Chris Griffin
Griffin
Summer
We just got over a festival stint…. Some traveling to Texas and Missouri along the way…The funny thing about festivals….The reward for being the headliner is you’re never going to play the festival again….They want a new headliner every year, so you can play a few acts before the headliner, and they will have you [...]
Symphony, Recording, Interview, Taxes
I’m up late finishing some extra practice for our first performance with a symphony. On Wednesday night after Easter church rehearsal, I am driving with the band up to Huntsville. Thursday morning will be spent visiting some high schools for performance/lecture stuff. There will be some short radio interviews, and our one rehearsal with the [...]
APCA, Folk Alliance
On Thursday the band was selected to perform at the APCA national convention in Atlanta. APCA is an organization that promotes entertainment to colleges (and the military at this conference) thorough the country. The band had been selected as a national finalist in the band of the year award, so we were excited to showcase. [...]
Christmas In The Air
Life is moving at such a pace that I often look at the gig dates to get my bearings…In a nut shell….Disney was fantastic…The Decatur GA Beer festival was interesting to say the least…(Got to meet Chris Smither…One of my all time favorite blues guys)…Drove to Kentucky and Texas for college showcases….The Texas trip was [...]
Saturday
Most of this morning was preparing for Sunday church responsibilities. We’re very fortunate to have the guy that cuts all our band percussion parts coming in to play drums. He is my favorite musician. I really mean that. He is so great….
This afternoon, I drove to get the van, and then off to A.’s [...]
Friday
This morning was a continuation of yard month. I borrowed the neighbors shovel and G. and I dug up two huge bushes. Then, we got mulch and filled in the two holes. Next, it was edge, and mow time….It ended up being a good sense of accomplishment. Kiddo #1 and I then charged up his [...]
Thursday
One of my kiddo’s went to pre-school orientation this morning. I met with some old friends for coffee, and then headed back to the house. On the Bob Villa agenda today was spraying the perimeter of the house with bug spray,digging some space between the foundation and the soil, and fixing the fence. Tonight, [...]
Wednesday
Yesterday I met with the symphony conductor…I think I expected the silver haired guy you see on the movies…But this guy looked like he just left a college class….He was very down to earth and we got along quiet well….He was describing all the boards this collaboration had gone through….It was pretty involved…I think it’s [...]
Weekend
Just to warn u…I’m not doing spell check on this one….Read at ur own risk….
We played a joint gig with two popular local bands on Sat..I have long time conections with one of the groups…”The Great Book of John”….The frontman went to college with me….The bass player’s older brother and I were good friends in [...]