The Hotel, Burbank, CA
7:25pm – my afternoon/evening office
Basically did not sleep last night.
The roller coaster continues. Morning rehearsals continuing with the Orchestral strategies and also moving on to testing the waters of available repertoire. All with an eye to performing this weekend. The domestic team is in and out of the rehearsal process as we look into work spaces, performance spaces, transportation options, and possible hotel relocation.
As we headed out for a lunch break, Dev appeared. Word from FOM that we are back on for the festival show. A combination of elation, confusion, and general giddiness. The message even included instructions regarding stage attire. The tech folk wanted Dev and one guitarist to come by the rehearsal space to test and check all the wireless rigs. I volunteered to be the guitarist, and we added Dani to the list since he is our sound liaison. Walked back to the hotel. Dev and I went to our rooms to change into more suitable attire, and for me to get my guitar and gear together. I was moving a little slowly, so the following text exchange occurred:
Me: I’ll be down in five minutes.
Dev: It looks like it’s off again. For good.
Me: I’m waiting for the smiley face.
Dev: No smiley.
Down to another group meeting, and back to an afternoon of re-re-tooling the plan.
At one point, the tech guy thought that Dev, Dani, and I, should come down anyway to do the tech work, just in case there was another change in plans, but FOM ultimately nixed that one.
I skipped the first afternoon rehearsal in favor of a shower and nap. It was clear as we approached the final rehearsal of the day that our energy was spent. An evening off is declared. For the domestic team, not so much, at least not right away. Steve booked the rehearsal/recording space 4 miles from here for tomorrow. We needed to figure out how we are going to get to and from.
I won’t hazard a guess what might come down the pike between one moment and the next. Every time my text alert rings, I wince.
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