I began the week with a pretty good idea of what the schedule would be. Of course, that was before it completely changed.
When Russ called one night from Belfast (Northern Ireland), I was asking about his schedule and mentioned that we should coordinate with Jay to record our duet. The next thing I knew, flights were being redirected, plans were changed, and instead of driving to NYC, I was to remain in the Buffalo area to record on Thursday.
Me, Jay, Joey, Russell
In the middle of it all was the "Ice Bucket Challenge." Ok Fine...
Then came the call for next week's gigs, so there was the scramble to learn songs and get hair done (thank you Leon!!!). Then there was the gig in Jersey on Saturday and recording on Sunday. Oh, did I mention that a bat got in the house?
What do I take away from it all?
Go with the flow.
:)
Have a beautifully flowing week. I hope the water's not too cold.
Ahhhh.... The sweet feeling of being at home in the studio...
It's like a deep breath of air - to feel like you're in exactly the right place and doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing.
How I loved to start the week in the studio, recording new songs - and I knew for sure I was in the right place when I saw this:
It was great fun to hold up the screwdriver and pretend like I did all the work of assembling the modular vocal booth...
after Russ, Robbie and Jason had already done it.
Robbie and Russ
I took a wonderful stroll down memory lane when I got to visit with Nan and Keith Hoffman at Nan's library concert! I used to go hear Nan play when I was a little girl. Her children's album was the first studio recording I participated on, as a member of the background choir. It was so great to see them!
It's always fun to play the role of "oddball" for passersby - as I did on Saturday when I was TRYING to get a picture of what I think was a heron, before he flew away.
Last week: Came out of a building in NYC and saw these two puzzle pieces on the ground...
This week: Was forty-five miles away from NYC and saw these two puzzle pieces on the ground...
What's THAT all about???
After packing and traveling, I ended this week at the total opposite end of the spectrum from NYC - in Amish country.
Traffic last week:
Traffic this week:
Last week, I had to stop the car for this:
This week, I had to stop the car for this:
But hey, I know how to read the signs...
(Sign from Monday)
(Sign from Saturday)
What do I make of all this?
Though sometimes we can go from one extreme to the other and it may not seem to make any sense, I'll trust that somehow, some way, the pieces will all come together.
The gig on Saturday was definitely magical - and unique! Two brides married each other and both looked positively radiant and utterly joyous! We were reminded that love is love - plain and simple. The band had fun and so did the guests. :)
Selfie with Tony Allen
Selfie with Erich G
THEN... at church on Sunday, the lecturer spoke about Divine ideas and being childlike in our faith: about how we must be confident in our doing and believe in the results. (Sounds kind of like magic to me!)
Hey - I'm noticing a kind of theme here...
OK! So this week I'll carry the magic around with me and believe in it. :)
