tfabris | Twinkle Twinkle, Giant Space Station

April has come and gone, and we've got most of the first song for our second album in the can. We've got almost all the tracking on "We Can Be Anything" done. I'm quite happy with how this is coming along, we've got Betsy and Sunnie on it, and some interesting guitar layers that you've never heard yet because I have only one pair of hands when I play it live. You'll love it.

I just watched the International Space Station pass overhead. It's the first time I've had a chance to see it, all the other times that I knew about it in advance were hampered by that pesky "weather" thing everyone always talks about. It was quite impressive; brighter than any satellite I've seen, almost as bright as Venus, bright enough to be mistaken for an airplane (an impossibly high and impossibly fast airplane without any blinking anti-collision lights). Susan and I watched it track across the entire southwestern sky over a period of about 5 minutes shortly after sunset. By the way, on the topic of satellites, make sure you've got a Java runtime engine installed and have a play with JTrack 3D.

Upcoming show at Wayward!

In one week, on Saturday, May 22nd, 7:00 pm, Vixy & Tony are playing at Wayward Coffeehouse, with Betsy on cello. Come enjoy a nice spring evening with us at our favorite haunt!

In other news, all our friends will be thrilled to know that Klaatu42 has a new video up! It's called "The New Fish".

RUG.

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While I'm really excited that I have the gig, I'm bummed that I'll be out of town at Sunbanks Resort for the blues festival on the 22nd. I've really missed you all.

>>and some interesting guitar layers that you've never heard yet because I have only one pair of hands when I play it live. You'll love it.

Can't wait to hear it. And I know you've got it covered for guitar, but maybe later in the sessions if you want some electric or bass, I'd love the chance to contribute.

Oh neat! We'll be packing packing packing all next weekend, but taking the evening off to go see you at Wayward sounds like a wonderful idea.

BTW, did anyone mention to you that Charles de Lint is in town, and will be at the University Bookstore Monday evening ... and that his reading and signing is also going to include music?

Re ISS: Isn't that just the wildest thing to actually *see*? My wife and son and I stood in the backyard for an hour, watching specks drift by, asking .. Is that it? What do you think? Maybe that one? And then it just shoots into view, so much brighter than everything else, and tracks so quickly across the sky, it's unmistakable. So awesome (literally) to be able to just look up and watch it up there.

You probably already know this, but I totally recommend http://www.heavens-above.com/ as the best and easiest source of skywatching information.

Also... New album in the works! Yay!

Sorry -- I'll slink back under my lurker's rock now.

Second album, yay! Good luck with that. By the way, when I was hanging with friends at Kittencon not too long ago, someone mentioned you as favorite performers. My friends have good taste.

I'd love to have you on the album. Maybe we'll find a special spot for you on one of the songs. :-)

Thanks for that heads up on Charles de Lint. Vixy and Torrey are considering going.

Very cool. Filk friends from the Illinois area?

Some from central Illinois, yes, and others from further afield such as

filkertom. I think not quite everyone was a filk fan -- it was a diverse bunch -- but a majority seemed to be.

you reminded me of getting to climb up on Ginger's roof when she still lived in south Austin to watch the space station go by one night, during the recording of either Tangles or Sirens... a really happy memory. Thanks, love.

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