It’s going to be rough to leave this cold Chicago winter, but next week I am booked on a job in Anaheim CA. I have a 7-Day gig at the Anaheim Convention Center for the NAMM show. This is a good start to the new year and is hopefully a good sign of things to come.
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This video pretty much sums up what the week was like, for those who got out of their hotel room. It was the final video that played [...]

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It’s not all that interesting, but this is the only photo I’ve had time to take since I got here since I have not been able to leave my room. Like most of these travel jobs, it’s been long days. 
Today is the last day of editing, and I have one more video to get done [...]

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Click on the photo to see a larger version – it is a stitch of 16 different photos that I took from left to right looking off of the balcony. 

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All checked in and setup in the room. Being in warm weather like this just has a way of relaxing you.  Now time for some sleep after a long hectic day.

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A window seat in a exit row, with the seat next to me empty. What’s not to like!

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