Well it's the 15th of February - I've completed another trip around the sun,and I'm starting this newsletter late. Better late than never.
Immersing myself in James Baldwin's fiction; reading my third novel of his, (in no particular order), ‘’Another Country". I don't typically read fiction. I've just been fascinated with Baldwin since reading his bio.
A great deal going on musically. Played at a house party on valentines day. Had a wonderful time. Played solo …guitar and mandolin…bunch of my songs and a few covers.
Barbed Wire Valentine has a feature spot at Ceni's Open Mic on Tuesday (8:00, February.17th at HopMonk Tavern in Sebastopol). It'll be our first time out with the new lineup. Andrew Shackelford has joined the band on drums. Andrew is a multi-talented, life-long musician; multi-instrumentalist, songwriter,singer, and with BWV, drummer. Eric and I are thanking our lucky stars.
Later…..I was thinking I would wrap this up and post it to announce our maiden set at HopMonk, but it was not to be. The show went splendidly; We sounded like we belong together; great crowd; many friends showed up; very appreciative audience.
I'm at a loss for anything to add…I'll try to think of something to write about next month…look for some video on You tube… thanks for reading.
Richard