May 3, 2005 at 3:21 PM

Tonight, we're rockin' the schoolhouse. :) In a little town in the middle of nowhere, there's an old schoolhouse from the 18th century or so (maybe as new as the 19th) that's been empty for a very long time. The folks there have been wanting to do something with it, and someone started renovating it into a little museum, but then they moved out of the country and it's empty again. Well, tonight it'll be full. We're starting up a new folk session there, hopefully to continue all summer (it's got no heat, so winter will be a little cold). I'm really looking forward to it, since it's pretty close to me and the fellow who wanted it is really fun to play with (guitarist).

You know how you play together with some folks, and you keep the same beat and all, but you just don't quite connect? Like you're not really listening to each other? It seems like most of the time, that's what it is. Only a very few people are different -- really listen, and respond, and lead so that you can follow, and follow so that you can lead. It's such a subtle thing that it's hard to notice so much when it's missing. Well, this fellow has it, and when we got together for the first time a couple of weeks ago, we played up a storm. I've got grand plans, now. :) We'll see how it all works out, but it should be really fun.

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