Things have changed a lot in the last 9 months. For the good, and I'm feeling that my snarky smart ass self needs to start making an appearance here more often!
Quick overview until I have more time:
*January 1 - Life completely in the shitter, wanting to move out of Charlotte as soon as possible
*Sometime between Jan 1 and Jan ? - Answer an ad looking for a singer. I had sworn I would never answer another one again in my life, but I was compelled. Said ad was put out by the dude who books Amici's, Jody Edwards, and he gave me the date of Jan 12 for my first acoustic solo show. I also decided to give his band a go.
*Sometime between said phone call and Jan 12 - found a bass player to play first show with me
*Jan. 12 - Did first show with John Shaughnessy on stand up bass, and Jody sat in with us. I was a disaster because of other things that night... but we made it through, and thus started a wonderful acoustic career.
*Jan 29 - First rehearsal with TANTRUM (band in the ad...) For the first time since moving here, everything I heard on the phone was true, and I decided this was the band to give it one more try.
*Between Jan 29 and now:
-Band has had it's ups and downs, but it is going GREAT!! New bookings, new fans, and all kinds of excitement there.
-The acoustic shows are booking more and more and more, taking off, and helping me establish my brand here in Charlotte.
-Working with Carolina Sessions doing interviews with bands (totally out of my element, but its big fun learning a new skill set)
-Most of all, I am finally getting a true handle on myself. Taking the reigns of my own life, living it for myself, so I can be better for those who rely on me.
-My family is healthy and happy.
there it is in a nutshell.
LOTS more to update expound on I suppose. My battles with my mental issues continue, and not everything is all rainbows and unicorns, but... overall, life is great, and getting better all the time.
Talk to ya again real soon!
