the deep fix rehearse, lots of procrastination, we do an excellent 'no way back' and then make the fatal decision we need to eat and drink, my brother arrives with a camera, we sit around, nevin plays a scorching guitar, he's like the silent one, generating he right noise when he needs to, a restrained pulse and then, he explodes into something quite unique and fades back to the tone, drone. its harmonics.
loius has brought a new instrument, it's a bass clarinet. it looks like a saxophone but loius explains the difference between wood and brass. who would have thought it was that simple.
loius and i talk about constraining the sax sound, and i explain my ideas, although i cannot use musical terms to explain them, however he is receptive. this is good. the sound does sound better, more disciplined. it's actually quite good except for the fact food has not arrived.
nevin gives me an interesting thought, about challenge. val is exhausted, i can see it in his swagger. the rest of the set is pretty average, i think we were just not energised, yet here i am in a room with 'the deep fix' and i wouldn't trade places with anyone. the individuals are exceptional in every way, brilliant thinkers, musicians, and people. i have learnt an incredible amount from them, and the deep fix would not be if it was not for their input and contribution. i owe to them to learn my words and be the best i can be on the night.
martin and i drive back through the city. i drop him of at central and hen i head back to avalon, it's about 2am by the time i get home. i walk the dog, read a page or to from a book and then fall into the abyss.