Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Snow Bored on the Olympic Peninsula

More rain. Snow...freezing temperatures...then more snow. And it's still only November. One major holiday down and another will pass soon. Meanwhile, Rollin' Waters nearly had a busy weekend with shows on Friday at Michael's Divine Dining and on Saturday at the Ajax Cafe in Port Hadlock. But on Sunday we were cancelled out of our weekly gig at the Junction in Port Angeles due to excessive snow. Sally and Cindy decided to shut down when at least of foot of snow covered the parking lot. Several of the regular jammers called to see if we were going ahead with Sunday night, hoping to attend and perform, despite the snow thereby showing the trooper-like nature of our loyal participants.
So, at least the time was put to good use sharpening up some old songs and working on new ones and figuring out the ins and outs of new recording software and hardware. Go ahead...cancel school for the whole week. I'll stay in the studio and never be bored!
Saturday at the Ajax was a good night with rowdy diners and many compliments for both Stephanie and me--now that doesn't happen often. Usually Stephanie gets the lion's share of response. Not complaining--that's as it should be! Much thanks to Abel for helping haul equipment. Crowd pleasers in our sets included: Down on the Corner, Long Journey Home, Rocky Top, Deep River Blues, Wonderful World, Tell Me Why, I'm Looking Through You, Shenandoah, Soul of a Man, Fever, Shenandoah, and Blue Skies. Stephanie donned various hats, but I liked the motorcycle cap best--see the side panel. Most of the hats won't fit my big head--could it be an enlarged ego causing the problem and is there a way to have that surgically removed? But should this cold weather and snow continue I will definitely starting wearing navy watchcaps. They stretch.