After a month of no shows, hiding like a hermit at the grand piano in our house, I’ve scheduled a little cafe gig in April. Around New Year’s I made the goal of writing 30 new songs before our wedding in June and the April show will give me a goal to shoot for. Rather than spend my time online booking a whirlwind tour, I have been hard at study of the most important aspect of the art- song construction. I began another class with Bonnie Hayes and some fellow musicians- Valerie Orth and Alex Karweit to name a few. I hear Dana Carmel may drop in among others- perhaps Stacy Kray. Maybe I’m not supposed to reveal that classes exist for this type of thing. Our songwriting groups end up being a convening of like minds. It’s also way easier for me to hear criticism from a fellow songwriter than someone who doesn’t play an instrument. So I am wearing my wrist braces to bed every night and figuring out how to tell the most important stories of my life in song. Playing some Ben Folds Five, Deathcab for Cutie and even Kylie Minogue on my Yamaha have helped me think outside the box.

My cousin Ava dances at half-time of the Warriors Irish Heritage Night game tommorow night- can’t wait to see her. She’s very good at it. Saturday night I’m hanging out with good girlfriends and sister only to wake up to Beerunch in the city folowed by the Super Bowl. Oh, and I almost forgot! I’m attending the Stomping Girl Winery Pinot Noir release where some local musicians will be playing tommorow afternoon in Berkeley. I hope to see you there!

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