Hi friend, how’s your day? I managed to get in a bit of sleep, although it took me a while to get there. I was doing a favour for some folks, that involved getting up in front of an audience. Always gets both the mind and body working at a bit of a pace, and takes a little while to bring things back to something approaching normal. Not too much of a drag, really. Although it means that an evening affair will pretty much guarantee I won’t get to sleep until early morning. And once I’m asleep I’ll likely stay there for a while. So I’ve spent much of today trying to catch up.
It was a good night, though. Seemed to be worth the doing. I’d heard that the Millrace folks could use a hand filling an mc-spot or two. Didn’t think it’d be healthy for me to take on too much, so we agreed that I’d take care of Sunday night at what they used to call the main stage. Was a night of good music, well performed. And folks seemed to enjoy my little part in it as well. I apparently managed to serve up the necessary announcements in a way that made them seem interesting and sometimes entertaining, or at least that’s what folks said when they passed by me as I was standing over there going over my notes for the next break. So I had no choice but to figure that I was doing okay. It seems that I was able to get the job done in a way that helped the show, and that the audience enjoyed in itself. Good news.
It’s interesting how very different it is being up in front of a large audience without an instrument. It always takes me a minute or two to get comfortable with the situation, nothing that gets in the way, just takes a bit of settling in. I suppose that used to happen when I was beginning a concert, too. It’s just that I would be busy playing and wouldn’t quite notice it as much. I will admit to having fun once or twice over the course of the evening, though. At one point I noticed that some people over on that far side were waving towards somebody the opposite far side, the message wasn’t getting through. I started to joke with them about it. What I wanted to do was to get the whole audience on that side to start waving, then to turn the other way and tell the folks on that other side that some of those people back there were trying to get their attention, guess which ones. Didn’t quite have the nerve. Oh well.
But yeah, it was a good night. Good for the festival, which was most important. And I guess it was good for me, too. And that’s certainly got to be worth something. But for now I think I’ll have something to eat. And then maybe a nap. Anyway, just wanted you to know I was thinking about you. Hope you’re doing well. Yeah, I guess I’m doing alright. At least nothing a good night’s sleep can’t mend. Write when you get a chance. And I’ll do the same.