Summer Ends

sometimes it feels 

like the only true thing in my life is music

i’m tired

there’s so many messages

it wears me down

music is as true as it’s going to get for me

i can’t see clear of much else

life has altered expectations

this past weekend

we played a small club in austin

the bar smelled like a bar should

we all changed in front of each other in a small room backstage

and we crammed up against each other on stage

it was glorious

emotional

after the show we all spoke about how much we loved dark side of the moon

and how performing it felt important

everyone spoke like there was iron in their voices

it was a true thing

you could feel it

we’re so protective of this music

all of it

i have no claim other than caring

but i feel like it’s our job to make sure the music is properly performed

librarians 

that’s what we are

the performances are books

i just posted a video of us doing CSN’s suite judy blue eyes

it’s so beautiful

the song is transcendent 

rob soars 

i wonder if it’s just me who gets so emotional about performances like this

but then i get emails from people 

and posts

and we all connect for a moment in time

our summer is soon coming to an end

it was planes and vans and stage doors and after show pool hangs

it started at the wolf trap on june 1

and gets close to ending this weekend with the white album shows

fitting

and another season begins

lots of shows

lots

i’m figuring it out

i’ve got a good behind the scenes staff

our mandate is simple

note for note - cut for cut

keep the musicians working

and stay true

craig

august 14, 2018

starbucks coffee and egg bites