So much has happened since my last blog post. I went to Jamaica, started subbing for another cover band, released a Teddinators album, and passed the framing inspection on my garage/adu….I’m feeling pretty good about stuff at this point other than having to get my taxes done. In other words I have a lot to talk about and I’ve run out of room in my journal as of late. I could probably just use another notebook to write the thoughts down, but I think I’ll just share them with people that read my blog.
Jamaica was cool. It was a nice warm change from the BS weather that has engulfed Denver for the long winter. Eryn booked Teddi, her, and I a sweet spot right in Negril and we got to watch as the Sun dwindled beneath the horizon every night. Both of the girls are traveling machines and it just adds to the list of things I love about them. We spent most of our time in the water getting sunburnt and looking at the tiny little fishes that would pass by. I owe Teddi a parasailing ride. My favorite part was probably the snorkeling trip we went on. they took us to a small island and cooked lobster and pumpkin rice before we dove into the perfectly clear shallow waters above the reef. It was killer. I wish the trip was longer. I love my girls.
As I mentioned, I started subbing for a band called Anavrin’s Day. It’s a grunge/alternative tribute to grunge and alternative music. Mainly 90’s stuff with other decades sprinkled in. I decided to get weird with the “practicing” for this band and just took a bunch of time while working on construction projects to just listen and memorize the songs instead of just listening for the drums whilst behind a kit. It was a success. We played almost 12 hours of music on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. All of those guys are really talented and not surprisingly, I already play with two members in other bands (Nick and Spencer from Octopus Tree.) It was a nice paycheck right after a vacation and I’m looking forward to the next opportunity to sub for ’em.
As some people who know me personally and know what’s been going on with my construction projects, I’ve taken it upon myself to do a whole lot more of the labor for a garage/apartment building in my backyard. I was originally only supposed to be doing the finish work after the contractor got all the rough stuff done to the drywall. Welp, the framers that were hired gave us the middle finger and completely ghosted us back in November, so I have been the framer since they left. Luckily, brothers and sisters, Daddy knows what to do. I passed the framing inspection on Friday after multiple FUBAR situations caused by egregious mistakes and unprofessionalism from the former framing crew. It’s been a long road, but we are getting there…finally.
Now for the important news.
Alfred and the Teddinators‘s new album “Speedboat Party” dropped on Friday March 31st. It’s pretty much 11 hit songs in a row. I’m not lying. If you haven’t listened to it you’re really missing out. I’m really proud of all the work that went into all of it. The songwriting, the tracking, the performances, the mixing and the mastering. I love it so much. I can’t be more happy about the end result. Last weekend was full of compliments and kudos and questions about it. I could ride this high for a while. Of course, we still have to sell it. Which means we have to book more shows, try and get it on the radio, get our social media audience bigger and more engaged and blah blah blah. That’s where the fame starts apparently. There was a fellow at our release party/show that gave us the whole scoop about how to get famous. I wish I was better at that sort of stuff. (Come on Joe, just think about the positive…manifest it!)
Screw it. I’ll just put it out there now.
Would anybody like to join in on what I’ve got going on? Any takers for management of my musical career? It’s probably something I should have pursued decades ago, but better late than never. Hit me up of you’re interested. I’ve got heaps to offer the masses and I’ve thought quite a bit about starting a cult, but cults don’t get started without proper management and accounting…and a cool name. So yeah. I’m joking about none of these things.
Alright, I’ve wasted enough pixels with it. Go listen to my most recent musical release and shower me with love (and dollars if you got it).
I gotta go keep working on my taxes. Luckily I’m always poor.
Thanks for reading my diary.
-Joe
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