Yes, I missed the usual Friday post this past week, but, really, I don’t owe you anything, do it?

Last week was pretty typical, all told. I spent a tremendous amount of time putting out other people’s fires at work, and I went out to see the second-to-last Kickers match of the season with my friend Ted on Wednesday night, which was quite a good time, even if the team didn’t exactly set the world on fire.

I missed the post on Friday, because I was busy Thursday night paying bills, doing a little shopping, and packing up gear, because I was off on Friday, and spent most of the time in the Humdingermobile driving up to the Eastern Shore of MD for the Chestertown HP Fest, where we played a bunch of fun shows, including a very seat-of-the-pants-but-very-cool combined set with our good friends Hawthorn and Holly with all of us up on stage together for over an hour. I got to play cajon as well as bass; it was neat. Here’s a shot from Friday night’s set:

Anyway, the band’s been doing Chestertown for years, and I try to tag along as often as I can (it tends to line up with dance dad duty some years), and it’s a really great event in a very pretty town, where all the local businesses get into the act, and basically turn Main Street into Diagon Alley for a couple of days. I also got to see a bunch of friends I don’t get to see all that often, which was quite welcome. Also, I got some good, constructive feedback on the in-process CD from Scott and Kirsten, as we listened to it on the way north on Friday; several of my musical friends have given me useful advice, and I think the record is going to be all the better for it, even if it’s never going to live up to my ambitions; It’s a total learning experience; I know it’s going to make me cringe two years from now, but I’m confident it’s going to represent the best I can do *right now*, which is really what’s important.

Mostly just pushing through the noise this week, getting some exercise in and hopefully getting some more work done on the record. I’m getting close to the point where I have to finish it to make sure I have discs in hand in time for Atomacon.

Anyway, here’s to wishing everyone a nice fall, since it finally seems to have started to settle upon us after a couple of 100° days last week. It’s time for pumpkin spice, fresh apples (got some nice ones Sunday at the market), and comfy sweaters, planet, let’s get on that.