Myles Goodwyn is Retiring from the Road

Myles Goodwyn, the last remaining original member of April Wine, has announced that he will no longer be touring with them once their current tour commitments are met.  He plans to be a part of them as far as writing and recording goes, but he's had enough of the road.

As stated in the article for which I've provided the link, he had the choice of either folding the band, or letting the remaining three members continue on with a new singer/guitarist for touring purposes. 

As a longtime fan, I've got some mixed feelings about this.  I'm glad they're going to continue, and I'm glad that Myles has decided to keep working on new material, but my concern is that the road version of them will seem more like an April Wine tribute band than April Wine.

Regardless, I wish Myles well, and in a way I can't blame him for getting fed up with the travel. 

I know how some musicians feel about the traveling part of it; I've had some conversations with a few of them and have an insight as to what it's really like.

I'm not sure it's something I would want to do.

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The Odds and Ends as They Stand on 5/18/14

I've gotten some emails from some folks who want to know when the wedding is, or what our plans are.

All I can tell you is this:  we haven't really made any.  One possibility is eloping to Las Vegas and spending a few days there for a honeymoon, but we are leaning against that.  The other possibility, more likely, is a small private ceremony at my church.  Pastor has floated that as on option and I think that's where we're going to go.

Sheila doesn't want a big church wedding, and my first wedding was of that nature since that was more for my parents and friends than for anyone else, so I don't want on either.  This time, I figure on maybe twenty witnesses at the most.  Close friends, family, and that's it.

I'm guessing that my wedding night will be spent at my house, and then the next day we'll be on some highway somewhere.  We're thinking of Route 66, but we may drive up to Santa Fe first.  Or, maybe we'll do Vegas, then pick up 66 in Kingman and take that over to Flag (that's what we Zonies call Flagstaff).  (Zonies: people who live in Arizona).

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Wedding plans have been somewhat hampered by waiting for my work situation to stabilize some.  It's taken some bizarre twists and turns over the past few weeks and it is threatening to get better.  I have returned to my old project, and I'm pleased as punch to be back; supporting a computer re-design.  I'm also helping out with some change packages.  That's all I will say at this time.

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I need to post about some of my favorite eating places here in Tucson.  I have several; I  could do them all in one fell swoop but I think I will instead post reviews here and there. 

Yeah, I know, I need to post more on that "money series" I started, but I'm going through the house and re-arranging things.  Sheila and her kids will be living here.  What I have in mind for that will take some research, and what I ought to do is to start writing the essays in a Word document, and then when finished, post them here.

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I've been doing a fair amount of reading lately.  I was introduced to Louis L'Amour a few months back and a friend of mine has been loaning me some paperbacks and I've been reading them.  What I've read so far has been of the Sackett series, coming to know the character of William Tell Sackett, and more recently, his cousin Logan Sackett.

I'm not one to watch westerns, nor have I ever read any until now, but I find myself enjoying them. 

I may have missed out on something for far too long, until now.

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Don't forget to pet a dog or a cat. 

It will make you into a better person.  And, it's good for the dog or cat too.