Homeward Bound - On View thru July 10

You may remember me telling you back in May about the opening of Homeward Bound: A Benefit for PAWS. The show is a compilation of work from over 50 artists, myself included, who donated work to raise funds in support of Philly PAWS.  I have volunteered for PAWS and also fostered with their help and it was really exciting for me to be included in this group of artists working to help the animals. You can still check out the show until July 10, and if you want a peek, some pics of the show have been posted HERE.

Where it's at...

Grindcore House (my favorite, all vegan, heavy metal coffee shop!)

1515 South 4th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19147

More about Homeward Bound

While you're at it, check out the Blow The Scene Fest also benefitting PAWS. It's coming up June 29, at Broad Street Ministry.

Blow The Scene Fest on Facebook

Fest info on BlowTheScene.com

Final Rehearsal Day

Today was our final rehearsal before heading to Rock Hard Festival.  It's been a fun week getting back in touch with the songs, getting to know the new crew, and in general getting back into tour mode. Grandma has gotten a face-lift and I've been performing minor surgery to get her new look just right. I can't wait to hit the stage!

In other news, I was chatting yesterday with a potential client looking for a logo design. His band was on the same label as Hal Patino's band Maryann Cotton, his band's manager is in Single Bullet Theory, who toured with King Diamond years back, and his wife is from Germany - he's even been to the exact town we are rehearsing in to visit a relative who lives here. It was just crazy to discover so many 2-degrees-of-seperation between us. The world is a small place!

Running with the Swans

I spent a lot of time on my computer today running through the set. I did take a break to get outside for a run tho and was lucky enough to find a nice path nearby.  I couldn't follow it too far cause one too many turns and I'd wind up lost, but I was on it long enough to encounter a pretty lake area with a swan swimming in it. Ironically, the last time I went running in Europe, last year in Sweden, I also saw a swan - I'm hoping this is some sort of trend! Also behind me when I took this picture were about half a dozen rather large rabbits scurrying about.  Not a bad day. Of course, when I got back to rehearsals and mentioned where I'd been, Chris, our monitor engineer, turned to me with wide eyes, "There's a park nearby?! You RUN?!! I don't know which I'm more surprised by."