"Start spreading' the news ..."

" ... I'm leaving in November"

I'm going to be a New Yorker folks. For a couple of months anyway. Steve Tyrell has accepted a two-month residency at the Carlisle Hotel in NYC from November through the New Year.

I'm pretty excited about this. For a few reasons; NYC is Mecca to a jazz musician--the center of the jazz universe, I have quite few friends in the city (musicians and otherwise) so I won't feel like a tourist for two months, we have two days off every week, two months of steady income is a GREAT thing for a musician.

The downside of course is being away from Carrie and Murphy. But they can fly out a couple of times. When I was touring with Michael Buble I was gone for just as long (and most of it was out of the country) and we managed. This might be rough but Carrie thinks its a great idea.

Weird thing is it's so far away. But it's tough not to think about something you're so excited for.

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In other news Carrie and I are trying to cut back on bills since getting bent over by Mr. TaxMan. So we decided (well, she decided, I had to go along) to get rid of the cable. And it sucks. The only TV I watch are ESPN, Fox Sports, Food Network, and Comedy Central. Now I'm left with none of them. I'm missing Dodgers games, it's a total drag. Hopefully I can get it back soon.