Here, there, and everywhere.

It's seems like I've been here, there and everywhere in Washington state for the past couple of weeks. No, I didn't explore the whole of the state of Washington, but I was pretty much from one end to the other. I had my performance weekend in Walla Walla that I mentioned, and then a week of rehearsals and a performance at the end of the week in Chelan, which immediately followed the Walla Walla gig. I traveled from Wenatchee to Chelan every day I was there, and once that was done, I had to make a trip all the way down to Prosser before returning to my wife's parents' house in Granite Falls. Then yesterday, we headed back to my parent's house on Whidbey, where we currently are, along the way stopping to do some various clothes shopping we've needed to do. So, if you have a look at a map of Washington and follow the journey I've taken, you can see I covered a lot of ground.

It was sure fun being out and about, despite travelling pretty much by myself. The Walla Walla gig was a real kick, and the symphony put the out-of-towners up in a motel, which was quite convenient. The Chelan Bach Fest has always been a great week, and this week was no exception. Lots of fun music to play and hear, and good people to play it with. I guess the final concert, which the orchestra played at, had the largest attendance it has ever had. Great! It's good to know that more people are going to concerts. If most American's didn't hate listening to orchestral music so much (unless, of course, it's a movie or TV soundtrack), the musician's lives would be a little easier. But still, those who are appreciative of it and are willing to spend their time and money to listen are invaluable to us.

This is our last week residing in the state of Washington, and it's not going to be the most relaxing week. We've got to figure out how to get all our stuff from both of our parents' houses to the storage unit in Prosser, and ultimately to the moving truck. We used several car loads to get everything back to our parents house, and only have two carloads maximum to take back. One would suggest to make a special trip down to Prosser before the move day, but it's a pretty long drive, which we don't have the time or money to spent on. So, we're in a pickle here.

Take care and value music.