Progress in Portland
It’s been a while, I know. Perhaps you thought I’d given up. But my daily fight to live the dream continues, people. Today I met with a guy from Clackamas who plays with a cover band. I found him on Craigslist, the matchmaker of matchmakers. He’s looking for a female vocalist to play wine bars and cafes around town with him, and I guess I fit the bill. Over a glass of chardonnay we discussed our potential repertoire: Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, The Eagles, Melissa Ethridge, Patsy Cline, Norah Jones, Etta James, The Backstreet Boys. Not.
My Inspiration.
If the wine bars go well, chances are the band will be interested in having me sing a few songs with them when they play parties, corporate events, and weddings in the future. (That’s right folks, I could become a wedding singer. Please send a SASE for autographs. One per envelope.) I’ll keep you posted on how things go with this project. For now, I’m supposed to compile a list of songs I’d like to sing and send them his way so he can learn them.
Yesterday I met with another guy I found on Craigslist (not in the personals section). He just moved to Portland and plays the guitar. He’s looking for a singer (and eventually a band, possibly) to play with. He’s more interested in writing original material and performing it than he is covering songs, but he said we could start by playing a few covers at open mics around the neighborhood. Once we’re confident we can work together (and once I get comfortable on stage), we’ll move on to writing songs. We’re going to practice in the dusty basement. Woohoo!
I’ve also signed up for my first guitar lesson. On Monday I’ll head down the road about a mile to a local guitar teacher’s house and learn a C chord, maybe! Yeah!
In other news, I now live in a big, old, green house in Sellwood. It is cozy and much classier than the other college rentals I’ve been to. My roommates are fantastic and so is the neighborhood.
That’s all for now. I’ll keep you posted on the dream-achieving.
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