Wasted & Ready

I am listening to A While Ago And Recently (With Timo)
from the album “Unrest” by Erlend Øye
on my iTunes right now!

Well, ACL is over and my good pal Ben has made his way back to Chicago. Let me tell you that it was a rough weekend. Not really because ACL sucked, because it really rocked, but poor Ben came into town with a small head cold that swirled into some nightmarish shit. Then, to make matters worse, I blew my nose and my ear sounded like it exploded. I would later discover that I have an ear infection, but at the time I just thought I blew my eardrum or something whack! I also ended up with a nasty case of allergies as did Roberto the Sneezy. None of this compares to what happened to poor Ben Kweller on Saturday during the festival though. A major hell yes goes out to Ben trying hard to continue to rock through his set while battling more than a serious nosebleed. I’m sure you’ve all seen the pictures or heard the story by now. I have included a shot that I took as he left the stage with one of the show’s producers, Charles Attal. All the photos will be lumped together at the end of the post.

So, I was sicker than dog shit on Monday, but I tried Rocky Horror rehearsal anyway. Mistake. Afterward I went directly to the hospital where I was informed of my ear condition and told that I needed to start taking more drugs to help get my allergies under control. Unfortunately, said drugs aren’t covered by HAAM’s pharmacy plan, but I think I got some stuff that comparable until I get into the office to do the patient assistance program. Monday and Tuesday were a no go for me at RajiWorld and I took Tuesday night off of Rocky rehearsal to rest up as much as I could. This is a very good thing, because there is WAY more dancing in this show than I ever expected. I have been added as a “Phantom” which means that I sing and dance a bit more in the first act – including the infamous Time Warp! I am loving every minute of being in this show and can’t stress to each of you reading this right now that if you are in the Austin area October 5 – November 12 that you must see this show – We are really going to kick big ol’ booty up there. AND… It’s an audience participation show: You buy the kit at the door and you can squirt water and throw toast and yell at us – the whole bit!!

Today, I got to rehearse with Will Taylor & Strings Attached for tomorrow night’s White Album performance at the Nutty Brown. They seemed happy with it and of course, I was just happy as a pig in shit. (OK – I think that might be the third time using shit in this post… sorry kiddos!) Billy Harvey was there. I grabbed a quick bit of him rehearsing While My Guitar Gently Weeps. We rehearsed at this AMAZING new studio called Hideout. It’s owned by Mark & Monica Cravotta and it’s… Well, I said it already… AMAZING. Good times. Had a nice chat with Harvster afterward and then it was home to check in with Roberto the Ill who has also fallen prey to the late September Austin Allergy Nasties. YUcK!

I am going to put up some photos that I have took over the last few weeks. It will take me a few to get them all ready so I will go ahead and post this until I am finished.

Kia

To See The Photos From My ACL Weekend – Click Here!

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