Living in Rooms

Well, my birthday "week" is almost over. There is still a trip to Rehoboth with some friends scheduled for this weekend but, I feel that is separate.
We did so much over the last week's time. Saw and heard some amazing music and had a bit too much to drink but, hell, you only live once. (Now it's time to cool down and get healthy again)

A major highlight was last night traveling with Nate to New York to see Jim Campilongo at the Living Room. It's a fairly well known venue that hosts gigs for Norah Jones, Richard Julian, etc. Jim plays guitar in groups with the previously mentioned as well as Martha Wainwright. He has a Monday night residency at TLR. Plays every Monday night at 11.
Yes. Starts at 11. Plays until 12. Take a brake and then starts rolling again.

Needless to say I'm sort of an exhausted mess today but, getting by. I got to sleep around 4. Woke at 7. Ouch!!

Well, J.Camp delivered bigtime. Nate and I have been trying to make it up to see this gig for well over a year now I suppose. It was worth the wait. Jim's music is instrumental and it fuses the right elements of country, chicken pickin' twang, brilliant jazz and gentle hints of blues. Effortlessly combined. He has some loud rock and roll romps too. Backed by an excellent upright bassist and a killer drummer sometimes I couldn't believe it was just 3 people. We.Were.Blown.Away.
Thanks Jim for being an inspiration and a gentleman as well.

One other fine highlight was Em taking me to a restaurant called August for my BDay dinner. What a treat. It's tough competing with Em's cooking but, August was definitely adequate. Yes, the crab cake was overpriced but, it was delicious!
It's cute because our anniversary is in August and we'll be creating a new anniv in that same month this year. Except on 8-06 and not 8-24 :)

I'm surrounded by dear friends and true love for miles.
Thanks to you all!