Re: Y2K3 ---Miko B.

["Robin Haas" <rob@robinhaas.com>]

Miko B. I am perhaps the only who has heard your performance twice at this
point. (There may have been some clandestine tapers out in the audience. I
was underwraps last year for a short part of that event)  I was heartened 
to
find you were to perform at Y2K3, as I remember you from a performance 2 or
3 years ago at the Rio Theater a block away.

I fully enjoyed your performance the other day, and was disappointed when
you stopped playing, for your own personal reasons. I saw no reason in the
performance of why you stopped, not that it would have been visable, but 
you
played beautifuly. Perhaps you got it said in half the time and notes. 
Maybe
that is a virtue. I tend to use too many words in my writing.

In my opinion, as a non musician, but a music appreciator, you did a fine
and inspiring job of hanging on the musical creative frontier and bringing
back to those in attendance something for the mind, emotions and spirit 
that
is intangeable and exciting.

I am looking forward to the time again when I can hear you take that
journey; musically into that realm of musical creativity that I can only
experience vicariouly through my ears. Please keep up the fine playing!!!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miko Biffle" <biffoz@arczip.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:18 AM
Subject: Y2K3 Gig Report - Comments on COMMUNITY


> Well, I managed to make it to Rick Walker's Y2K3 Looping shindig on
Sunday,
> (played a short set Sunday night), and was amused, educated, and floored
by
> the few performers I was able to see. I'm only sorry I missed the sets
from
> Friday and Saturday's lineups.
>
> My reason for posting is to reflect on the 'community' topic that has 
>been
> recently dis/cussed.
>
> I had the strange and intimidating experience of following Brian Kenny
> Fresno's amazing, manic set, and wish I didn't follow him mostly because 
>I
> didn't get to focus my full attention on his manic display of 
>storytelling
> and down-and-dirty virtuosity.
>
> Due to my own fatigue level and current mental state, I less than lived 
>up
> to my own expectations, cut my set short, and did my best to remain calm,
> chill, and enjoy the rest of the night. (No blame here to Brian or any
other
> outside distractions for my lack of muse... it was all my own internal
> vaccuousness.)
>
> Afterward, In the short 2 remaining hours, I was approached by many of 
>the
> performers and cyber-friends from this list, (you know who you are!),
> receiving healing, reflective, insightful feedback on many different
levels.
> I learned a lot about what true community support really is last night 
>and
I
> can't think of any other group of players and enthusiasts I would rather
> hang with. I send my most heartfelt thanks to you all.
>
> Finally, I'd like to thank Rick Walker for his perseverance, his hard
work,
> and for choosing to take on the task of building a supportive, creative,
> inclusive community for all of us to thrive within.
>
> I'll leave the 'real' gig report to those who were able to attend the
entire
> festival.
>
> All the best, and see ya all next time...
> -miko
>
>
>