Friday the 13th!!!! CH CH CH CH HA HA HA HA

I hope that scared you a ton, that you now can't sleep tonight. Because I'm evil like that.


Cast of characters:

Harry George
Adam Sullivan
Tom Loschiavo
Jeni Nielsen
Eric Seader
Matt Jasper
Kieran Kelly
Casey Tuck
Owen Biddle and Adriene
Jeanie P
Rachael
Ben Williams
Dan Carmen
Joanna and Chelsea
Rob

The Friday show at The Waltz was so awesome. It was a crowded room, and I got to meet a lot of new faces who I guess ended up liking my shenanigans. It's the ukelele, I tell you. They don't like me- they like my ukelele.

My playset:

Symphony Smile (piano)
Bad At Telling you (piano* debut)
Modern Masterpiece
Second Wind
The Britney Spears Song
Bed of Nails
The Night in her apartment
buttercup
Kneecaps


Harry George is a fine, fine songwriter. I absolutely loved the 2nd or third song he played. And I really like his vibe too. Adam Sullivan played a solid set of whimsical, thoughtful pieces, and is quite an amazing piano player. He's also a great vibe to him too. He sang with a girl in a couple of songs, which was also really nice. And Tom Loschiavo also did a great job, with his music reminiscent of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, but even more vulnerable. It was a great night for music.

It was nice meeting Rob, Harry and Adam's roommate. We share the Filipino thing, so I'm probably somewhat related to him.

Alas, a lot of friends came to this show too...Jeni Nielsen is so sweet, and I'm really glad I had a chance to hang out with her a little bit. She fed me some of her peanut butter cake and the half of the sandwich she ate, and we got to talking a bunch with her, and also with Eric Seader, who had some great, great news to tell! Eric, you are awesome, and I am happy for you :)

Also in the crowd was Casey, el drummer extraordinaire, who also brought Owen and his significant other, Adriene, and a bunch of other friends. That was really awesome to see all of them, and Owen and Adriene are now New Yorkers!! So awesome...he literally is the funniest guy I have ever met, and quite the talented bass player.

It was also sweet to see Jeanie there too. She brought her cousin who just came from Taiwan, and also her friend Rachael, who kinda from my angle on stage looked a little bit like St. Vincent, which I thought was interesting. I really enjoyed talking to them too, and Rachael told me about a ukelele player she digs.

And Ben Williams and Dan were there too, which was awesome. Ben is a great guy, and I am happy I got a chance to talk to him. I didn't get a chance to talk to Dan as much though, but hopefully next time I will.

Matt Jasper, fellow long-island bred singer-songwriter, was there too. It turns out he most likely will be working with Kieran Kelly, the producer from The Buddy Project who I will be working with in a couple of months...so that's awesome. He's a good guy; too bad his girlfriend wasn't there also, since she's really nice.

Kieran was there too, with his wife, and some other friends. We got to talking and he said once in a while if no on is recording at the TBP I can call him up, borrow the keys, and use the piano....which is so awesome, since it's a really good piano.

Oh, and it was really nice formally meeting Joanna and Chelsea. Jo told me about her life as a teaching fellow, and I told her I have had two friends who have gone through it; one is totally doing great with it while the other one dropped out after a couple of months. She said that the classes can vary considerably, but she said she's been doing well, which is awesome. She also invited me to her birthday coming this Friday, which is also awesome. I mentioned she should do some karaoke, but I think she's set on getting her groove on and dancing.

Chelsea also was really sweet; it turns out she's very involved with dance, and even live in Charleston this past Summer doing dance stuff, which is cool. I told her how I absolutely loved the modern dance recitals given by Boston Conservatory kids back in my days at Berklee, and I asked her next time she gets dance tickets and can't find anyone to go with, invite me! Because I'm into modern dance especially. And appreciate it much more, especially after watching Talk To Her, Almodovar's best film.

Well, that's pretty much it. I guess I'll hit the hay for now.

- jflo