the rehearsal went far better than either of us expected.

it’s like we get each other on exactly the right level. of the 11 poems that will be in the final Jim cycle, we got 5 down pretty tight tonight, with some really nifty basslines that do more than just accompany the poems. we are getting together on thursday night for the rest, and will pull together a few more rehearsals before the 24th.

faro is also down for Oct. 9th in NYC, so Bar 13, look out…

if all goes well, we might even (GASP) record a CD prior to the show to go with the chap.

this is exciting.

Skipped my therapy appointment for today to get ready for tonight…I think this is as good as therapy, anyway.

I’m starting rehearsals tonight with a really excellent bass player named Steven Cafaro (Faro) for my September 24 feature at the Hut. We’re setting the Jim Poems to a bass backup (with improv; he’s too good to restrict to just a set melody) and and I’ll also be releasing the Jim Poems as a chapbook that night — maybe a recording too, if we feel good enough about it.

If he can make it on October 9th, we may give a repeat performance at Bar 13 in NYC if the louderArts crew is amenable to such a thing.