Nightflying: The Entertainment Guide

---Michael Acklin
Well, well now. Last colyum was writ the week before the ice storm, and how could I have known?

First day, i was called by the muse to write my name in the ice in the old hillbilly way. I was answering that call, propped on the MINI Cooper, and had gotten just past the "d" when a voice (really, honest) said "get back in the house." unusually enough, I zipped and complied. Three steps into the house and I heard a crash.
Back out on the porch I looked at the top of a huge tree, stabbed into the ground just about where i'd been standing. The rest of the week and a half was written in kerosene heaters, blessed candles, flashlights, and acoustic bass and guitar in the living room. 10 days and not a punch thrown.

What's it like spending a week with a bass player? That's not in the realm of what The Nightie pays me to say, and who can blame them, bless they itty-hearts. Me and said bassist been more or less marooned with one another for more years than one should count. The gig still works and we ain't declared bankruptcy yet, and after all, we are sitting here tonight waiting for the roast to roast and the snow to finish snowing and on the whole feeling pretty good about stuff. Last night it was me and said bassist (Steve Ward), Dr. Rodney Williams, Dan Kerlin, and Bob Myers, along with Ms Vicky (who'd surprised one and all by showing up even though we'd not exactly communicated well about the gig..(blush) and an incredibly good time was had by a full house at The Grill. Yers truly settled into a cool after-party and saw the blessings of the Muse clear enough to actually do some finger picking, bit of slide, and even a few new songs. De Lawd been better to us than sometimes we might feel deserving.

This is a bit shorter check-in than I wanted to have this mont, but life's been a bit out of our control. We'll be back with more "remembrances" next time. For now we're thanking our lucky stars and waiting for the roast to roast. Cheers and blessings to all.

Michael Acklin
acklin@hughes.net

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