Cancelled four lessons so I could go and do a gig that would probably make a loss next week, but that felt good...that felt like something I needed to do. I'm still an artist, at the end of the day. Artists lose money, we all know that, but I need to be doing my own thing, just sometimes. HOP is still my show, that I've had for three years, and, even though it's in a big arts centre, by the time I've paid my brilliant team (my 'a team', who I bring out for the bigger shows - Rachel, James, Dan, Mel) I barely make my fuel back. I'm fine with this.
Got my haircut because I had a mullet which had been creeping up considerably over the last few weeks.
The 'other' school was fine today, the kids are energetic and often aggressive but I can see their progress, which I don't always see. There's one kid who's parents can't afford lessons but he didn't know this and he turned up anyway all excited...I gave him a free lesson. It's 20 minutes of my time, that's all it is, it's not his fault his parents are a little skint. I was there anyway, it just felt right and he's one of the better ones.
The three private lessons today were all absolute crackers, but physically exhausting at the same time...so much covered, though, I'm really impressed with how they're all developing.
Evening we had a very different FH rehearsal...our latest recruit, S, is becoming somewhat of a problem on many levels. We'll be doing tomorrow's show without her, but you know what - we're awesome as a four-piece. So awesome. I can see this being our future. Proud of the band, we go through a lot together.
Lovely long catch up with V afterwards, the world has been put very much to rights, and we shall do more of that with beer soon.
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