So....

Mark and I managed to get our demo done and now for the first time in two years we have music to share with our friends once again. A good feeling to be sure. Today was one of those gorgeous days that remind you how good it is to be 24 in NYC. Bryant Park is full of the most beautiful women around and it's Thursday. Right now I'm chilling listening to some Thelonious Monk and enjoying having had a fairly productive stretch, which means I'm now being a bit of a lazy bum. I'm working with the managers of a few local Starbucks to try to get little artist showcases going, which would be great in that it would give Mark and I a venue for playing that is right in our own back yard while also allowing our friends a place to test their skills too. I'm hoping to have each set be around 25 minutes, the 10 minutes at open mics are never really sufficient to get into a groove. One of my oldest friends is getting back into town this weekend and his parents are throwing him a welcome back bbq, he's a marine and has put in three tours of duty in Iraq already. It's crazy how different life can be for two kids who grew up in the same town. I'm doing the whole artist NYC thing and he's off fighting in foreign lands. Psyched to see him again. What a beautiful spring day this has been, and in a bit I'll catch some of the Cavs/Spurs game while drinking a Corona. Life is mellow shade of yellow.