Charlie’s Blog
0 LEAP DAY
Had a great session with Marilyn last night. For those looking ahead… past the brand new Insomnia CD. The next one- whatever it is – is going to be great.
We recorded the vocals to Dot Dot Dot last night and it sounds terrific.
I am curious to know what venues people think we should be looking for in Georgia and South Carolina? Someday I would like to play The Fox Theater in Atlanta
But that is well beyond us right now.
1 Wisconsin in the rear-view mirror
I admit it freely, I am oriented to a larger city. Washington DC suits me. And every time I find myself in a small town or a rural area I suffer from a weird claustrophobia. ( this might be agoraphobia??) One would think that I would embrace the wide open spaces, but it is just the opposite with me. I fear the wide open spaces and mostly long for the crush of houses, people and stuff that I am used to. The ride from Milwaukee to Stevens Point was everything I get nervous about… nothing.. Lots and lots of nothing. A three hour drive through nothing. I know that farmers and hunters and outdoorsmen would see it differently. But to me it is just a vast stretch of vaguely threatening nothing; a place where, if your car broke down you could hope for….nothing. But on we pressed until we came to the near- nothingness of Plover, Wisconsin, where our hotel was. Luckily the hard part of our trip was over and the delightful part ahead.
The concert was a gem. The hospitality shown to us throughout our trip was amazing. The CWSO played beautifully. Pat Miles, the maestro, was a solid rock of a conductor, melding the loose ends of a jazz band with the strictures of an orchestra seamlessly. The audience was one of the most appreciative we have ever had. The after-party on Sunday was a warm embrace of food and bright conversation. Now that I know what lies just beyond the nothingness between Milwaukee’s General Mitchell Airport and Stevens Point- I can hardly wait to go back.
0 Mathew Brady
Yes that is the correct spelling. I just finished writing a song about Mathew Brady. Ask you…. is this a rational way for me to spend what precious time I have left on this mortal coil?
Well, we will see. It is def not a Chaise Lounge song. It might be good for The Fablers? That will all depend on Marilyn. It is a song that will have a niche audience: Civil War photography buffs.
Maybe this is how I will write songs from now on… with a niche audience in mind? Say…. citrus growers. Or maybe bookbinders.
Chaise Lounge is off to Wisconsin today. Should be a great trip. The Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra is a good orchestra and Maestro Pat Miles is an excellent conductor. And there is fried cheese curd!
2 On Wisconsin! On Wisconsin!
Getting ready for our trip to Wisconsin to play with the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra. rehearsing the orchestra arrangements this evening.
I am just astonished by all the hospitality they have already extended to us. It seems that a good deal of that hospitality involves fried cheese curd and Point Beer.
And that is ok with me.