It's been a crazy week and a new one is starting with me driving down to Miami to play a few songs at the Van Dyke Cafe. That's if someone cancels. It's a long drive to make to see if I'm going to play or not but music itself is a journey. Even if I don't play tonight, I look forward to meeting those who are as I find musicians and performers entertaining...well most! Regardless of cancellation, I will be playing an hour or so long show at the Capris Lounge in Boynton Beach, Fl...my hometown, on Thursday February 2nd! I get to play all of my own tunes and I'm gearing up for that, perhaps doing a web concert last minute on Tuesday or Wednesday or both. This has been a long time coming with many false hopes and sinking efforts but I'm not a quitter and all I really want to do is play for people and for it to sound great. The Beginning of The Endless Search For Oblivion will be completed in the next few months as Tony's other band is really taking off and his time is limited. I'm lucky to have been able to work with him this long and get this thing done...actually both this and Guitar For Money. Tony has been solid in the studio in both the capacity of engineer and bass and keyboard playing. I'm not sure even he knew how fast his band would take off and to what heights and I'm really happy for him and time permitting, he'll be on recordings and stuff. For now, it is impossible to have him in the live act as his committments to many are growing. I'm really excited for him as he's such a great guy and has shared this journey with me up to this point. If I thought we were writing wacky tunes, Tony didn't say so! Anyway, us South Florida musicians need to stick together and when you meet selfless, artistic and talented people....you need to take note and respect their goals as well. We all want our projects to get done the way we want, when we want, but today's musical climate can be barren so opportunities must be seizes and chances must be taken. With that, I pick up my abbreviated setlist and get practicing and see if I can pound out some nice notes tonight. As my schedule is getting sorted with solo acoustic shows, I will be slowly putting a live band together with the best local players I can find to play the music. There will be more and more exposure as people are just starting to really grasp what I'm trying to do and when there are gigs, there is promotion done, beyond the word of mouth and my own interweb efforts. I'm excited to see how I do with all this but I can't imagine backing down to any of it after 18 years or so of trying to make a spark! Show me the way to the stage!
Best As Always,
Leibowitz
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