Perhaps a chance to drift into my distant past (I started on guitar at age 8), or more recent past (perilous relish was prolific on YouTube around 2007), this year has seen a lot of woodshedding on acoustic guitar and vocals. Both were pretty rough in January – I hadn’t played an acoustic in anger in about 5 years and vocals – well, lets just say they were rustic. But deliberate practice to the rescue, playing and singing every day. And so, it’s time to start booking the occasional local Lompoc gig. Of course to gig you need business cards (check), flyers (double-check) and a sizzle reel on YouTube (triple-check). Look out world, here I come…