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The Octoberists in October at Loplops



Friday night was a mixed bag. On the positive side, the place was packed and full of energy, Amber and Cliff sounded excellent (as always), many friends came out to cheer very loudly and Jacob and Lily were very entertaining.

On the not-so-positive side I had a rough go of it. We had a tough time getting the mix right, a lack of practice left me ill prepared for the evening and during a favourite song of ours my guitar was seriously out of tune. Oh well, I still had fun.

Don't forget about November 3rd at Bottoms Up. Carl is still playing but Shane had to drop out due to his being out of town. I think Tim is going to step in to fill the empty set. Laura and I will be playing many instruments (8? 9?). It should be a logistical nightmare to pull off. Crash and burn or soaring high, it will be entertaining nonetheless.

p.s. Thanks to morningjane for the video. (ie: screen cap above)

A few random things.

1) The other morning I awoke to the sound of delayed rhythmic banging downstairs. Laura was at work and the dogs were in view so I was puzzled as to what it was. As I reached the bottom of the stairs something quickly flew by and into the window. Somehow a bird had gotten in our house. I closed all the drapes and opened the patio door and eventually corralled the bird outside. My sister tells me it is a harbinger of bad luck. Uh-oh.



2) Back in early August I revived my dormant desire to be able to lucid dream. I tried a few years ago but ended up losing interest after having 2 lucid dreams. Well, so far I have been able to have two more. The first one happened the day after I shaved my head. I dreamed I was looking in a mirror and had a full head of hair. "I just shaved my head....I must be dreaming. I'M DREAMING". I shouted and spun around with my hands victoriously in the air. I got so excited I woke up. The second one was last night. I ended up flying through a window and around my grandmother's old house.


3) I read somewhere that a small amount of acetone (the 100% pure kind - found at drug stores) will increase your fuel mileage by 35% or more due to the fact that it reduces the surface tension that inhibits vaporization of some fuel droplets. They recommend you try it for a while, then stop and see the difference it makes. I will test this out.

4) I have a whole bunch of gigs coming up.

The Octoberists will be opening for Jacob and Lily at Loplops Friday, October 19th.

Laura and I will be doing an acoustic set at the Bottoms Up Lounge Saturday, Novemeber 3rd. Shane and Carl will be doing a set each, as well.

According to my brother GDH will be playing the SpeakEasy soon. All date are tentative.