Well, the Chemeketa gig has come and gone. The weather was nice, but chilly at first. Not as many people showed up as I had hoped but the core of my department held a table for awhile and provided applause as needed. Everyone liked what I did, except for maybe myself. I must have been getting tired because my oboe playing took a dive for a few seconds near the end. My co-worker, Sage, and my wonderful wife held the video cameras and Cubase faithfully recorded the audio, such as it was. There were mysterious snaps and pops at the beginning that made it onto the audio track.
Now the task is to mix the audio, create a DVD video project and splice in the video tracks from the two cameras and sync them up. Never done that before so it should be an interesting job. Several people have requested copies already. As it is, I'm taking Memorial Day weekend off from music stuff and just relaxing around the house. Maybe I'll go trade my car in for a new one.

The Chemeketa gig is tomorrow (Thursday 5/21). Tuesday was, once again, the worst weather of the week. I think I'm ready. Six months of planning. Three months of intense mastering/remixing, practice, and rehearsal - all for a few hour and-a-half gigs. Last Saturday at Relay for Life went pretty good except... they had me start a half hour early because they had a Newlywed Game starting at 10:30. The weather was nice but still chilly at that time of the morning. I played basically to Debbie, the sound guy, a woman sleeping and one other woman that loved the music. I will never say yes to the Polk County chapter of RFL again. I dislike being rushed during setup.

I'm glad I pushed back the Chemeketa date a week because today would have been disappointing. It's cold and wet outside. Next week is supposed to be nicer. We're gearing up for the RLF gig this Saturday morning. Getting in all the last-minute practicing on piano, flute, and guitar while my oboe is in the shop getting adjusted. Oh, if only my fingers would move the way I want them to...