Weekend has arrived - preparing for visitors

My old friend Juris and his family are arriving later tomorrow afternoon, so we're doing some clean up/painting and setting up of beds to account for everyone. It's been probably five years since we last spent time together so this will be a cool reunion for all. His son Luca is also a budding and capable guitarist now - he and his dad will have fun in the garage studio I'm sure :)

I've built my little bell tree out - two levels with 6 splash/bell cymbals and room for one more. Picture of this and two new crash cymbals as well as the 2box module below.

Numa organ rocks! Very impressed with it - the keyboard feels stiffer than a typical controller, but the sound of the emulation is amazing. I'm now totally done with keyboards as the Muse filled in all gaps.

Lunch with Paul on Tuesday was great - it will be a challenge to get together to write but we both have empathy for each other as parents of young children. New material will happen at its own pace.

Finally - conflicting schedules kept John and I from meeting this week. That is now pushed out to the first week of April with my schedule hosed this week. Hope to get started recording soon!