July Newsletter: Hit the Year Mark!
I’ve Hit the Year Mark!
Hi everyone, I missed sending a June newsletter because life got in the way. Natalie and I moved to Ann Arbor in the first week of July, only a few weeks before our upcoming wedding in August. It’s been a summer of change!
Plus, I’ve reached the year mark of when I left teaching to pursue music full time as a career. I’ve made it! I’ve played so many gigs, I’ve lost count. My car has over 160,000 miles on it, about 20,000 miles alone this year from seeing most of Michigan, as well as seven states with three tours.
Thanks for the support during my crazy ride. The letters from Holly High teachers, alumni, and students have been encouraging; the new faces signing up for the mailing list at shows has been validating; the new musicians and bands I’ve met along the way have been a great community.
After the wedding, I’ll be hitting the road again. October will be bring me to Canada to support Paul Federici on a week tour. And the fall will bring me back into the studio to record. Plus my drummer Stuart Tucker and I have some full band shows together in the fall in the Detroit area.
PS: Our bass player Kevin Vines’s wife Themba just had a baby! Congrats you two! My cousin Andrew Vial will be joining us on bass for a few gigs.
