At present the focus is recording to new CD's simultaneously. I will be continuing to engineer and produce Bill Spies remaining songs to complete his CD and other than that our focus is entirely on recording myself and the band. Rob Peebler will be assisting as an engineer and Don Quijano will be co-producing the projects. That will keep me plenty busy from now until Christmas. I still hope to do some work with Mark Dodge if we can coordinate our schedules.
On the 27th of October a group of us got together for our first session to play some music at Studio 04. John Matthews, Ronnie Llinas, Jimmy Culler, Mike Daily and myself. The last time we got close to having a band together at Mike's was with Mark Dodge in preparation for the Taste of Edmonds. We were rushed and it would have been more fun with more time. The night was for relaxing and experimenting with recording a bunch of us live. Manolito couldn't make it but he said maybe he can do it this Wednesday. There are so many songs to record and the biggest challenge for me is picking which ten or twelve songs to record. But the whole point is dialing in the sound and just having some fun. I am looking forward to it.
My friend Aaron sometimes plays shaker with the band. He can really groove. He can also dance his heart out. Although Aaron is deaf he loves music . I wish more people could feel music the way he does. He is an advocate for the deaf community. He has given me insight into their special culture. He is very social. On the first Friday of each month at Jillian's on Lake Union there is a get together of deaf people and hearing people who have learned to sign. He says it is awesome. He loves going to concerts and, as in the photo, entertaining friends. He is best friends with his brother Tim. The photo was taken at The Gorge at at Dead Concert. He is a great guy and a good friend. If you are interested in learning sign language or learning more about the deaf culture, you can e-mail Aaron at phishace3@hotmail.com
Andie has embarked on a new business as a distributor a product called Juice Plus +, an all natural whole food based supplement. It comes from the juice of fresh fruits and vegetables. She has both of us taking it. She also has Faith on it. I can really feel a difference. It has taken about three weeks but I am sleeping through the night and that is an adventure in itself. I haven't been able to do that for many years now. She will have a web site to promote her new venture shortly. I give it a hearty two thumbs up. For more information or to order juice plus send her an e-mail.