Life's big advenutre continues....

First I want to tell you all that I have finally been convinced to get a facebook page. (can you stand it?!) I think Jaime, my old roommate, is most excited about it as she's been trying to get me to do it since we lived together. It's been pretty interesting. If nothing else, I point out what Tammy said when she got hers. It makes you feel SOOOOO good when you get all these "friend" requests. Makes you feel really popular and cool! So - I guess just go to facebook, look me up and make a request to be my friend!

I've been busy trying to re-connect with many of the people with whom I connected this summer. I certainly want them to remember me. I was lucky enough, at the Vibes, to run into the producer of a festival I worked earlier in the summer, and made a very good re-connection there. While he and I had only met once during his festival, in a bit of a 'crisis' situation, he really had only heard wonderful things about me. It was nice to see him make the connection between "me" and the person he had heard about. From what he said, he seemed very interested in having me work on his festival next year, so I'm very pleased about that.

On other fronts... I had the opportunity to see Bruce Hornsby with his band last week. What you need to understand is that while I certainly enjoy seeing Bruce in any configuration; solo, w/Ricky Skaggs (something I appreciate far more having seen them in Telluride this summer), with the Jazz Trio (Bruce, Christian McBride and Jack Dejohnette)... seeing him perform with his band, now known as The Noisemakers, is by far my favorite. Not only do I get to see some kick ass music, I also get to reconnect with my friends who work with him. The show in Westbury was great. Got to connect with Katy H, Kat and Biz, Carrie, Sonny and JV (best rhythm section around!), and everyone else in the regular Hornsbian crowd. It's always a good time when we all get together, for example, note the picture - Bruce is never too serious, and always open for a good laugh! That photo is a few years old, but I think it gives a good idea of what the energy is like when he's around.

Also - I have been doing some work with Sandra Bernhard's management as she is gearing up for a tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking show, Without you, I'm Nothing. I will be stage-managing the show at Theater J in Washington, DC for most of the month of September, as well as assisting with some of the other shows we are booking for the tour. This is really exciting for me, and I have to thank Kenneth Hartung for being so fabulous and giving me this tremendous opportunity. Of course, I'm not sure how he ever managed without me!!

So - that's the news for now... I'll keep you updated as things progress. You really never know what's going to happen.