I’m going to be here in Natchez for a while. I have some video projects in mind, associated with making music; but a couple of other projects have suggested themselves. So while I’m getting organized for the music things, I’ve edited up these two shorts about Natchez. The first is one minute and the second is five minutes. The weather was hot both days, just under a hundred as the sun was beginning to set, which of course is what is to be expected in The South. I take it as a point of pride not to be undone by hot weather, but in the middle of the day one does seek out the shade. There is a clip in the Natchez 300 Anniversary video that shows a couple of jets flying by: This was by arrangement with the US Navy. I think everyone expected a bit more of a show but they did “fly by” as promised. Natchez is really a small town in spite of once being the home of more millionaires than any other contemporaneous city. Big money in those days and the houses are mostly still here to prove it.
Last Friday I did three hours, with a ten minute break, in a pretty large room. The Baroak at Loews hotel in Annapolis. That room is about 50 by 80 feet with a long bar on one side and an open kitchen and grill at the far end. I had a great time. The staff was very helpful and welcoming and the audienence reasonably responsive. My friend Dave Brashears came in and got the clapping started. Sometimes the people just need a little hint.
Just as spring seemed to be just around the corner… Winter came back. I must always remember that snow usually falls on the first spring crocuses.
I’ve been a little bit fascinated by this video for a little while. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about a lot of turning points in my life as a guitar player and singer. And when I woke up in the morning I decided to recount as much as I could think of for the camera. I’d been wanting to experiment with some of my new equipment, including the wireless lavalier microphone and a new camera, any way and this was a perfect opportunity to get all of that into service. I had no idea of how long it would take and I was a bit surprised when an hour had gone by since I started recording. Can’t say “roll tape” or “roll film” these days. I had to stop, in spite of having more to say because I had some appointments to rush off to. Just as well…fifty minutes is pretty long to sit and listen to me rambling on and on.
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