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this is june

this is how i feel this morning. which is nice. little. lazy reading sunday with coffee and rain outside. a day with only the pressing task of grocery shopping, something i enjoy mightily.

we went out to the opening of the vancouver jazz feston friday to see aki takase performing her fats waller project with a truly incredible band. (with eugene chadbourne on banjo and vocals!) what a show! a perfect mix of joint jumping plus head twisting. i’m going to track down the record immediately. there are more shows for them in canada, check out her website above, or eugene’s. it was great.

in home news i’m working steadily on the life support packages. the dining table is a riot of prize ribbon detritus. oh, and there’s a new show scheduled for vancouver on july 24th at the chapel. with a band from calgary called azeda booth. the chapel is a new venue in town, an old funeral home in the downtown eastside. a beautiful art deco building. i have high hopes for it, we sure need more places to see music in this town.

and for all you folks outside of vancouver, there are plans for touring next year. canada, usa, uk, and europe. my homebody self will be banished in 2008. and by then i’ll be dying to play, so it works out well i think. this is a nice year of recharge over here.

ok, happy sunday to you all. xv Continue reading this is june

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tricky

hello there folks. so, it seems that something in this site is working against the ease of buying records. it’s like i’m battling myself, in the age old comic book metaphysical struggle. anyway, we’re working on it. right now, the best thing seems to be to keep trying. the site might try to foil you at checkout, by saying you have nothing in your basket, or by asking for a mysterious 4 digit code. believe me, i’m mystified. but people who perservere can still get through. sorry for lameness.

in better news, i have finished my taxes as well as a host of other office-like duties. so i will finally return to more musical pursuits, and this blog will reflect that i promise. xv Continue reading tricky