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Howdy Folks.

I know that you will want to spend NYE with friends, family, loved ones and if you're a Sydney sider, probably Fireworks.

We normally do the same. It's rare for us to do a NYE gig but Lazybones asked us and we love Lazybones so we said yes.

That means we'll be doing what we love on NYE. Yay for us.

Lazybones is a very vibey venue and if you want to avoid Crowds, Inebriated Fellow SydneySiders, Inebriated Backpackers crowding the foreshores or just want to do something different, come join us.

There's nibblies, a DJ, us, lights and flashy things and it's in Marrickville, avoiding all the congested highway bits.

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Get your tix at www.lazyboneslounge.com.au

As we complete our circuit around the sun for another year, like human societies throughout the ages, we celebrate those seasonal markers by a variety of names.

Once again it shows there is more between us that is the same than different.

We wish you, Dear Reader, wherever you may be, a moment of peace.

 

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and when you're cool, calm, collected and feeling the edge of gratitude for still being here to marvel at it all, come hang out with us and we'll get loud and celebrate the other way :-)

Howdoo folks.

Recently we've been assailed by the slings and arrows of random sad events and I felt like sharing my moment of Happy.

I received an email from a legendary aussie performer which I can't share because that'd be douche-y and even mentioning it is kind of heading towards the same but it added a ray of sunshine that made me want to share a happy face.

:-)

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Teeny little kindnesses like these create positive waves of compassion that bounce around in a good way. I saw it on National Geographic Channel. Must be true.

So, to nutshell it, I just received a kindness and it makes me want to do the same. Just think what ripple effects each act of our own can set off.

Stop reading this blog. Go be nice to someone :-)

Woof.

Sain baina uu! 

(That's Mongolian Hello)

Bukhu, a traditional Mongolian 'Khoomei' style singer and horse fiddle player joined us last night for a variation of a song called  'Everywhere feels like home'

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We've been working on a series of variants of songs from the last tour.

I had the madcap idea of adding Cello to Rosies piece 'the river song' (aka 'morning rain song').

As previously mentioned, Mr Wizard considered me to be going through a phase that all muso's go through. Everything sounds better with Cello.

True.

Rosie was willing to try it. We did. It was great. Finished.

Nope.

Geoff (the cellist) said he thought it sounded better with Harp.

Great. Ok.

Harp is too dominant,  obnoxious brassy little pest that it is (love it as I do) but I like the Cello mix. 

Ok, now we have 2 versions.

Then a new name for the song turned up. 'Everywhere feels like home' - it finally put to rest the 'which name' discussion and the concept started to grow. 

Theo said we should try something outrageous.

Heh.

No need to ask twice.

I'm calling it the Ecstatic Yeti mix. Have a listen to someof the ideas in it.

More to come.

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