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ericcoleman) wrote2023-06-09 08:09 pm
ericcoleman) wrote2023-06-09 08:09 pm
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The state of the Eric
I got a message over on FB a couple days ago asking if I was ok. I had been pretty much silent online. It's nice to have someone reach out. I feel really isolated most of the time. Lizzie is pretty much the only person I actually speak to.
The short answer is pretty good. I have gone through a bunch of testing the last month, two scans of my heart and a sleep test.
The first chest scan led to my favorite thing ever said about me. I understand that this is a medical term for everything looks fine at first glance, but if I ever do another solo record, I will call it this ...
Grossly Unremarkable.
It makes me giggle.
The scans seem to be OK, but I talk to the doctor in a month for the real diagnosis. The fact that he has not called me in early is a good sign.
The sleep test came out pretty much as expected. My sleep apnea has gotten worse. I will say that that night was the worst night sleep I have had in months. The night before or after may have had a different result, but, they know what they are doing.
We're taking a beating financially. We have a bit of extra money this month, so I was able to get rid of a lot of the little stuff, but we both still have two very large medical bills hanging out there with more coming.
Helvetica cracked a tooth. He is getting that dealt with in a month. More money going out.
So we are not traveling this year. No cons, except Icon which is local. We probably shouldn't do that.
I can get around a little better but I still can't walk very far. I want an electric trike so I can ride and pedal as much as I am capable of, but wow are they out of our price range.
Lizzie continues to work from home and I work from home part time, so we get a lot of time together. Yeah, we still like being around each other all the time.
I'm trying to get back to playing guitar, but it's hard. We have no shows, we have no way to record either album this year, all that drives the depression that made me stop in the first place. We're looking for local shows, just so we can get back to playing live. I think I have a location. There is an open mic at a coffee shop we have gone to a couple of times and they have a nice space. We'll see what they think. I am uncertain as to whether we can pull in an audience.
My granddaughter turned 3 last week. We have seen her twice in the last couple of weeks, and she is finally getting to know us. She ran across the room and gave both of us a hug. And there is another due in October.
My former father in law passed a month ago. I am sad that I had not seen him for quite some time, I liked him a lot.
I do comment and post on some groups on FB, but I hate it so much.
There was a Toyboat reunion of sorts at Demicon. Mike Nixon was playing a solo show, Random Fractions were playing as well, so Mike thought it would be fun if the 4 of us got together for the last half of his show. We called it Mayday. We weren't too awful, considering we had one rehearsal. I don't expect it to happen again, we're not traveling for awhile, and Cathy and Pat are moving out west sometime next year (I think).
So there ya go. Eric in a nutcas ... nutshell.
How are you?
The short answer is pretty good. I have gone through a bunch of testing the last month, two scans of my heart and a sleep test.
The first chest scan led to my favorite thing ever said about me. I understand that this is a medical term for everything looks fine at first glance, but if I ever do another solo record, I will call it this ...
Grossly Unremarkable.
It makes me giggle.
The scans seem to be OK, but I talk to the doctor in a month for the real diagnosis. The fact that he has not called me in early is a good sign.
The sleep test came out pretty much as expected. My sleep apnea has gotten worse. I will say that that night was the worst night sleep I have had in months. The night before or after may have had a different result, but, they know what they are doing.
We're taking a beating financially. We have a bit of extra money this month, so I was able to get rid of a lot of the little stuff, but we both still have two very large medical bills hanging out there with more coming.
Helvetica cracked a tooth. He is getting that dealt with in a month. More money going out.
So we are not traveling this year. No cons, except Icon which is local. We probably shouldn't do that.
I can get around a little better but I still can't walk very far. I want an electric trike so I can ride and pedal as much as I am capable of, but wow are they out of our price range.
Lizzie continues to work from home and I work from home part time, so we get a lot of time together. Yeah, we still like being around each other all the time.
I'm trying to get back to playing guitar, but it's hard. We have no shows, we have no way to record either album this year, all that drives the depression that made me stop in the first place. We're looking for local shows, just so we can get back to playing live. I think I have a location. There is an open mic at a coffee shop we have gone to a couple of times and they have a nice space. We'll see what they think. I am uncertain as to whether we can pull in an audience.
My granddaughter turned 3 last week. We have seen her twice in the last couple of weeks, and she is finally getting to know us. She ran across the room and gave both of us a hug. And there is another due in October.
My former father in law passed a month ago. I am sad that I had not seen him for quite some time, I liked him a lot.
I do comment and post on some groups on FB, but I hate it so much.
There was a Toyboat reunion of sorts at Demicon. Mike Nixon was playing a solo show, Random Fractions were playing as well, so Mike thought it would be fun if the 4 of us got together for the last half of his show. We called it Mayday. We weren't too awful, considering we had one rehearsal. I don't expect it to happen again, we're not traveling for awhile, and Cathy and Pat are moving out west sometime next year (I think).
So there ya go. Eric in a nutcas ... nutshell.
How are you?
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Hey, I know that unsolicited advice on the Internet is worth every penny, but have you considered trying to pull together demo versions of the albums that you're looking at doing and getting them up on Bandcamp as a way to develop a bit of motion on the projects and bring in a bit of cash? I know this depends on what equipment you've got available to do this with and how you're willing to set your standards for the project, but the gear that you're using for the podcast might well be good enough for a "demo level" album and it would help whip everything into shape for a larger recording project.
Or you may have already considered all of this and I should smile and nod, but I figured, well...
(And I just did a panel on budget recording at Marcon. :) )
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The demos for the Arcana album have been up on Bandcamp since January. Patreon folks got them first. They are the reason we have any money in the band account. Those have sold OK, maybe enough to finance the artwork for an album.
We have a pretty nice little demo studio put together now. We want to upgrade our vocal mic, but I have generally been pretty happy with our instrument sounds. But it's not good enough, at least for me, to really release an album.
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Of course, this was my vocal, not Lizzie's, so mileage might vary.
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Let's hear it for Grossly Unremarkable -- good words to hear from a doctor. :-)
Funny you should ask.
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