Steve Ball

Character Sketch: Video

Weekend Work: putting final touches on the 45 songs of SB Sketch Box, including this update to reflect recent world events.   Here is a quick home-made video to accompany the new version of Character Sketch:  

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Character Sketch

Independence Day 2009: Character Sketch (2.6M mp3)

who would have ever guessed
you'd be first to fall down
on the ground
in your prime time
your shine time
so young

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Gary homeboy sure smile and pure charm
and sure style boy great dance great man boy

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ten X fame odd pose odd nose boy no just say no boy
what a strange tan boy poor Michael just a boy

who would have ever guessed
you'd be first to fall down
on the ground
in your prime time

who would ever have guessed?

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Without You

Here’s a quick video from my last night in the Opal Creative Space.

loneliness is a power that we possess to give or take away forever
all I know can be shown by your acceptance of the facts
they're shown before you
take what I say in a different way and it's easy to say that this is all confusion
as I see a new day in me, I can also show it you and you may follow

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Dark – in Buenos Aires

Early this morning, my friend and band-mate, Horacio Pozzo shared the following beautiful YouTube video of his playful version of the last section of Dark.

Horacio is one of the members of the BigTime trio, and was also a key member of the Greenthumb team who played a series of shows and recorded the Greenthumb CD in Buenos Aires and Mendoza way back in 1997.

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Today is a significant day: we formally said goodbye to the Opal Creative Space that we may seek and find the next facility for the next stage of our work and play in Seattle.  

Over the past three years and four weeks and three days, this space has hosted rehearsals, recording sessions, painting sessions, house concerts, and been “guest housing” for some very special visitors to Seattle.  On April 9th 2006, we did our first official House Concert in this space, and Robert Scoble (in addition to documenting the event) brought Buzz Bruggeman over to mingle with Pete Wilson, Mats Myberg, and the other various Seattle luminaries in the audience.

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To celebrate the completion of our work in this space, Lee and Diane came over for dinner tonight (poor Paul got literally stuck on the I-90 bridge…!) and then Lee and I did one last ‘clean up’ acoustic show for Sofie, Regina, and Diane in the, now totally empty, pristine, and reverberant space. 

Of course, we missed you Paul.

Some new pieces in the air in addition to that old familiar sound of sweetness that comes from being in the right place at the right time. 

What a joy to let this go knowing how much has grown here – and how much more is now possible that our work here is completed.

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Bat Mitzvah II

More photos from the recent event:

Family Portrait

Just press this button…

Sofie: my turn…

Dada and Sofie (by C. M. Florkowski)

 
Curt and Sofie Reunion (by C. M. Florkowski)

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Bat Mitzvah

Today was the Bat Mitzvah of Isabel Sarah Williams, and we had the honor and privilege of spending the evening in celebration with many excellent and essential friends. 

Sandra Sofie and Jax trade schmoochies (Sandra flew in from London for this!)

 
Taking turns sharing schmoochies

Mama gets in some action as well… Sofie takes it all in.

 
Someone with chocolate fingers took a look at this photo.

Sofie’s mentor and glow-stick supplier, Evie, steals the show…

Sofie teaches Isabel and Dada how to use the picture button

This is a small sampling of the hundreds of fab photos that happened at the event. More to follow as they become available. 

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One more highlight of the evening: I had quick but significant conversations with Frank and Ingrid, Bill and Donna, and Sandra Prow, and Travis Metcalf (among others) about the past, present, and future.    Many heart-warming names came up including MartinS, DebraG, and many others. 

That combined with a diverse crowd from the extended Seattle Guitar Craft family made for a wonderful evening of reconnection. 

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Home Sweet Home

Home Update: I heard PG’s beautiful Home Sweet Home in shuffle mode on my Zune this morning while on the Connector.  It reminded me of many old friends and old times, but more importantly, how much I love to be home. 

We’re now back from a far-away visit to Grandpa Kelley’s April House on a Florida beach.  We also got to spend time with Grammy Kelley, Uncle Ryan, Grandma Frances, Aunt Julie and cousin Joey.  One small highlight, of course in addition to seeing everyone, was seeing Sofie fly an amazing $2 kite on the beach.  Oh, that and being generally offline for an extended period was very good medicine.   

Although we’ve unpacked, we’re still recovering from the 20-hour cross-country travel adventure that began ~4:30am Florida time on Tuesday and ended that night at 9:30pm PST when we finally got home.

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We have not cracked open the photos from the trip yet, but here are some pre-vacation pictures to fill in some gaps.

 
why do we need winter hats in April?

 
we don’t need these in Seattle, but we will in Florida

 
practicing swimming

 
we’d better bulk up a bit before flying on airlines that no longer serve food

when will winter be over?

Mae Mae and Sofie practice flying around the gym with Jenn

more practice: hey, how does this camera work?

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WHAT is the Name of this Band: Nine Lives

Song of the Day: Nine Lives - May 2008 (11.6M mp3) by “WHAT Is The Name Of This Band” featuring David LaVallee, Ivan Lee, Joel Palmer, Paul O’Rear, and SB.

Nine Lives is a specific nine-part container for improvised music that has been in use since ~2003 where it began life within the (2003-2004) Seattle Guitar Circle.  In it’s pure form, this improvised piece consists of nine sections, each with its own specific instruction, character, texture, and (if the group has sufficient ‘group-ness’) life. 

Being improvised within each section, no two performances of Nine Lives is ever quite the same, although the form and format remain generally consistent (and recognizable, if played with clarity and conviction) from version to version. 

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From WHERE comes WHAT?   I’ve been spending 2008 and 2009 Saturday mornings engaged in guitar calisthenics, sitting, and improvisation work with a new configuration.

A few weeks ago, WHAT IT NOT B performed background music for an adventurous yoga class a few blocks from the Opal Creative Space.  As you can see from the colorful iPhone photo, we shared the stage, like many new and aspiring bands, with an interested on-looking victim of semi-creative taxidermy.

You will likely see and hear more about this active project over the next cycle.

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Sofie Painting

Mid-April Update:  Recently, I’ve been re-thinking everything from the ground up.  I’ve been reading the best book of the year (Outliers) and find that this has added to the momentum and courage required to question basic assumptions and practices.

It is also clear - based on how I recharge - that I am actually an extroverted introvert.  I’ve been spending some time recharging this past week, and this will continue into next.

And, all the while, we’re enjoying many recent diverse activities.  Among them:  

 
First some fun with color and texture…

 
Moving on to some calligraphy…

Finally ending with some performance art… (“what if I were my own canvas?)

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The Airport Exercise: Video

Weekend Update: massive spring cleaning and putting final touches on the 45 songs for Sketch Box.  One of the highlights has an accompanying video underway featuring the work of some friends.

Here is a quick draft:

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Marching Forward

WHAT Is The Name Of This Band: playing Tougo II in celebration of Regina’s painting show there. (Photos courtesy of Christina Florkowski)

 
We did two shows at Tougo II recently, Regina’s opening on Saturday Feb 7th, and a benefit concert on Saturday March 14th for the the Blue Nile Children's Organization. We raised $187. 

WHAT IT NOT B is Joel Palmer, Ivan Lee, David LaVallee, Paul O’Rear and SB shown here accompanying Regina’s “Paintings that Sing: a collection of Brilliant Birds and Colorful Crooners” with all-improvised textures for guitar quintet. 

Regina’s excellent painting show has now moved up to Tougo I on Capitol Hill and will be there through the end of April.   Six of the twenty paintings have already sold, so better move quickly if you wish to check them out.

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Blast from the past, six years ago today:

Saturday March 29, 2003
This afternoon, TravisM, Derek, and I spent what little time is left for Derek in Seattle recording a new version of an important song for the instrumental CD.  With good results.

Also, email from PatM today confirming that:

a) being a rhythm buddy KC keeps one very busy
b) he will work around his current chaos and send me some tracks

There is much good will in the air.  This is one of the joys about musical relationships between musicians: the act of music is an act of collaboration.    Even if the results are not always life changing, the act itself is.   Every time. 

Derek left Seattle soon afterwards, and I don’t believe I’ve seen him since?

I believe the song recorded that day was Secret Agent.

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Sofie’s Suite: Complete

Song of the Day: Sofie’s Suite: Complete (8.9M MP3)

Five Four Three Two – all in One.  Nice to put this piece to bed since it’s been putting Sofie to bed so much over this past six months.

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Morning Recap: Improvisations and Sitting for Five Guitarists this morning back in the Art Studio.   Some new and exciting dynamics brewing.  

This Quintet has an all Improvised “show” next weekend, Saturday February 7th, at Regina’s Art Opening at Tougo Coffee shop on Westlake. 

I’ll update with more details here later this week.

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Sofie’s Suite: Part II

Song of the Day: Sofie’s Suite – Part II (2.1M MP3)

Here we have four quick tracks in four quick takes, minimal editing, fading tops and tails.  

Played and captured quickly since it’s a “school night.”  

Next step, “Part I” - the full piece stitched together with bridges, choruses, and transitions. 

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Sofie’s Suite: Part III

Song of the Day: Sofie’s Suite – Part III (3.4M MP3)

Moving into three with the inevitable two against three polyrhythm that calmly always brings me to life, even in times of stress and uncertainty.  

For those who studied Electrical Engineering or Electronics, you may also notice that learning resistor color codes may come in handy when designing appropriate Songtiles for music in different time signatures.

Special thanks to brother Loren Claypool for finding a link typo in Part V.

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Sofie’s Suite: Part IV

Song of the Day: Sofie’s Suite – Part IV (3.7M MP3)

With two of five now available here, it becomes clearer (for those paying attention) what is going on here: part numbers match time signatures. 

What may not be clear is that these ‘Suites’ have been part of the ritual of putting Sofie to sleep each night for the past few months.   It is not quite possible for Sofie feel like it’s bedtime until she points up and asks for Gi Gi (the blonde Ovation that hangs next to the bed.)  

She also loves to hold the pick (“peeeeek”) and play a few strings before reliably dumping the pick into the sound hole, so she can watch me shake it out of the guitar – every single night.  

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Sofie’s Suite: Part V

January Update: Various economic meltdowns have not quite reached our front door (he said, vigorously knocking on the wood in that door.)  As usual, there is much more going on than finds its way into this occasional glimpse of a life in motion. 

Yesterday, Sofie learned that she could walk backwards, and she was thrilled to have us watch this new skill. 

Today marks Sofie’s 18-month birthday.  We celebrated by having dinner with her big pals Ethan and Aidan. 

Then Dada celebrated the evening by completing the third of the five-part series of Sofie’s Suite.  Beginning backwards in honor of the backwards times.

Song of the Day: Sofie’s Suite – Part V (4.1M MP3)

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Other recent excitements: Improvised Guitar Calisthenics for five this morning at Perri Lynch’s art studio, a break-through morning on many levels.   

SBRS is moving into a new ‘performance practice’ mode and our improv work of this past year is really beginning to shine.  

Thanks to all who have reached out inquiring about recent Corporate Ax swinging.  I am and have recently been 100% focused inward on family, and more local and immobile than ever before – living and loving it.    All is well.

Regina has her first painting show at Tougo Two coffee shop downtown. We’re working on scheduling an opening event for mid-February. 

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Rhapsody

Song of the Day: Rhapsody (2.6M mp3)

Inspiration to capture and share this came out of my first practice session this morning, a reminder back to 1989 when a germ of this piece was first auditioned at a League of Crafty Guitarists sound check somewhere in the mid-west. 

This is a classic ‘Level II’ Guitar Craft composition: oodles of textural 16th notes dancing up and down the fret board.  Not necessarily great music, but useful for the composer to get to know how to write and arrange for ensembles.  

I believe the quote from Robert at the time was “the piece does not deliver what it promises.”  The not-ready-for-prime-time version we auditioned that day had some words brewing with Patricia Leavitt on rapping vocals.

A stronger version of this piece was also performed by the ensemble ‘Curtains’ at Washington Square Church in 1991 featuring Tobin Buttram, Steve Jolemore, Nigel Gavin, Karen Thomas, myself, and a Boston percussionist whose name I cannot remember right now. 

I also remember our old friend and record shop proprietor, Manny, dancing wildly in the back of the church to this piece which closed the show.  Before Electric Gauchos were born in 1997, this was my first experiment with guitar ensembles + percussion.

My hope is that this instrumental version, recorded this evening while I am sick as dog with four quick takes, delivers only what it promises: a reminder of the world wide web of good vibes we have shared over the years bringing music into our lives.

Sending Merry Christmas wishes around the globe to friends and family.

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League of Crafty Guitarists – 1989 Live

This weekend I spent some time with a small pile of cassette tapes from the famous 1989 League of Crafty Guitarists “Bogo Tour.”    This tour featured seven players (Hernan Nunez, Ralph Gorga, Tobin Buttram, Curt Golden, Paul Richards, Hideyo Moriya, and myself) and three amazing crew members (John Sinks, Eduardo Galimany, and Betti Nunez.)  

We spent most of the fall of 1989 on a self-booked tour of the United States that peaked with a show at the Whisky-a-Go-Go in LA (with Robert Fripp, on the exact 20th anniversary of King Crimson playing at the Whiskey) followed by a show in the Peachtree Center in Atlanta three days later.

I believe both Pat Mastelotto and Sanford Ponder were at that show at the Whiskey on December 5th, 1989.    

Mike Keneally may have been there as well – he was a bit of a LCG groupie in those days.  Mike came to see us a few times in San Diego, and we went to see him busking with his brother on a sidewalk in San Diego.

Of course, there are hundreds of mind numbing road stories from those days, some worth remembering here or perhaps via other archiving projects, but perhaps even more relevant, this music may soon speak for itself.  Some of these tapes may soon be digitized and perhaps shared via BootlegTV re-incarnated: DGMLive. 

Were you at any of the shows from the Fall 1989 League of Crafty Guitarists “Bogo Tour” ?  If so, love to hear from you: what did you think of the show?

One more note on these tapes: I also believe the perhaps-phenomenal October 14th show in the Claymont Octagon was the primary event that inspired Robert to commit to a three year global LCG tour?   That ‘three year tour’ was eventually cut short after the Europe Tour in the Spring of 1991 due to an unfortunate financial and ethical meltdown at EG Records.  

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Where has Steve been for the past few months?  In addition to breakfast with brother Pablito Mandel this morning, I’ve been focusing on three important things this fall:  Sofie, Regina, and shipping Windows 7.  

 
Beautiful fall harvest: two squirrely farmers and a plump pumpkin.

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If that were not enough, there has been ongoing rehearsals, writing, and performances with the Fall 2008 lineup of SB Roadshow as well as a new incarnation of Seattle Guitar Circle focusing on improvisation exercises.  

Scary Boys Roadshow: 2008 Halloween Party at the Opal Creative Space: Paul O’Rear and Ivan Lee ripping it up.  We have an upcoming show at the P&G Speakeasy on Saturday November 29th, 7-9pm. 

Sofie accompanying Daddy on Pelota Pedal Board: her first public performance.

David Geller managed to capture some video of Sofie in action on the Patented Pelota Pedal Board at the last House Concert. 

During the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, I’ll working on getting some more recent video content online while continuing to document some more of the exciting activities of the past few months, such as my Keynote Performance at Project BBQ, the Fripp & Fripp events in Seattle, and ongoing local implications of the financial meltdown.

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the Breathing Field (live)

This recording goes back a few years, to 1995 to be specific.  “the Breathing Field” originally appeared on Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarist’s ‘Get Crafty’ that was recorded in Tony Arnold’s studio in Cranborne, England in 1988.   And it was a key part of the LCG live repertoire from 1988-1990.

It also became a useful part of Los Gauchos Alemanes repertoire when I was an official member from approximately 1994-1997.

The music for this video was recorded live by Los Gauchos Alemanes during our 1995 tour of Argentina.  And it appears as track 7 of Los Gauchos Alemanes CD “Little Beast” which is now unfortunately out of print.  

The recording includes the hot Crafty ensemble of Hernán Nuñez, Fernando Kabusacki, Martin Schwutke, Maria Gabriela Epumer, and Paul Richards.  Alessandro Bruno was also on this tour for a few shows, but not for this particular recording. 

I was inspired to put this together after a) receiving a mail from Herni looking for some old Crafty recordings from the famous “1989 LCG Bogo Tour” of the US, and b) this song came up in shuffle mode on my Zune later that same day. 

Within about fifteen seconds of hearing the song, I could literally see exactly what this video could (and did) become.  End to end, it took ~90 minutes to both produce and upload this video from the Opal Creative Space.

For me, this music brings many vivid memories to life, like ghosts coming into visit the present moment.

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Waiting Man (live)

From a recent SBRS rehearsal.

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Re-Amplified

Recent Recap: it feels like fall in Seattle.  Morning walks with Sofie now generally require a hat and leg-warmers.

SBRS played our third annual private Microsoft party yesterday on what appears to be the last beautiful summer weekend in Seattle this year.  

SketchBox tracks and song sequence are now complete and the artwork is underway. 

New sound designs are also now well underway for, among other upcoming releases: Powerpoint, Configuration Manager, and Windows.

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Fear of Gear: of course, as expected, some fatal gear flaw has kicked in during the final stages of mixing.  This time, the 1394 port on my Digi 002R recently died (a known and dreaded issue) but fortunately, my friend Kevin Scientist was available at old reliable Condor Electronics to get me fixed and mixing again quickly. 

Kevin is also an Electric Gauchos fan, and he built me a small custom powerhouse amplifier ( as a gift !!) about a year ago.  I recorded some of the nasty electric solos on the upcoming SketchBox through this amp: 

 

The "Ugly Enough" amp, hand built by famous Seattle amp technician, Kevin Hilbiber.

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Summer in Seattle

 
Thousands of photos, so little time.

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Song Sketches: First Cover

Recap: early morning (baby) sitting with Sofie and Nella Mae, returning a favor for Tim and Jenn who enabled us to see our first movie in over a year, The Dark Knight last weekend at Cinerama.  Payback.

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Evening: final decisions on song order and CD3 cover art, also now nearing completion:  

   

The hard part about completing a process is the decisions that reduce potential.  The pool of 45 songs that will make up the Sketch Box are being drawn from about 75 contenders.   And even within these, what needs enhancement or editing is interesting, but at this point, what to cut is the more interesting question. 

Now: running order and draft Collage Covers are complete for all three CDs, and all that remains is transitions, final listening, mastering, and the rest of the artwork.  All.  That is a lot of All.  

This is the fun part: spent some time this evening mixing a Fripp Soundscape and a subtle JGB quote into the beginning of Undertone. 

In the process, I re-listened to both JGB Future Communities tapes.  Some serious gems in there, and this content is still 100% relevant almost exactly 35 years later. 

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Piano Sketches: First Cover

Recap: calisthenics and sitting for four this morning.  Calisthenics began with slow single note Chord Circulations where there is little time to think or plot your next note.  

Chord Circulation: each player plays a single note forming a four note chord, and each takes a turn changing their note, in sequence, one a time so that there is always a four note chord, changing slowing and played within a known pulse.  This is a reliable means of improvising un-plannable chord sequences and a way of practicing intentional harmonic movement within a simple structure.   

Then: Nine Lives in nine minutes, some whole tone exhilaration, followed by four Group Loops.  

Then, after sitting, coffee and conversation at Stumptown where we ran into Zune work-pal Thamer who had not yet seen this NY Times article calling the Zune "the Antipod."   Fun conversation comparing and contrasting design at Microsoft vs. Apple (where David LaVallee, now in Live Labs, once had some influence.)

Then, a spirited and satisfying rehearsal outside on the Creative Space deck testing out stunning new PA options. 

Evening: next steps for CD2.

 

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Guitar Sketches: First Cover

Recap: moving closer to completion which also means the Songtile Collage cover is also close:

Like my previous box set, this one will also have two covers per CD: one representing the collage, and one representing the signature song for the set.

I also have some excellent pencil sketches from Duncan which will help fill out the inner sleeve and connect the three CDs in the set.  

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Seven Forever

Recent Recap: morning, pre-interview with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel in preparation for Thursday's real deal interview.   We visited many memories, including banging the drum in kindergarten, meeting the King in Carbondale on November 11th, 1981, all leading to more recent work on Windows sounds. 

It's been a spectacular July.  This seventh month in Seattle is always my favorite.

Also this month: everything in it's right place.

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Early Evening:  yummy family dinner with Darek, Amy, and Lyra at the always kid-friendly Vios.  Then, partially inspired by dinner discussion with Darek, a trip to the Opal Creative Space for an hour of Improv in the studio.

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Improvisation of the Day: Seven Forever (2.3M MP3)

In seven, four tracks recorded literally back-to-back, bounced after minimal editing: fading heads and tails. A quick glimpse of what group improv might be like if everyone in the group shared the same vision and vocabulary.

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Photo of the Day

Happy Birthday Sofie (last Thursday!)

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Improv: Music and Voice

Super Quick Update: A few shows on the horizon including two work parties, back to the P&G on Saturday the 26th, and an Art Walk show in early August. 

At one upcoming show, David LaVallee is making a leap and bringing some of his improv pals over to compare and contrast the improv we do with guitars vs. the improv he's been studying with voice.   The parallels and overlap are not surprising for anyone who recognizes that, from one point of view, music is a language. 

Looking forward to exploring the overlap.

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With so much music in the can, I'm constantly considering multiple methods to loosen the production bottleneck.   I'm not in a phase where I can burn midnight oil to mingle with muses -- but they are still singing loud and clear.  

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An Inventory of Recent Excellent (semi-one-sided) interactions:  Lunch with AaronS and an inspiring conversation about working in groups; a nice recommendation on Linked-In from old friend+fan+amplifier expert, Kevin Hilbiber; an accidentally deleted phone message from Jaxie, just back from a GC course in Spain with a gift CD (new Gauchos! disc sent from brother Martin.)

Also: quick phone call with Tobin about a potential high-visibility placement for The Crossing; a small but significant favor for Patricia Fripp; and planning for an upcoming KUOW interview with Jeanie Yandel, who was present on a significant day in 2006 during the second session. 

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Daily miracle: Sofie continues to evolve right in front of our eyes everyday. Getting very very close to a first birthday. 

Sofie does a floor fashion show with a dress from Aunt Laura

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Uncle Buzz

Sunday Update: Buzz visited Sofie this morning and snapped these two unaltered pics directly from his iPhone.   Sofie is wearing the adorable pink dress that Scoble and Buzz bought for her knowing that she'd grow into it about now.

Great: now both Regina and Sofie want the new 3G iPhone. 

T'was fun to catch up with Buzz now that we're back from Minnesota.  As usual, Buzz has many life stories to share and hot irons cooking in his busy business fire. 

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Afternoon: our PEPS friends met at the Woodland Park Zoo for a blast of baby fun in the sun, then Regina, Sofie and I went to the Ballard Market to find a can of our favorite summer BBQ spice, the Everything Rub. 

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Evening: more work on new sounds for Windows Live Messenger as well as some work on a recorded version of the new SPL song (You Are in Me) that we debuted live last night at the P&G Speakeasy Cafe. 

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SPL at P&G

Saturday Update: guitar calisthenics and sitting for four followed by Stumptown refreshments and rehearsal for the evenings P&G show.  We began with a ten minute version of Nine Lives that lasted for twenty minutes.   And we completed calisthenics with twelve Group Loops in twelve minutes that turned out to be eight Group Loops.     

David LaVallee wore an excellent Luthier's T-Shirt this morning. 

Front: the questions  

Back: the answers
 

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Evening Update: The P&G SBRS (SPL) show was full of fun and surprises including an impromptu opening that featured Sunday Bloody Sunday morphing directly into Dark.   What a way to dive headfirst into the deep-end of the deep-end.  

And it went much deeper from there. 

We also found ourselves visiting some exciting acoustic terror-tory with the Remembering, To Be Over, as well as And You and I. 

Having Nick Dimmitt (wearing a Yes T-Shirt) and  Joel & John Palmer, and Ken Hollis (sent out to see us by our old friend Sandra Prow) and a number of other Yes fans in the audience helped transform what might otherwise have been a no into some tasty bits of Yes. 

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More from Minnesota

Mundane Holiday Weekend Update: security cameras are going up this weekend to enhance our existing building and individual unit alarms.   Security technology has come a long way in the past few years. 

Made it about 1/2 way through yesterday's list of catching up.  More to come this weekend as well as a sneak peak at the new SPL song that is under development.

In the meantime, here is a Part I glimpse of some June highlights:

 
Linda, Regina, Sofie, and Margaret: four generations

Sofie loves Grandma's sunglasses

 
Minnesota Morning Walk

Zen Dock

Finding fish

Cabin Concert I

Cabin Concert II

Cabin Concert III with Right Hand helper

Sofie discovers sand

Sleepy Beach Bunny

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