…dang it’s been a while.  Well, there hasn’t been too much to update, except that I’m back in Dallas until December, working away and also….drumroll please…RECORDING!!  Yes yes yes.  I’m scheduled to get together with Mr. Jeff and finish what we started last spring.  I can honestly say that I think these next few months will be the real deal, i.e. hopefully, if all goes according to plan, I’ll have a decent demo in my hands by Christmas.  So pray for me!  That’s right, all 2 of you who read this, pray that I can stay focused and get done what needs to “git dun” (as they drawl down here). 

I went to the House of Blues the other night to hear BROOKE FRASER and yes, it was awesome.  She’s a great songwriter, definitely, but I was also impressed by the fact that she had 3 people in her band (including herself) and the sound produced was full and good quality.  Basically, it was Brooke on either piano or guitar, a guy on percussion (sometimes he’d play the keyboard), and a gal on keyboard (sometimes the viola).  And it was good.  Man alive, it was good.  It gives me hope that I could keep my recording simple and still have a great sound.  I think the crux of the matter was in the keyboard.  There were some great organ sounds and nice filler pads. 

Brooke has a great sense of humor, as does the gal that plays with her.  Her name was Beth, and she was from Ireland (I think) and occasionally exclaims, “Janie MacIntyre!” to things worth exclaiming about.  Poor Janie MacIntyre (whoever she is)…that is how you’ve been immortalized.