Tag: humor

NERFA 2022: The Plague vs. the Beach

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In mid-November, I went back to the North East Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA). NERFA is one of several regional branches of Folk Alliance International (FAI) which has been meeting in Kansas City. FAI was always huge. I attended twice when my first CD “Love on the Line” was released on Signature back in the 90s. It was fun but definitely… Read more →

Good grief.

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Caregiving. This is a non-music posting for a change. While my music, open mics, and my design work keep me going, I also try to go to my monthly caregiver support groups. There is a dementia group at my library and a Huntington’s group at UConn. My caregiving days are over, for now. But I like to think I can lend support.… Read more →

Gigging with Chris

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MUSIC: My gig at Luthier’s Co-op was a blast. No one got rich. But friends came. We sang. And as Mike said after, “Well, that didn’t suck.” So in my folk music universe, that is a good night. More about the gig after; I wanted to share some of the preparations and publicity. Maybe it will be useful. Chris Christie.… Read more →

Between

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The time between Barbara’s passing and her celebration of life/memorial gave us enough time to plan something nice. But not the time to overthink it. When she was in hospice we were talking about a date in May. But by the time I returned to Hampden the new date was moved up a month to April 2nd. There were emails back and… Read more →

Reunion: A stop in Bethlehem

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MUSIC: I decided that since I was driving to the reunion in Georgia I might as well try to hit some open mics on the way. I figured, “It’s my vacation, too.” I have never “gone on tour” as a musician. Since there were so many church coffee houses in New England Kathy and I could commute to most of them.… Read more →