Ok, so Portland wasn't our town...
Son of a bang, it happened again. I'm not pointing blame at anyone, it's just that the music puppy (or as J Rhodes calls it, a "beat box") faltered again last night, in a similar fashion to my debacle at Cafe Bourbon Street last August, as a result of a PA misfire. Again I maintain, it's hard to blame anyone, shit happens. It's just that on December 20th, when I did my last show at Bernie's, everything was fine, and I don't know what was done different this time.

Bottom line being, I need better equipment for my stage show. It's unacceptable for me to go up there and not be able to perform to my full capacity. No one has ever said I've done a bad show, but when I can only get through 8 minutes of my set (according to a patron) before my shit starts fucking up, there's a big problem, if not for everyone else, for me. Twice is too many times, and I'm thinking that after February I'll take some time off from live performances to get my audio equipment upgraded. I love you all who said to me both times "It was fine," but it's embarrassing for me to go up there and barely be able to get through any of my set.

Hopefully in the coming months, my friend Jill will be doing guitar accompaniment to some of my live shows. We've also been discussing a side project. But before then, I'd like to get the equipment situation in order.

Thanks to Bernie's and the other bands for their loving me anyway. It sucks too, because I left early without a cut, and it would have been a nice one.