Goodbye Dear Pink, and Thank You….

Pink’s final days as he lost his battle with renal lymphoma 

 

“Jaco, We’re Not in KanVas Anymore!”

My first experience playing with a tribute act.  This post posits some possible reasons why there aren’t any tribute bands to Kansas (or if they are, they never seem to last longer than their debut show), however much it seems that practically everybody wants to make one. 

 

A Conversation That Occurred This Evening (and now I know why Chi cannot find a Job….)

Readers who have been following this blog for a while will know that despite being exceptionally skilled and highly gifted in certain areas, Chi has not been able to find any worthwhile employment in the entire eight years that he has lived in this country.  The following is one compelling reason why…. 

 

Panache – Where We Are Right Now

Current status of the Panache Orchestra: Grounded due to inclement weather… 

 

The story of the Panache Garden – Prologue & Stage 1

The story of the Panache Garden and assorted odd bits of personal history….

 

Another F’d Up Night in Chi’s Theatre of the Absurd

This event began exceptionally well, only to prove in the end that, with extremely rare exceptions, there is apparently no such thing as being able to enjoy anything or have a good day as long as Chi is around to fuck it up.  What did he do this time? (Samuel Beckett, eat your heart out!)

An alternate take on this tragicomedy: This is what happens when musicians don’t get their need met to be performing constantly…they go insane! 

 

More Drama with the Neighbors

Another drama with the neighbors when a pop-up vegetable market materialized under our bedroom window one morning. 

 

A Hassle with the Neighbors

Recently Chi seems to have developed some absurd inclination to flaunt his mental illness and totally irrational behaviour at people other than me.  He threw a big, ugly shit-stink for absolutely no reason at a close, long-term friend of mine/ours who stayed with us last Friday evening after doing the very same thing to another close, long-term friend of mine/ours who stayed with us a couple weeks earlier, and now he’s getting into it with the neighbours and our landlord.  

 

WTFkng F?!!! (A conversation we just had tonight as we were finishing dinner)

Occasionally I get a clear insight into the routine communication breakdowns Chi and I have on an ongoing basis.  This was one such instance.

 

The Movie Score (Or One More Reason Why I Quit Music)

We got a film scoring gig, but it didn’t turn out so well…