Waking up around noon.
Oatmeal with Cinnamon, Blueberries, and Almond Milk. English Breakfast Tea.
Catching up on business and scheduling.
Cleaning the bathroom.
Eggs. Kale. Bagel. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Hanging with Billy, Thomas, and Anna for Modern Day Warrior practice. We work on the Over the Hills song and jam a little.
Back home. Pasta and Salad for dinner.
Working on stuff at the computer.
Fruit.
Waking up around noon.
Oatmeal with Cinnamon, Blueberries, and Almond Milk. English Breakfast Tea.
Doing my personal taxes all afternoon!
Eggs. English Muffin. Kale. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Protein Shake.
Finishing up my personal taxes – I swear it seems more complicated every year. This particular time my income looks pathetic considering I’m still owed so much money from ELO for 2022.
Black Beans, Rice, Salad, Tuna, and Garlic Bread.
Strawberry Ice Cream.
Catching up on business and chores – taking care of Elvis.
Waking up at 11 a.m.
Cereal. Tea.
At Music Makers coaching 3 band rehearsals with lunch in between. No Rebecca today but Jake still lends a hand on the drumming side of things.
Lunch somewhere in between.
Chores.
Pasta and Salad for dinner.
Watching The Burial (2023).
Finally getting around to finishing the business taxes – I filed for a deadline back in the Spring.
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Today is all encompassed with the Modern Day Warrior show at Smartmouth in Norfolk.
I drove the tour bus with Anna, Billy, and Thomas in tow along with all the gear.
The set up gets a bit stressful cause I have to improvise with some cables. But after they go on the band just naturally rocks the stage like pros – everything is performed with ease and amazement. The cavernous room makes everything seem loud. New t-shirts and merch are a big hit.
Loading up and packing up.
Back at the studio unloading and getting help from Anna and Thomas. I stick around getting everything back in place for tomorrow’s rehearsals.
At home finally. Relaxing and catching up on things and chores.
Waking up around 12:30 p.m.
Cereal. Tea.
Catching up on business.
Organizing some things at Music Makers – the renter guys come in to use 104.
Eggs. English Muffin. Kale. Coffee.
Driving the bus to the warehouse to attempt to check the tire pressure and do other various things.
Then, at Music Makers packing and organizing all the gear in preparation for the Modern Day Warrior show tomorrow. Meanwhile, Megan helps me organize their new shirts. Thomas, Anna, and Billy practice a few songs and goof off.
Pasta and Salad for dinner.
Watching 1922 (2017).
Chilling.
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Waking up a little before noon.
Oatmeal with Cinnamon, Blueberries, and Almond Milk. English Breakfast Tea.
Catching up on business.
Eggs. Veggies. Bagel. Coffee. Chips.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Out in Norfolk for the Ladada show. We’re playing with Superfang and Timothy Eerie. It’s a fun show with a good amount of people here. Drew, Ana’s guy, is here actually running sound. But we’re cool – and he’s a fan of the band.
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Afterwards, we all migrate over to Taphouse for Karaoke Night and it’s a wild one for sure. It’s packed. Ronnie Talman is deejaying. Seeing lots of friends and mingling. Everybody sings all the hits including Killing in the Name, which gets interrupted with a gay man mooning the crowd and twerking. But it’s a good time. I get up to do Mr. Brightside.
Back home, the Timothy Eerie band is crashing in the living room. So I get them situated.
Waking up around noon.
Cereal. Tea.
Catching up on computer business.
Running errands.
Eggs. Spinach. English Muffin. Chips. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Hearty Ramen for dinner with Garlic Bread.
Wes and I ride out to Ladada practice – we’ve got a show tomorrow so we run through a set that we’re all very pleased with. Bobby is fresh off the boat from last show and killing it on the kit.
Popcorn.
Chores.
Waking up around 11:45 a.m.
Oatmeal with Cinnamon, Blueberries, and Almond Milk. English Breakfast Tea.
Staying home to get some tax work done at the computer and chores.
Eggs. Spinach. English Muffins. Salt n Vinegar Chips. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Modern Day Warrior band practice – I try to keep these kids productive.
Then, immediately after hanging with Josiah and Wes for a low key Ladada practice in the 104 space. Bobby couldn’t make it out cause his dad went into the ER. But we chow down on pizza and beer – running through the set and chatting about life.
Back home. Feeling exhausted. Taking care of Elvis and watching movies.
Waking up around 11:45 a.m.
Oatmeal with Cinnamon, Blueberries, and Almond Milk. English Breakfast Tea.
At the Rec working out.
Banana.
Eggs. Vegan Breakfast Sausage. Spinach. Bagel. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Grabbing some Mr. Shawarma’s with Mike.
Then, at the warehouse Nigel is trying get these new renters set up in the live room. Meanwhile, Mike and I mess with this air compressor along with organizing little things here and there.
Catching up on business back home.
Ice Cream. Green Tea. Popcorn.
Waking up around 11 a.m.
Cereal. Tea.
At Music Makers coaching MMLIVE bands all afternoon alongside Rebecca and Jake.
Eating a PB&J with a Coffee somewhere in there.
Cleaning up the studio.
Black Beans, Kale, Carrots, Eggs, Quinoa, and English Muffins.
Watching BlacKkKlansman (2018).
Ice Cream.
Catching up on business.
Popcorn. Chores.
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Waking up like normal. Breakfast Bar. Tea.
Opening up Music Makers – handling a few front desk things.
Then, off to Norfolk. At Hunter House Victorian Museum. Brittany recruited Rebecca and I to help be narrators along with a group of others. We’re supposed to lead tours through different rooms in the house reciting Edgar Allan Poe stories and poems. It’s a kind of unique gig for me – requires a lot of voice acting and reading with really good diction. Each scene has people acting out the stories too so it becomes an immersive experience for the guided tour groups.
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It’s an all day and night thing as we take turns as narrators. In between snacking in the kitchen and talking. The last scene is always the coolest with The Cask of Amontillado. They do the whole thing with the brick wall – for some reason it gets a few good laughs.
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We all chip in to clean up and organize all the props and things. Then, having a good time at Cogan’s Pizza.
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Waking up around noon.
Breakfast Bar. Tea.
Packing up the truck with all the music gear.
At Smartmouth at the beach setting up by the garage door getting ready for the solo gig as myself, but it’s essentially Musicplayer with a few special guests. I had Megan and Chase sing and play a few songs with me to give it some variety.
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A lot of work in packing everything up as it always is – then unloading back to the studio and organizing it all.
Back home. Relaxing with Elvis – eating a Salad and a Pizza. My body is gonna be sore tomorrow but it was still a fulfilling night.
Waking up around 11:45 a.m. feeling well rested.
Cereal. Tea.
Doing a few chores and errands. Picking up my car from getting an oil change. Cleaning some vents at Music Makers.
Eggs. Kale. Bagel. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Afterwards, rehearsing some songs with Megan – she’s really stepped up on the bass.
Home. Taking care of Elvis things.
Dinner: Ramen with all the fixings and Garlic Bread.
Watching Atlanta.
Practicing songs at the studio then packing up all the gear.
Corn Chips.
Playing with Elvis.
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Waking up bright and early at 8 a.m.
Elvis has a vet visit today (not his favorite thing to do) – he’s been urinating red in the litter box. The vet there, Jenny, keeps me at ease cause honestly I’ve been very worried.
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I grab some Oatmeal and Tea from home while I wait.
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Turns out Elvis has two bladder stones – fingers crossed they’re the kind that can go away with a prescription diet. But we’ll see.
Talking with Mike for a bit outside about the tour bus.
Running errands via bike – getting groceries – dropping off my car.
Eggs. Kale. Carrots. English Muffin. Salt n Vinegar Chips. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Afterwards, Megan and I rehearse some of my solo songs – she’s gonna be guest starring at the gig Friday on bass and voice. Rebecca steps in too for a few tunes.
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Back home. Pasta for dinner.
Watching Atlanta.
Waking up at 11:55 a.m.
Cereal. Tea.
Catching up on business.
PB&J Bagel. Chips. Coffee.
Teaching lessons at Music Makers.
Helping Modern Day Warrior a little bit with their practice.
Running a few late night errands.
Black Beans, Tuna, Kale, Carrots, Quinoa, and Garlic Bread.
Watching Atlanta.
Chores.
At the studio practicing songs.
Waking up at the usual time.
Oatmeal with Cinnamon, Blueberries, and Almond Milk. English Breakfast Tea.
At the Rec exercising – getting the blood flowing.
Eggs. Kale. Bagel. Coffee.
At Music Makers teaching lessons.
Then, over at the warehouse installing these new keyless dead bolt locks on the doors. This will make it easier for renters.
Back home. Pasta and Salad for dinner (always with Garlic Bread).
Watching Atlanta.
Fruit and Green Tea.
At the studio practicing some songs on guitar.
What a whirlwind of a day of three MMLIVE band rehearsals...
All of them were very productive. Along with Rebecca I had Jake, our new drum instructor, help coach the bands. It was much more smoother having him there.
At some point after everything is over Mike Mosgrove and I grab a bite at Mr. Shawarma’s – discussing ELO band things.
Finally home after 9 or so. Catching up on things at the computer.
Ice Cream.
At the studio again – practicing some piano.
Popcorn.
