{"id":210,"date":"2006-03-16T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2006-03-16T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bittermancircle.com\/wordpress\/2006\/03\/16\/i-guess-i-really-havent-been-keepin-you-informed\/"},"modified":"2006-03-25T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2006-03-25T17:44:13","slug":"i-guess-i-really-havent-been-keepin-you-informed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bittermancircle.com\/?p=210","title":{"rendered":"I guess I really haven&apos;t been keepin&apos; you informed&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"clear:left; float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top:10px;;width: 55px;\" name=\"fb_share\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=125029517579627&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.bittermancircle.com\/?p=210\" send=\"false\" layout=\"box_count\" width=\"55\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>I hinted the other day about traveling and the fact that I&#8217;m back to work. I&#8217;m involved in a large band project (at least 15 people on stage so far) and they are rehearsing on the east coast for a US and European tour. It&#8217;s always exciting to work on a brand new project as this band has never played live together. The energy that occurs from a large scale collaboration is difficult to manage but can be remarkable to witness when it gets a head of steam and hits its stride; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0172961\/\">Born At The Right Time<\/a> band of 1990-1992 that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbr.com\/paulsimon\/index_main.html\">Paul Simon<\/a> put together was like that.<br \/>\nThis is a time when much of the music out there is just not satisfying; these are the time when you either get back to the basics and re-explore the things you know are true or take a chance and create something new. Either way, the stripping away of pretense is cathartic, cleansing and grounding for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>I have been blessed to work for some amazing groups over the past 20 years in a lot of different genres. From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000008B30\/104-9019756-4946312?v=glance&#038;n=5174\">master level groups<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeritenour.com\/\">Lee Ritenour<\/a> in the mid-80&#8217;s to Paul Simon&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000002LKF\/qid=1142485207\/sr=2-1\/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1\/104-9019756-4946312?s=music&#038;v=glance&#038;n=5174\">giant percussive orchestras<\/a> to the nearly ESP-like communication of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlefeat.net\">Little Feat<\/a>, you learn things that no book, no school or any blogger can tell you. It can be like prayer, mind reading, team sports and therapy all at once; a conversation between a group of musicians will be overheard by an audience. The audience in turn will get either spiritual food or a reprieve from endless chatter of their lives if it is done well.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been there when it was just bad wallpaper for a bad house full of sad people. I keep coming back for the spiritual food as it keeps me engaged and fills me with hope. To be a small part of a good effort and pay for the cat food&#8230; that&#8217;s a blessing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hinted the other day about traveling and the fact that I&#8217;m back to work. I&#8217;m involved in a large band project (at least 15 people on stage so far) and they are rehearsing on the east coast for a US and European tour. 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