Great Weekend!

Some images from the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival. I made the trek from Salida to Crested Butte on Friday to join Sherrie as she finished teaching workshops. We had a wonderful meal at the "Ginger Cafe". As some of you may know, we're serious ginger junkies, so this was nirvana for us!

We had lots of fun, it was a great little getaway. Now it's time to play catch-up. Gotta run...

Residue Video

Hi all! I've posted a video for the tune "Residue" from the new CD. It features photos taken by Sherrie here in Salida one foggy morning. Enjoy!

Wild Turkeys

You may not be able to see them very well in the photo, but there were over 25 wild turkeys hanging out as we returned from a hike this morning. Sherrie and I took a trail along Bear Creek just outside of town. It has been a great 4th of July weekend. Last night we walked down to the park, Chase N the Dream had everyone dancing, including Sherrie and myself. Then we watched fireworks as they were launched from the top of "S" Mountain.

This is going to be a busy week, Sherrie heads to Crested Butte to teach during the Wildflower Festival. I'll be playing bass guitar Wednesday evening with the new and expanded version of "Your Surrogate Cousin" at Mother's Bistro in Buena Vista. We'll have Chris Nasca on guitar and vocals, Eric Belsey on guitar, vocals and harmonica, and Brian Pence on drums, should be fun for all.
I've been getting a lot of nice comments on my new CD: Residue. I've made myself a Myspace page to help get out the word. Next, Facebook seems inevitable, friends have been asking if I'm on, I'm feeling the peer pressure. I just can't bring myself to thinking about Twitter!

Sunday evening...

Whew, what a weekend! Salida Artwalk took place this weekend. I had three gigs playing my Chapman Stick, one on Friday evening, and two on Saturday. I had the new CD with me and was very pleased to actually sell a respectable quantity of them. I've been even more pleased with all the kind comments I've been getting from people about my music. I know this kind of music isn't everyones cup of tea, it means a great deal to me when someone expresses how much they enjoy it.
Today, I've been doing my best to keep it low key and take it easy, but unfortunately I encountered this when I stopped home between gigs on Saturday....


That's our guestroom ceiling. It had been hastily patched before we had a new roof installed last summer. Good thing our potential weekend guests decided to go camping!
I got things cleaned up, in time we'll get it fixed up properly. Despite that, all in all, it was a good weekend!

The CD is now available from CD Baby for purchase or for download. Click here to go there.

Buy the new CD!

I've just updated the website so that you can purchase the new CD directly from me. Go to my website to hear 30 sec samples and for ordering info.
Soon it will be available through CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon where you'll have the option of buying a downloadable version.

It's Here!

The new CD arrived today! I'm very pleased with the way they turned out. I'll be adding a section to my website so it can be purchased via Paypal soon. I'll also be selling them through CD Baby and other online sources, very exciting! If you can't wait to get one, drop me a line and I'll let you know how to get it ASAP!
The CD features 14 original solo compositions performed on Chapman Stick, great music to sip wine or just kick back with.

Take a Hike!

This morning Sherrie and I got up early and hiked up the Rainbow Trail here in Salida. T'was a great day.
I'm still waiting for the completed CD's to arrive, late this week at the earliest. In the meanwhile our summer schedules are quickly filling up. Lots of activities coming up, FibArk, Salida ArtWalk, I'll do my best to keep the blog updated.