The gig tonight went well, although I have to say I’m glad Faro and I have been rehearsing — due to time and audience concerns (it was late and the crowd was tired) we completely shifted the set at the last minute.

For the first time, we didn’t do “Jim’s Fall” at all. Instead, we did:

Getting Ahead
Snakes on a Plane
I Need A Guitar
Julie
Revisiting Roses and Violets

So — the first two with Faro on bass, the last three with him playing the guitar.

We were both pleased with the results — it’s freeing to know we’ve got enough stuff down to allow us to change up a bit to respond to things changing.

I’ll be mixing and posting another Duende piece in the next day or two.

The open mike was also excellent, as were Bob Hoeppner and Victoria Munoz, the other two features.

And once again, happy fifth anniversary to Community Voices!

I guess when they say it takes time, they really mean it. But it’s finally there — yes, “Snakes on a Plane” in all its glory, complete with Faro.

It’s at:

http://www.myspace.com/poetrybytonybrown

Anyway — once again, Duende is at Jester’s Cafe tonight in Westfield MA as part of their 5th anniversary celebration.

And tomorrow night, the first Gotpoetry Live show of the new year with Alveraz Ricardez, who’ll also be filiming for his documentary on poetry in the US.

Come out to two hot events!

If you check my Myspace soon, you’ll find a very rough mix of “Snakes On A Plane” that Faro and I recorded this afternoon. It hasn’t appeared yet and I expect to take it down when I get a better mix up — I’m still learning the Audacity software and this is the first multi-tracked stuff I’ve touched. I just wanted to get something up so those who haven’t heard Duende can get a sense of the dynamic.

Remember that we’ll be at Jester’s Cafe in Westfield tomorrow nite!