January 24, 2014
One month: Corelli to Handel to Brahms and Faure to Jensen to Patootie to sereda to Kurt Cobain via Drew Wright. In between some work re-arranging songs by JTaylor, Norah Jones, Kris Delmhorst and other specials for cello and voice. Or just cello, or just voice. And thumb piano (note to self: revive and nourish friendships with sweet tasteful drummers).
Our Band, Catchpenny, somewhere in Toronto, sometime in the 1980s. Aruna Handa, Frank Klaassen, Michael Klaassen & me
This sounds urgent, but it’s not. It’s more like breathing. Or working out, with the intention of finding muscles that haven’t been used for a very long time, and… using them again, even if it takes a rebuild. And yes, yes, all that about pain and gain, too.
wild carrot
I believe it’s important to Do the thing that you feel compelled to do. There’s a reason you feel so compelled, after all – you can probably trust it.
If there are obstacles to your Doing of the thing, don’t waste time blaming them, just remove, or find a way around. Complaint and self-defeat have never once written a song or painted a picture: dump them. You’ve got better things to do with your time.
St Lawrence River.
Jump in. Do the work. It’s warm.
Oh, and if you see someone else who’s doing the work, love them for it.