and compiled a list of aussie music festivals to apply to. I’m also looking at possible uk gigs for next year and trying to put together a master plan for 2010. I always seem to find excuses to not finish a new album, this time I figure if I start lining up tours, I’ll have no choice, eh?
and we’ve closed the cafe, well closed as far as the actual ‘cafe’ side goes. we’re hoping to reopen in a few weeks as a coffeehouse / roaster / wholesaler, with the doors open to the public on weekends. kind of like what wineries do with their cellar doors. it may bring in a little cash, and I don’t need to be pulling the long, sweaty, stressful hours in the kitchen. I wonder what it’s like, not having cuts and burns on my arms and fingers…
rehearsal tonight, my monthly gig at the local pub tomorrow. in august I’ll be kicking off a sunday session there similar to the one I used to run in balmain.
happy b-day to kim (my co-cordinator for this year’s jamm for genes bash), journo luke, radio rob, anne ‘mrs hank’ cooper, and kacy.