I spent much of the madness that was Tropical Storm Fay with my bandmates. It was refreshing, and I distinctly remembered my cheeks hurting from smiling so much.
We have one more rehearsal on Sunday before the gig on Monday night. Everything went very smoothly during rehearsal with our new bassist, and I expect more of [...]
August 21, 2008
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After one rehearsal with Evan, Mike, and Alex (keytar bass), he’s totally in the band.
He picks things up very quickly and plays perfectly along with the music. When he deviates, he deviates to the benefit of the song. He’s funny as hell and enjoys my cinnamon roll skills.
Mike complimented my latest song with the band, [...]
August 15, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: Alex, rehearsal, songwriting . Author: Elisa . Comments: Leave a Comment
We finally have a confirmed show.
Both my and Evan’s band will play back to back, since we share a bunch of members.\
I’m planning on taking Monday off in order to write a couple of more songs with Evan and teach the new bass player what we already have.
We’re going to be without a rhythm guitarist, [...]
August 8, 2008
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“P.S. I wish all my professors were as cool as you.”
That’s a direct quote from an e-mail sent by a now former student of mine. Needless to say, I’m feeling pretty good about it, especially since everyone (other than the one student who stopped showing up) pretty much passed the class.
I’m going to miss teaching, [...]
August 1, 2008
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