Fri Jan 26 22:16:22 UTC 2018

Well, it wasn’t quite that year. But I was only one day late.

My  vow  remains unfulfilled to full completion, but I did manage
it halfway. Or approximately one‐third, to be more exact. On  the
evening of January 1st, despite still fighting lingering remnants
of the flu, I braved icy roads and the *gendarmes* to hie  myself
to the gig an hour out of town. I’d heard that the old host of my
local shows was going to be there  as  the  feature  artist,  and
along with my commie BFF, he’s one of the people most responsible
for my continuing involvement in the scene, having provided noth‐
ing  but reassurance and much encouragement ever since the begin‐
ning.

We arrived half an hour late, but signups were delayed anyway due
to  the  weather.  So  I got a spot, and used it ‐‐ in just under
seven minutes when I later reviewed the video ‐‐ to  do  approxi‐
mately  the first third of my semi‐epic half‐hourish piece, up to
and ending with the excerpt out of the middle that I’d done  last
time  I  was  there. And when I talked to the man after the show,
not only did he say that he loved it, but said  that  whenever  I
make it to his new hometown (three hours from me, I think), he’ll
have a place for me to sleep *and* a half hour slot to be a  fea‐
ture myself and perform the piece in its entirety. We’ll see if I
find an acceptable alternative to Youtube for  video  hosting  by
then,  or if I just say screw it and put it on my own server, for
better and worse.

Here’s to me.

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