Winging it with the Wild Apples, and Other Stories

Hey there,

I've got some good news, bad news and fun news. So let's get to the fun stuff first and distress ourselves at the prospect of facing bad news in any order while trying to enjoy the present reading.

The lead singer of the Wild Apples (who you should follow here on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WildApplesMusic) featured center stage is the creative power behind this group and all their songs, and he generously offered me an ongoing opportunity to travel and perform at various venues in the state. This is a picture of a performance we did at a tight little joint called Kilby Court June 10th. We're due for another more local performance in two and a half weeks at Muse Music. It's been good to delve back into performing again, so I guess this qualifies as both good and fun news. Maybe that'll help offset the bad news that's already causing cramps, headaches, and ulcers in all of us as the inevitable doom draws nearer.

Good news first- I've been working on a goal of writing one song per week, followed by a review of several dozen of these songs and selecting which to keep. So far I have two down for the past two weeks and I'm looking forward to writing many more. I've been expanding my listening material, working on joint projects with other musicians and have been more productive in the creativity department than I've been in years.

And for the bad news- my studio crashed, the computer won't boot and I've discovered a hardware problem that may take some time to be fixed before I can use it again for writing music, which especially a shame when you consider the timing- I had just received Finale 12 in the mail so I could write out pieces and share them with my musicians when the crash occurred and the blue screen of death reared its ugly head. That said, the computer is in the shop being repaired, I still plan to go forward with writing a new song per week regardless, and I'm still performing with the Wild Apples and working with other musicians on new material.

And there's my update for the day, hope you're all doing well!


-Mark