And, about that journey ...

My turn (Joe here):
In God's eternal view, a journey is not a straight line, or even a winding path. It is an essence. It means something. Marcie (Mrs. Dave) was insightful to create this blog with the emphasis on the journey, and not the destination. Now, when you actually stop and think about that, does that seem strange? Shouldn't a journey have a place (or perhaps a goal) that you reach, which defines success and completion? Sometimes ... I think. Actually (feet to the ground now), it depends on the lens through which you view. Huston Smith (who wrote the definitive textbooks on the study of every major religion - if you took any religion courses in college, you've almost certainly read his work) says it masterfully: " To an esoteric, God is in focal view. To an exoteric, the created world is in focus, and God must be inferred from it". In other words: as a starting point, what you "see" depends on who you are. Some of us are masters of the linear (the line/journey/travel, and the component detail). Any institution could not function without these (exoterics), who see "the created world in focus". They keep us organized; our ledgers correct, our angles proper, our hinges secure, and so on. I, myself, could never be an accountant. So, as you might expect, I'm often told that I need one. For me, and others like me, the mind struggles to stay on any point of detail: lunging it's gaze beyond to a place seemingly fanciful for some, but concrete and real for us. Now, just because we can see "it" may mean little, until we determine to sharpen our focus and skills, and apply ourselves to what we discern, and to who we are. In the same way, learning to add and subtract will not make one a successful (or useful) accountant. But it's a start. There's the journey, and there's the journey. We see what we see, we are who we are, and (if we have "eyes to see and ears to hear") we embrace and follow our "calling". I've known Dave for a long time, and we've always enjoyed playing together, but only in recent years have we begun to focus more intently on the communication between us. During this time, Mike McShane and I, through (the joy, and the struggle of) an extensive performing schedule together (over multiple "projects"), have developed a(n ever) deep(ening) intuitive connection, into which Dave has joined. The video above documents the beginning of that process. Mike and I were developing and growing our comfort zone together. Now, insert Dave (sitting in as a guest that evening). A starting point (actually, one of the many) for the journey; of which it's all about (Charlie Brown).      
   

Keepin' it goin'

Dave here - I know it's been a while since our last post, but we've been really busy. Though the gig at Washington Tavern we were all at last night was officially a Mike Buccino and friends gig - we were all there and the first set, in particular, just really smoked. So what's goin' on? We're trying to find time for 3 really busy musicians to get together to put down tracks for an album! Yes, it is on the horizon. And as if that weren't enough - we're gearing up for our concert at the Avalon Theatre in Easton MD August 25th. You will hear plenty more about this. Save the date NOW! So in the mean time it's the heavy work - working to book gigs, developing prop and PR stuff - looking for a new video recorder... just excited about the next gig.