First attempt at not failing

I should really beat myself over the head for not heeding my own blogging demands, but I might hurt myself too badly and not be able to post for a while. And then we go back to square one...oh, what a good show that was!

Alright, enough of digressions.

At the end of April I went out to The Fire with Schwenkenstein to see a band out of Toronto highly recommended by Chuckles called Woodhands. We found out upon our arrival that the show was starting even later than originally thought but used the time wisely and thoroughly enjoyed some lagers and watched the Sixers drop a playoff game to the Pistons--something we didn't care too much about; we just happened to be sitting in front of a couple of TV screens. I also saw a friend from college who I will forever remember as ICES Andy, and he told me he was playing first with his group, The Sea Trio. It's always neat to run into people you know and haven't seen in a while.

I'm digressing again.

POINT IS, Woodhands rocked the crap out of the massive[ly small] crowd! I honestly wasn't sure how the act would translate live, but they blew me away. I talked with Paul briefly after the show, and they said they'd be back in the States again in September. I'm wholeheartedly looking forward to seeing them again, and plan on bringing at least a [half-]dozen friends with me. I think if the room had been a little more crowded, some of the folks might have been a little less self-conscious and more dancing would have taken place. I was a victim, too, I'll admit, but about half-way through their set, I was moving around a bit more. The lager helped too. I didn't care about getting home massively late for a Sunday; I went to bed a happy woman.

Consider it your homework to check out Woodhands and give 'em a whirl. If they don't make you bounce around a little bit, you don't have a pulse!

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I'm honestly making an effort to post in this blog more often. I have a few more ideas I'll be writing about in the next week or two. I hope you stick around to enjoy. Please, invite some friends, start some chatter, or laugh at my attempts to communicate.