Working on the trash can bass this week

rest in peace, brother. Rajolei Dejahl Pickens 01/30/1975 - 03/21/2019

the music was great last night. Thanks to O.G. & newcomer Johnathan(xyz) for adding to the evening. Marcus Roberts & Chris Larmour on drums, Billy Sanders on guitar, Stancliff Buxley on electric bass, Rob Ivy on upright.

Shipped out the Hammond m100 to my friend Robbie Fruge. Now it’s time to get the L100 up & running. I started studying a preparatory book for the Bach organ chorales, written in 1932 by Marcel Dupre. Choir rehearsal tonight, then heading down to Galveston for 2 shows on Friday.

Practice, practice, practice..always feels good to get too much practice in. Thankful for friends who crave music making as much as I do..because my daughter does not allow my music practice in the house. Got to play on the fender rhodes suitcase model tonight. Heavy vibrato. Dead Bb from the 2nd lowest octave. Cigarette burns on 4 of the keys. Beautiful tineshit by felt hammers. Started writing a song called “Daisy does better”

I have spent the last few days walking a 6 mile radius around my house. 4 to 6 hours a day. Yesterday in the Halloween storm, today in the gorgeous cool fall 50’s. I feel good. Blessed to see the sunshine.