Anywhere But Here: Amoeba Music

I think I've got a case of the Mondays...

Today I would rather be in Hollywood's Amoeba Music hunting down new (to me) music for overall life motivation. Yeah, I know I just said the cold weather helps me get stuff done, but with only one full week into the new year, I'm already falling behind! And sadly, all that makes me want to do is retreat to a warm nest of blankets and DVDs. Seems to me I need some new tunes to wake me up and help me get caught up.

I'm old school and like to physically browse CDs, and this place has a humoungus selection! Look, they even have tapes! Oh Amoeba, take me away...

Anywhere But Here: The I Finally Finished Blaine Edition

Eight hours. That's how long it took to clean and prepare the score and parts for Blaine, the sax quintet + bass + drums that I've been slaving over the past 2 months. Do you know how many episodes of Gilmore Girls that is, blaring in the backround as I painstakingly move around measure numbers? (Good thing I got the complete series for Christmas this year!)

Why do I always underestimate this part?

Here's where I wish was now that I'm finished:

Rock pool at Bronte Beach, Sydney

Anywhere But Here: The Fat Tuesday Edition

Three places I'd rather be this Fat Tuesday:

Carnaval, Rio de Janiero

Carnivale, Venice

Mardi Gras, New Orleans