Another wild weekend!
Thursday was a two gig night. I first played for the opening of the Hotel Palomar in midtown--me and a DJ and a percussionist (and later on we were joined by the duo Days Ahead). After that I bolted over to the 10 High for Yacht Rock. We had a strange cruise. The crowd had very few familiar faces, and at some point that night a few people turned on us. The night ended with someone throwing a cup at the stage. Not cool at all.
Friday was a period of recovery and working on my website, davidfreemanmusic.net, a little more. I also mowed the yard and attempted to control some of the brush in our backyard. I was probably exposed to poison ivy. It happens every year...you'd think I'd be able to identify it at this point, but no. My shins are starting to itch, so I think my fate is sealed!
Jack had his final T-ball game Saturday morning. From there I raced (in the rain!) to the Yacht Rock gig at the Dunwoody Beer Festival. The Tupperware Party played a set at the end of the rain, and then it cleared off enough that we could get set sail in Dunwoody. I think we made a ton of new fans. We sold out of captain's hats in about 2 minutes.
Sunday I played my church gigs. In between, Jack and I attended Ingrid Bencuya's 6th birthday party. Happy birthday Ingrid! Mark Bencuya loaned me a couple of videos. I checked out Weather Report at Montreux 1976 and the story of Stax Records. The Stax thing just about killed me! What a story! You gotta see that one.
This week should be pretty low key, which is a good thing because we're gearing up for Nick and Elliott's wedding.
