Back at it

Many thanks to those who came out to the Vancouver show on Friday at Trees Coffee. It was great to see the place so full. And thanks are also due to John Pippus, who organized things and also played a great set, pinch-hitting for Laura Doyle, who was sick and could not make it.
The question "how'd it go?" is always a funny one to answer; it went okay, in that people seemed to have a good time and there were no major mishaps. I don't like to elaborate much further, for fear of denigrating the audience's enjoyment with minor self-criticisms. I felt a bit rusty, it must be said: five months or so without doing a full set makes one feel it. All the muscles get a bit out of shape. Also, I forgot the words in one song, despite my best efforts to practice beforehand. But there you go, it all went off, and I'm rather glad it's over, because I don't like the nerves that also develop when it's been a while. I'm usually not stage-fright-prone at all, but the butterflies come back when you're breaking a longish silence, I find.
It's been hard to focus on music as I've been pouring all my energy into trying to find a source of income and a place to live here in Victoria. It's been more difficult than I anticipated, although I have faith that my efforts will pay off eventually.
I really wish I could just play music for a living, but for now that's not feasible. The balancing act continues. But let me say this: if you've bought a CD or an MP3, your money has gone to my pocket and has allowed me to buy groceries (literally). So thank you, thank you for not just torrenting it. By all means, sample the music before you buy if you want to--but if you like it, and are likely to listen more than once, why not spend the 6 to 15 bucks? It goes to a good cause, I promise. Okay, here endeth the lesson.
Anyway, all this to say, Vancouver was nice, and now I have a month or so to get my chops back together before the show at the Superior, which will be a long one. Lots of words to remember! See you there, I hope.
Love,
Kaya