Halloween!

Tonight is the Halloween show with (Who Are The) Brain Police. We're playing the 7 Barrel Brewery in West Lebanon. Here's another video from the July show we played there. There's not much to see in the video, but it's one of our favorite songs.

I don't have shows Saturday or Sunday, but that might not be a bad thing. I'm still fighting a bit of the cold that everyone up here seems to have, and I expect tonight's show to pretty much wipe me out. It's gonna be fun though.

Back to work.

And not a moment too soon. I'm playing at The Country Cow in Campton tonight. The show starts at 7pm. It's the day before Halloween, but I don't think there's any holiday-based stuff happening there tonight. If I hear otherwise, I'll let you know.

I'm working on my costumes (yeah, that's right) for the 10/31 show at the 7 Barrel Brewery with (Who Are The) Brain Police. That's gonna be a silly good time.

Lunch.

Yeah, I hate to say it, but that's the most interesting thing happening today. Still, I made out like a bandit. I got a big ol' ham sandwich and a Vitamin Water at Wal-Mart. Total: $2.35.

Then I stopped at Second Comings, our local thrift shop. Found myself a nice new (to me) sweater for four bucks. Just in time for the snow! I mentioned that yesterday, and we didn't really see any. It looked like it might change over late last night, but the ground was bare this morning. It sure is cold enough now though. Maybe tonight.

A bleak October.

They're saying we may see our first snow here today/tonight. Maybe that's the way it goes over in Wisconsin, but man, here in New Hampshire I'm not ready.

This was the slowest month I can remember, in regards to playing shows. But November looks like a return to normalcy. Here's what's on tap:

10/30 - Country Cow, Campton (solo show)
10/31 - 7 Barrel Brewery, West Lebanon (w/Who Are The Brain Police)
11/7 - Shooter's, Belmont (solo show)
11/8 - Masonic Hall, Holderness (military appreciation show)
11/14 - Corner House, Sandwich (solo show)
11/15 - Shooter's, Belmont (solo show)
11/20 - Hong Kong Garden (w/Who Are The Brain Police)
11/22 - VFW Hall, Littleton (w/No Limitz)
11/28 - Shooter's, Belmont (solo show)

Still some holes to fill, but it's back to business at least.

Halloween is coming.

We celebrated Halloween early with the in-laws this weekend. On Halloween night I'll be playing with (Who Are The) Brain Police at the mighty Seven Barrel Brewery. It promises to be a good time. I'm getting my costume sorted out today.

The night before that (Thursday, October 30), I'm playing a solo show at The Country Cow right here in Campton. Come on out for some Halloween pregame!

Another tire.

I just got a flat tire for the second time in a month, having run over some piece of junk in the road. This time, it looks like a piece of a bearing from a truck. Last time it was a muffler. Either someone is doing a sloppy job hauling scrap metal, or there's a bunch of cars in my area that are disintegrating in the street. Mine included, apparently. And the added bonus this morning: the spare is flat too. Didn't find that out until I put it on. Awesome.

In other news, I stopped at the open mic at The Common Man in Ashland last night, which was fun, but not particularly lucrative. Especially with car repairs figured in. So, if I can get the mid-life Chrysler back on the road by tonight, I'm gonna go out again and see if I can book some gigs. The business is real feast-or-famine up here. It's a little more even for me now than it was a few years ago, but October and November still take a Hell of a dip.

(Who Are The) Brain Police?

Here's a clip from a (Who Are The) Brain Police show in July. We'll be playing the 7 Barrel Brewery in West Lebanon, NH on Halloween night. It promises to be fun. And loud. And the beer they make at the 7 Barrel, oh my goodness. The RIP Stout is so good I wrote a song about it once. Anyway, the show starts at 10pm, and there's no cover.