Hello! It seems like forever since I have written, though it’s only been nine days. I’ve been in a work cocoon so dense I’ve been having a lot of Everything Everywhere All at Once moments, even the hot dog fingers, haha! The multiverse is ON.
The snow is frosting the trees at the higher altitudes here in Vermont which makes a lovely white-green-gray stratification across the horizon. I feel so lucky to see it. Back here at home in The Lung it’s very icy so I have not been out on the trails yet, but the dogs will only put up with that for so long… I’m also in that re-entry period where I feel like a transient visitor in my own house. I fall asleep at 8 and wake around 4:30 a.m. – I’m on a “sunrise spy” schedule.
ManFriendJeff and I are getting ready for tour rehearsal which I am very excited for. It’s about to get very physical. Playing music is something you kind of have to train for if you want to do it at tour speed once you are not in your twenties anymore. I am not in my twenties as of five minutes ago so I train. For singing, I do any kind of cardio-vascular exercise; for muscle stretching and pain I do yoga and Pilates. If you are trying to build your stomach muscles for singing I think Pilates is the best. Being able to assist your breathing by isolating stomach and neck muscles is crucial if you want to puke the demons out. Haha, just kidding! But it can feel like trying to control a fire hose with only your neck so you have to take care of your body.
ManFriend managed to fit the life-size illuminated sturgeon, Sturgill, up higher in the practice room so we did not have to dismantle her. Once her fins are tacked back on she will be lighting our way. Thanks, Jeff!
The “Irregular Band” and I look forward to seeing you out in the east at our upcoming shows! THANK YOU for coming out! XO! N
I am such a dummy getting so excited about shows I'll never see and people so so far away, it is a long way away down here and I guess it is a kind of vicarious life we all lead with the grown up countries. I feel myself getting older and the world is a bit scary to me now. I would love to see snow on a landscape. Keep on posting it helps some of us more than you know perhaps.
I feel really happy that you and ManFriend Jeff are together and support each other. And also that you have the Lung. You have been through a lot: yes, everyone has their trauma, but I think the work you do is very demanding on a whole lot of different dimensions, not to mention stuff like having your goddamn home burn down. I am glad that you have backup. And I am glad that it lets you keep making music. Thank you. What you do matters to me and I appreciate it very much.