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AFTER a bit of a long lie we have breakfast in the garden. Sun’s out and it’s a lovely day.

I decided to bite the bullet and head into Glasgow to get all the stuff we need to rebuild the deck at our side door. I’ve managed to reclaim some of the deck boards from the old deck so the cost isn’t as dreadful it might be. Still, I need posts, joints, joist hangers, postcrete, screws and nails…

I call Kelvin Timber to make sure they have all the shit then head off. The joists are much longer than required…and waaaay too long to go in the car. I’m well prepared and have a saw with me so cut ’em in half, load up then go for some shopping.

Margaret’s got someone up for a meeting and they’re sitting in the garden when I get back. I join them for a coffee then get busy int he studio. One of the tasks is to make a vertical video reel with the press review from Kymi Kantri – it’s a valuable resource in our efforts to overcome the widely-held opinion that solo/acoustic acts can’t command a main/bigger stage in later or headline slot.

Acoustic and solo acts are often sidelined into smaller, out of the way stages – now on occasion that’s maybe the best or most appropriate place/slot, but that’s not a given. We want dispel that default view.

I’ve always been at a loss why promoters/bookers/venues take the view that a solo act can’t play a bigger stage/venue…especially when you see a solo comedian on stage at a five or ten thousand seater venue selling out for three nights in a row! While I doubt I’d ever reach these heady heights, it’s more the principal I don’t get.

There’s various hand-made guitar-related items in my merch store and on the table at shows – metal/epoxy pins and pendants and acrylic dangle earrings. A regular at my shows in Finland asked if we had some red earrings…I’ve never tried making metal/epoxy guitar earrings as casting such small items is pretty erratic in terms of successful casts. I decide to try….

I make a master and make some casts – I have to do four to get two that pass muster – cut off the sprues and smooth backs then mix and inlay some red epoxy. I’m not convinced of the result, but they may be fine after some rigorous sanding and finishing….

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