Like last time, I have some good news/bad news to deliver, but everything is actually working out well, so I'm not too concerned. IT'S ALL GOOD...
In DD land, there has been a couple changes. Dave, our keyboard player, stepped down to continue work with Limerock and some other projects that he's really excited about. He played his last show with us a few weeks ago, and it's all good with him. I wish him nothing but the best with his projects. Also, Heppi, our founding lead guitarist, has returned to the fold, and Scott has departed the band. Nothing bad, just decided that Heppi was a better fit, and he was willing and able to return to the band. That one came up kinda outta nowhere, but I think in the long run, for as awesome a guitarist Scott is, Heppi is a better fit. Hard to explain to someone who's not a musician or in a band. It wasn't my call as far as the final decision, but after thinking about it, and a few rehearsals with Heppi (we've been putting a new show together in secret for a couple weeks), it was the right call.
On the down side, Scott has left Triad, and Henry and I have decided to put that band to bed. We hope to have a new project going by the end of the summer if not sooner. I'm already talking to a good friend of mine who happens to be a great guitar player...
My second solo show of 2018 was a BLAST! Slightly bigger audience, and they were really into all the music I was playing. I'll be back there hopefully a couple times over the summer. I filmed the show, and once I can figure out the new version of iMovie I'll have clips up on youtube and here as well as my other sites. I'm hoping to use them to get bookings at other venues as well.
In the gear junkie department, the new lineup of DD has forced me to add to my insane pedalboard. Just got an input buffer to smooth out my signal chain, as well as a new wireless system. I'm also getting a "drop" pedal, as DD wants to tune down a 1/2 step, and I don't want to put all my basses through a new setup. I've tried on at rehearsals over the last few weeks, and the one I'm getting is pretty killer. I'll probably only have that pedal with me at our first DD show with the new lineup, which happens to be THIS SATURDAY, MAY 19 AT LITTLE HOOLIES!!
Gathering up all my stray song ideas and putting them in a kind of priority list, I'll have more on that this weekend, this week is all about Saturday's show...
That is all...TB