that was a great show yesterday, here are some of the highlights:

1. my apologies for sending bruce gallego (pbe guitar) on unexpected tour of east-la trying to find the gallery
2. i was surprised that kathy hargraves (dangerous curve gallery owner) was able to kick a film shoot off her street because they didn't have the proper permits (especially on a sunday in downtown la). later we paid the price when the rent-a-cops and production trucks continually circled the gallery trying to disrupt the show. only in la
3. its been real fun having nicole baker (mezzo-diva/musicologist) premier both retrace our steps and life's too short. if you are to study music history you might as well make it also.
4. david borden should send john marr and norm weston a case of beer for all the hard work they have done performing his music. its hard to believe that this was only their 3rd show.
5. we have good recordings and videos from the show, give me a few weeks for them to find their way online.
6. the life's too short premier felt like a 3rd or 4th performance. i was able to make quite a few small edits that cleaned up much of the piece.

i know i mentioned that we are going on hiatus because the possible departures of carl and/or bruce. i was surprised and encouraged by the immediate concerned reactions about when we will perform life's too short again. don't worry, i'm really happy with it and hope to perform it again soon (maybe july and/or sept) i can see keeping things going if for a few more shows to tie things up, but adding new members is a lot like dating. i have enjoyed playing with this group so much (carl, bruce, eric, and scott) that i can't see replacing anybody.

i'm not done with this performing thing, i still plan to perform and put a group out there, just not called the pbe. who knows maybe it will be laptop and cowbell, but one way or another this is what i do. i can't survive without it.

the next two weeks i'm locking carl and bruce in the studio to record our playlist from the last two years. then back into the studio for the final cleanup mixing and mastering of retrace our steps. the graphic libretto for retrace is also coming along fine and jared and i should be able to finish it this summer. its been a busy year and there is just is not enough time to get everything done. now its time to finish these recording projects. it will be great when we everybody can hear the results of the last two years.