In My Mind’s Zen Garden

I’m gigging in the rain
just gigging in the rain
what a glorious feeling
I’m happy again…… NOT!!!

Overall, the gig went well. But it was raining last night and my drums were getting wet. My cymbals were getting wet. My clothes. My hair….. *argghhhhh*

I have a confession to make. I dislike going to gigs in the rain. Ugh. It really puts a damper on things in general and people don’t like to got out when it rains, for the most part. But fortunately, we had a lot of people at the show last night.

So, Jordano helped me out by wiping the rain water from my hi-hat cymbals before we started. Though Nathan came in and right away he looked pretty sick, man. Poor guy was not a happy camper.

During the first break Nathan took off. He was just too sick to perform. I commend him for making the effort to come in, but he really looked sick. I just called him this morning and his wife said she was home today and she had an “infirmary” going because their daughter was sick too. Well I hope they get better soon. The flu bug is definitely making its rounds right now.

Last night it looked like members of the Latin band Luna Llena dropped by. I did recognize Romeo there. The last time I did a gig with him was at the New Hope Church in Vista. Anyway…

A big shout out to my friends in Luna Llena! *Hey guys!*

This was the first time Flamenco Nova did the Thursday Cuban Nights at Le Papagayo, and it was a success. Despite the rains, the place was packed on the inside. Of course, the outer dining areas remained closed due to the rain. I was able to do a couple of drum solos that I could say I was pretty happy with. Funny thing is, after the gig when we were packing up, I suddenly had this big surge of energy. As if I could play for another 3 hours! Strange.

Anyway, Flamenco Nova will be back again at Le Papagayo on Thursday night, February 7 at 7pm. And we’ll be back there again on Thursday night as well for Valentine’s Day, February 14.