(Photos: Dan and Teague, pictured below, during a recent rehearsal in Everett)
“I think we’re the hardest working band in this place,” Matt said as we sat in lonely silence. Not a note could be heard from the neighboring rehearsal spaces in our little complex in Everett as we paused for a moment while practicing our set list for the January 30 gig.
So are we or does it really matter? It doesn’t matter, but for the past few weeks I can attest that it really feels like it. It’s a priority for the band that we plug in and not sound like we’ve been on hiatus for 15 years. So, to get there, we’ve embarked on a rather ambitious rehearsal schedule, which any one of our family members can unfortunately confirm.
Teague left Ellensburg and made his first trip over to this side of the mountains for an all-day music marathon a couple weeks ago. Jeff, Matt and I will return to Ellensburg on Dec. 12 to do an old-school session where it all began. The session was weird and great. We had talked about it for so long, I don’t think anyone really knew what to do when we set up our gear and got ready to play. To slice through the awkward nervous energy, someone said something to the effect of, “So, should we have a group hug or something.”
We’re farther along musically than we thought we’d be at this point and Jan. 30 seems simultaneously close and distant. We can’t wait to play, but at the same time take advantage of every week of preparation we can. It’s not something we’ve discussed much, but there sure is a lot of time, money and effort invested for one gig. Seems hard to imagine working this much for one night and walking away, but we’ll see how it goes.
Cheers, Dan
So are we or does it really matter? It doesn’t matter, but for the past few weeks I can attest that it really feels like it. It’s a priority for the band that we plug in and not sound like we’ve been on hiatus for 15 years. So, to get there, we’ve embarked on a rather ambitious rehearsal schedule, which any one of our family members can unfortunately confirm.
Teague left Ellensburg and made his first trip over to this side of the mountains for an all-day music marathon a couple weeks ago. Jeff, Matt and I will return to Ellensburg on Dec. 12 to do an old-school session where it all began. The session was weird and great. We had talked about it for so long, I don’t think anyone really knew what to do when we set up our gear and got ready to play. To slice through the awkward nervous energy, someone said something to the effect of, “So, should we have a group hug or something.”We’re farther along musically than we thought we’d be at this point and Jan. 30 seems simultaneously close and distant. We can’t wait to play, but at the same time take advantage of every week of preparation we can. It’s not something we’ve discussed much, but there sure is a lot of time, money and effort invested for one gig. Seems hard to imagine working this much for one night and walking away, but we’ll see how it goes.
Cheers, Dan
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