Last week was filled with musical fun. I got to teach a lesson on Monday and my student has completed his first song and is now anxious to work on more. Tuesday I had a fun practice with Michelle and Adam until the lightning shut us down. Didn't do the usual Wednesday practice but still got to hang out with Jaran for a bit and chat drums. I spent Wednesday morning working on new song ideas and spent most of the afternoon working on home improvement.
Thursday night Jaran, Joe and I headed over to Ed's No Name Bar in Winona to play some Brahman Shaman songs opening for Danelectric and The Brilliant Beast. We had a lot of fun and I was happy that my new two amp set-up worked out as well as it did.
I spend Friday demoing a newer song as well as spending some more time working on bass parts for the Wiggle Puppy songs. Friday night Jaran, Joe and I headed down to the Root Note in LaCrosse to play two sets, the first as a WigglePuppy and then another electric Shaman set. The show was a lot of fun, I got to play bass for a set, play guitar and sing for a set, if only I had played drums the night would have been a real turkey... Imaginary Jack and Brilliant Beast both played great sets as well.
Saturday was spent cleaning the basement and setting up all the gear that had been brought to the shows the previous two nights, which was a surprisingly large amount. Also got a quick chance to try out the 1960's Zildjian Hi-Hats I got off of Ebay and while they sound awful paired together they sound pretty good matched a variety of ways with my Paiste hats... Sunday was Mother's Day...
