moving forward ...

Rick and I went down to a certain theater today to drop off some paperwork. If the stars align and all goes well, we may have a venue and date to announce soon! It's a fantastic space in a great location. And it feels good, you know? It's got a great vibe. I love the feel of a theater ... the smells and the sounds ... some of my happiest memories are of being backstage at theaters.

Anyway, one of the guys working there when we arrived is a listener and recognized Rick from listener parties, so that was cool. Unfortunately, I didn't catch his name. Another crewman was the guy who ran our lights at the Clinton Street 'lo those many years ago, so that was kinda serendipitous.

For folks who find wanky theater stuff interesting, we're going to put the band behind a scrim, which is a screen that looks opaque until you back-light it, then whatever's behind it appears as this sort of ethereal silhouette. This theater has a huge, black scrim that's absolutely perfect for the BtJ House Band.

So let's all keep our fingers crossed and hope it works out!

More on this as it develops!