Noah Scanlan for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity took the bottom out of our show Friday, 8/18, at Sally O'Brien's (and we didn't even see it coming). After Katrina, Noah and his girlfriend Stephanie volunteered to donate some time to Habitat for Humanity. And just recently their number came up. So they're in Mississippi helping out, so Noah's missing the gig. Sorely, surely, he'll be missed.

Normally we probably would cancel, but since it's laid-back Sally O'Brien's, we decided to wing it. Besides there's no cover so we're not ripping anyone off. Either me or Mai, depending on the song, will cover the bass realm after a fashion. While I can't honestly say it will be better, it will be different.
-Jay

Return to The Valley of Fear

Had a flashback today to a moment of extreme excitement early in my reading experience. I was listening to the BBC's adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story The Valley of Fear and I remembered how intense I got when I first, and last, read it when I was twelve. There's a surprise at the end that threw me for a loop. Even now I'm not someone who much tries to figure out what's going to happen in books or movies like The Sixth Sense. I was less so then, perhaps because at twelve I was even less equipped to do so. Then I just let the wonder flow.

The jadedness and life complication that came with age probably remove to just beyond my reach such utterly-encompassing moments when the whole rest of the world disappears. But thankfully evidently compared to a lot of people I talk to I seem to be still quite able to get sucked into things. Which reminds me that today was just The Valley of Fear part 1. Tomorrow I'll hear part 2 and I'm really looking forward to it. Because I can't remember quite exactly what the surprise is.
-Jay