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vinceconawayI spent most of the week at the pagan event Sirius Rising in western New York state, and was thrilled to get a chance to hang out with some unexpected friends. Phil (of Phil's Grill fame) was there, and we got to do some jamming only a few weeks after our annual jam sessions at Lilies War. I saw my friend Carl Ashe, Giacamo of Empty Hats, for a few days as well, and we also did some playing together (as well as some wonderful conversation in Italian).
The highlight, however, was seeing Kenny Klein again. Kenny was a musician at the Ohio Renaissance Festival in the mid-90's, and was one of my biggest inspirations for originally going semi-professional. I hadn't seen him in at least eight years, maybe closer to ten, and it was just cool to spend a little time talking to him and hearing him play. I had hoped to do some playing with him, but I left site a day earlier than I had originally planned and so never had the chance. One of these days I'd love for him to hear an instrumental medley of some of his music that I've been messing with for years.
I left early because my head was just in a really strange place. The event was a lot of fun and I made a few new friends, but I just wasn't really all there mentally. I'm afraid I took a lot of that out on poor Moira (pictsy) over the phone, and I hope that those of you who read her LJ can look me in the eye again (not to mention my guilt towards her).
But I'm back in Oswego and getting ready for the weekend and things seem to be back on an even (or at least more even) keel. I'm relieved that the temperature is supposed to drop into the low 80's for the weekend, although Sunday has a 50% chance of rain. I always feel that my professional interest in the weather brings me closer to my farming ancestry...
The highlight, however, was seeing Kenny Klein again. Kenny was a musician at the Ohio Renaissance Festival in the mid-90's, and was one of my biggest inspirations for originally going semi-professional. I hadn't seen him in at least eight years, maybe closer to ten, and it was just cool to spend a little time talking to him and hearing him play. I had hoped to do some playing with him, but I left site a day earlier than I had originally planned and so never had the chance. One of these days I'd love for him to hear an instrumental medley of some of his music that I've been messing with for years.
I left early because my head was just in a really strange place. The event was a lot of fun and I made a few new friends, but I just wasn't really all there mentally. I'm afraid I took a lot of that out on poor Moira (
pictsy) over the phone, and I hope that those of you who read her LJ can look me in the eye again (not to mention my guilt towards her).But I'm back in Oswego and getting ready for the weekend and things seem to be back on an even (or at least more even) keel. I'm relieved that the temperature is supposed to drop into the low 80's for the weekend, although Sunday has a 50% chance of rain. I always feel that my professional interest in the weather brings me closer to my farming ancestry...
