Well, the month of June was very hectic for me. I don’t think that I picked up the mandolin the entire month. I certainly didn’t go to any jams. I was able to pick up the guitar from time to time, and even got Hurt’s “Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor” down pretty well.
Well, check that – I did take my mandolin with my on a trip to Memphis and got to jam with my Dad at a dinner party. That was a lot of fun. We play this very chill Brazilian jazz together. It is totally improvised and I gotta say we sound pretty good. Well, at least the friends enjoyed it.
I went to Switzerland – while there was a lot of interesting things I did and saw, none if it was music related, and I didn’t bring my instrument with me. I have really hit my stride with twitter – I kept a running diary of experiences on it. I am open ears for any suggestions of folk and/or bluegrass jams anywhere in Switzerland – I know they are out there.
I go through waves and cycles in my mindscape. The last couple of months have been heavy on bluegrass. June was big on Blind Blake and John Fahey. Right now I am moving into an academic mindset – listening to university lectures, being a total news hound, and learning French. The academic mindset is hardly ever sustainable for me, and I suspect that July I will move back to bluegrass. Maybe a kind of tough blues + bluegrass…. = Monroe!
And I am looking forward to continuing my lessons with Taterbug. I want to put in a good month of lessons with him for July. I also want to get out to some jams, but that is always difficult with all the things I have going on in my life.
That said, July promises to be a fun and exciting month! New baby is imminent within weeks. I can’t wait to see how my little one react to another little one. In fact, there is NOTHING more exciting and fun than a new baby in the house! July/August are going to be good months.
Filed under: Music & Mandolin Meditations, My Journal, Traveling Man
