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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

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Thanks to everyone who came out to my record release show just this past Friday night. We packed the place and rocked the house. If you didn’t have a chance to make it up to the merch table, you can still purchase Fundamental online, from my web store. You can get the regular CD, the Limited Edition, hand-printed CD, or the digital download.

A couple of hours before the concert, I was extremely nervous about how the performance would come off. I definitely felt tense as I performed my first song. I was told, though, that none of that came across. So the night went off without a hitch [mostly], and I was happy to see that I can still draw a crowd in my home town. What’s more, I actually have friends who are willing to support my music by coming out to see me play.
A fairly recent goal of mine has been to regularly draw crowds of 100+ in DuPage County, and I think I’m moving in that direction – with your help. Please continue to demonstrate your support for what I do by coming out to concerts and buying my records.
Thank you for keeping this dream alive.
Photo by: Ashley Hodges // ashleyhodgesphotography.com

Reeling, The Fizz Bubbles Over

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I just spent the last 15 minutes listening to the recorded audio from tonight’s record release concert. Wow. I’m tired. Exhausted. My mind is reeling. I am thankful.

Thank you, everyone, who made tonight a special night for me. Had the room been empty, I confess, I would have been more likely than ever to find another line of work. But as it stands, this night has spared me from that fate – this night. Tomorrow is a new day and yet there is hope.
To those of you who made it out to the concert: you give me great joy. It means that you have considered my music worth a listen. You have validated my work as a songwriter.
This was an interesting night. A bittersweet night. Tonight I also saw that I am physically incapable of exceeding my own expectations in so many ways – but particularly as it relates to being an excellent father, husband, and performing songwriter, all at once. I need grace.
Before this evening, I described the feeling I had as of a soda pop, closed, but shaken – a lot. I had a lot riding on tonight’s show – for better or worse. And the last four months have mostly culminated in tonight’s performance. I had a fear of what would come after…
It’s after now, and I can say that I’m just plain tired. The fizz in the bottle is gone, and what’s left is a man ready for bed. Goodnight, and thank you.