Catching Up

I spent yesterday doing some recording and adding finishing touches on a song. My friend Ruchelle was in town from Vegas and put down some background vocal tracks. Listening back today, I think it sounds pretty nice. I think it adds a nice touch that’s subtle and yet different from anything else I’ve done.

This Wednesday, the guys and I are back in the rehearsal studio gearing up to record a few more songs. I’m starting to see the Finish Line to this damn CD. There’s a small part of me that’s afraid to finish though- hard to explain.

I miss performing live but I really want to get this CD done before I do any more shows(unless of course something big comes up again, like that Heart/Bangles show or The Pretenders). Hard to pass those up when they come

Oh! I forgot to mention… and this might be a little funny….
We played a private show not too long ago for Kevin’s music school (my guitar player). It was a benefit that was quite successful. Strangely, I was nervous as hell. The most I’ve ever been actually! It’s weird because I’ve long since passed the point of getting nervous when performing… TV shows, playing in front of large groups, live radio..etc… None of that ever bothers me… BUT…to play for a smaller group of kids(from ages 4 to 16) and their parents?? It really scared the shit out of me! I think I managed to pull it off, but inside I was having a hard time.

The kids seemed to like us, which was nice, but I kept flashing back to grade school and having that fear of being the last kid picked for the kickball team. The band guys found it somewhat amusing. The show was also tricky since I was so worried about what I said between songs. Not that I’m X-Rated on stage or anything… it was just that I wasn’t used to playing for that young of an audience I guess. Maybe I found a little extra pressure since I realized that this show would be the very 1st concert for many of these kids… who knows.

One of Kevin’s students played guitar on a few songs with us…the young man SMOKED on guitar! I sure wish I could play like that at his age. Hell, I wish I could play that well at MY age.