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February 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
3:00:00 AM EST
Feeling Chillin'
Hearing rerun of Olympic coverage
Has it been a year and a quarter since I updated this blog? YIPES!! (or "yeep" as the good Doctor Vac
would say). My hearing has normalized, via a cocktail of supplements and minerals and caffeine/sodium control. Also had musicians' earplugs made to protect my hearing.
SASS! is really going places--we've just returned from Folk Alliance '06 in Austin, TX, where we showcased like crazy, networked (and impressed more than a few folks, including a DJ who called us both "brilliant" and "certifiable." Our new CD, "Album One," has been mixed and preliminarily mastered and will go to the pressing plant as soon as the graphics are done. You can order an advance copy from us for $15; for $20 you get a CD-R copy right away to tide you over and for $25, all of the above plus a mention in the liner notes as an "angel." 13 original songs (7 of mine, 6 of Susan's), on which I play lead and rhythm guitars, mt. dulcimer and bass and sing lead and backing vocals. Some cuts have already gotten played on WFMT and XM Radio.
We toured NC and VA last May and ended up with a live DVD shot at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA. We've done many concerts and UU services throughout the Midwest and have played the DAFT, Escanaba Waterfront, Hiawatha, and Fox Valley Folk Festivals. Our gig schedule (through Nov. 2006) is up on www.sass-music.com and www.sandyandina.com.
Andina & Rich's "Because We Can" (with the familiar title tune) is on the market and available on CDBaby, iTunes, and a number of other download services. Steve and I will be doing WPR's "Higher Ground With Jonathon Overby" on March 4, and the Firefly Cafe in Oregon, WI (near Madison) on March 18. We've already started co-writing for the next album. Meanwhile, I will be resuming work on my solo CD--there are songs I've yet to record and songs that I can record even better than I have with partners before--and it's been five years since my first CD.
We had some anxious moments with Mom--she flew up to VA for her annual escape-the-hurricanes trip but Katrina (then just a Cat. 1) nearly prevented that. But a bad cold in June had weakened her lungs to the extent that she needed hospitalization in VA; she then had to be put on oxygen and given a blood transfusion. Then Hurricane Wilma slammed into her retirement village; miraculously, she and her building were spared. We celebrated her 85th birthday Rosh Hashonah, and New Year's with her. Will be visiting her end of next month for Passover.
Had a few more health scares (guess it was my turn to get a visit from the S**t Fairy). In mid-Dec., developed a nasty case of trigger thumb (fretting hand) that fortunately did not need surgery--just a cortisone shot. And last week, I slipped and fell on some melting snow after a gig and not only sprained my knees but fractured my coccyx (tailbone) and maybe even my right wrist. Ouch!
Had a great show in Plymouth, WI (w. of Sheboygan) last week, despite the subzero cold. Have great ones coming up this weekend; Fri. at the Ethical Humanist Society in Skokie and Sat. at Changes in Park Forest. The latter is closing this spring due to the owners' retirement--catch us there now while you still can!
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3:00:00 AM EST
Feeling Chillin'
Hearing rerun of Olympic coverage
catching up.....waaayy up!
Has it been a year and a quarter since I updated this blog? YIPES!! (or "yeep" as the good Doctor Vac
would say). My hearing has normalized, via a cocktail of supplements and minerals and caffeine/sodium control. Also had musicians' earplugs made to protect my hearing.
SASS! is really going places--we've just returned from Folk Alliance '06 in Austin, TX, where we showcased like crazy, networked (and impressed more than a few folks, including a DJ who called us both "brilliant" and "certifiable." Our new CD, "Album One," has been mixed and preliminarily mastered and will go to the pressing plant as soon as the graphics are done. You can order an advance copy from us for $15; for $20 you get a CD-R copy right away to tide you over and for $25, all of the above plus a mention in the liner notes as an "angel." 13 original songs (7 of mine, 6 of Susan's), on which I play lead and rhythm guitars, mt. dulcimer and bass and sing lead and backing vocals. Some cuts have already gotten played on WFMT and XM Radio.
We toured NC and VA last May and ended up with a live DVD shot at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA. We've done many concerts and UU services throughout the Midwest and have played the DAFT, Escanaba Waterfront, Hiawatha, and Fox Valley Folk Festivals. Our gig schedule (through Nov. 2006) is up on www.sass-music.com and www.sandyandina.com.
Andina & Rich's "Because We Can" (with the familiar title tune) is on the market and available on CDBaby, iTunes, and a number of other download services. Steve and I will be doing WPR's "Higher Ground With Jonathon Overby" on March 4, and the Firefly Cafe in Oregon, WI (near Madison) on March 18. We've already started co-writing for the next album. Meanwhile, I will be resuming work on my solo CD--there are songs I've yet to record and songs that I can record even better than I have with partners before--and it's been five years since my first CD.
We had some anxious moments with Mom--she flew up to VA for her annual escape-the-hurricanes trip but Katrina (then just a Cat. 1) nearly prevented that. But a bad cold in June had weakened her lungs to the extent that she needed hospitalization in VA; she then had to be put on oxygen and given a blood transfusion. Then Hurricane Wilma slammed into her retirement village; miraculously, she and her building were spared. We celebrated her 85th birthday Rosh Hashonah, and New Year's with her. Will be visiting her end of next month for Passover.
Had a few more health scares (guess it was my turn to get a visit from the S**t Fairy). In mid-Dec., developed a nasty case of trigger thumb (fretting hand) that fortunately did not need surgery--just a cortisone shot. And last week, I slipped and fell on some melting snow after a gig and not only sprained my knees but fractured my coccyx (tailbone) and maybe even my right wrist. Ouch!
Had a great show in Plymouth, WI (w. of Sheboygan) last week, despite the subzero cold. Have great ones coming up this weekend; Fri. at the Ethical Humanist Society in Skokie and Sat. at Changes in Park Forest. The latter is closing this spring due to the owners' retirement--catch us there now while you still can!
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