well, i survived the weekend! the wedding was really nice and all went as well as could be expected. i feel like i, (and the pianist) did a reasonably good job with our part of it. a couple of more practice runs would have been desirable but all things considered, i'm pleased. i have to admit, i felt like a rockstar walking into the hotel with my gear. it's the first time anyone's ever asked me, "are you with the band?". yeah, dude. now, a ceromonial burning of my "white flag" sheet music and dido cd...
there was a bit of unplanned stress before the wedding when the company (total music, i think?) dropped off the keyboard. the understanding was that they would set it up where it was supposed to go, and presumably make sure it was working. well, i walked in and saw to huge storage cases and immediately realized it was pretty much up to me to set it up and get it working. bench, stand, keyboard (very heavy) huge amp, cables and cords everywhere. anyway, in the end, with the help of an extension cord we had to borrow from the hotel, it worked out fine. i was glad i showed up 3 hours early!
i had to fire up the first song at the reception, frank sinatra, "the way you look tonight". after that my responsibilities were done and i could relax a little. had a good time hanging with my old printovation pals.
more later...