Portland, Oregon

I'm writing this from Giovanni's Pizza and Espresso and Video rentals in La Center, Washington. The gig yesterday was good, if a bit rocky, as we launched into our first set without the benefit of a sound check (!!). Through it all, the good people of Lake Oswego seemed to enjoy our show as they danced and wined away the warm evening by the lake. John and Suna had a brutal afternoon as they were stuck in traffic on I-5 with an unhappy Tyler in the back seat and 100-degree weather. You couldn't tell it from John's performance though!

Joyce and I stayed the night at our good friends the Mullens--see side photo of their twin boys, Julian and Dennis. :)

We now have four days off, our next gig being the Scottish Games in Winston, Oregon. Our plan is to spend a couple days here in La Center, rehearsing for the new record, and then spend a couple days fishing with friends for salmon and steelhead on the Rogue River. Stay tuned! --Stu