Two shows

I meant to write more and sooner. Things came up that took me away from sharing my thoughts and adventures with all 5 of you, my regular readers. For some reason my stats jumped right about the time I last posted. I probably lost all 15 of those new readers.

Anyway, since I last wrote I submitted to the flu/cold for a few days. At least 3 of my friends came down with the same stuff. Being sick is pretty lame. It's especially lame when you are unemployed. I was feeling pretty good about how things have been going lately and then I get one little cold and all that positivity just washed away. I'm over the cold and starting to regain my morale.

The last few days have been a jumble. My roommates and I met with a bunch of really nice folks about our room for rent. We had a few favorites. None of them panned out. I think we all got pretty stressed out about the prospect of paying for the unoccupied room next week. Fortunately, we located a friend of a friend named Jacob, who works at a cool local bar and seems to be a good fit. Problem solved. On a sad note for us, another of our roomies has decided to move back east. So we are seeking yet another new roommate. This too is kind of bringing me down. It would be nice to have a stable household again ... and we will.

Well, a lot of fun and good times are in store for this weekend. I get to play two shows with my good friend Brittain Ashford in Seattle on Friday and Portland on Saturday. Brittain is a Seattle native who has been living in Brooklyn for the past couple of years making sweet folk songs with sparse instrumentation under her powerful, mature voice.

It'll be fun to play my hometowns with her and I'm really looking forward to spending the weekend with one of my favorite people who I rarely get to see.

Come see us in Seattle at Dearborn on Woodland (4131 Woodland Park N). It's only $5 and there will be free food (it's potluck style so bring a dish if you are so inclined) and we'll probably play just before 9pm. Doors are at 7pm if you want to come and hang. If you're in Portland, you should absolutely come out and join us with Matt Sheehy & Kele Goodwin, two of my favorite musicians and people in Portland, at the Funky Church (2456 SE Tamarack ... in Ladd's Addition), this show is essentially free, but if you can kick us $5 we'd appreciate it.

I need a haircut.