General Musings Archives - Champagne Sunday

After a long absence . . .

It’s been awhile since we’ve blogged about anything. Not for lack of activity, though. Since our last post, we’ve settled into our new home in Tacoma, gotten pregnant, signed with Maurice the Fish Records, played a number of awesome shows, and watched the entire series of “Lost” in what we’re sure must be a pathetically...

The show must go on . . . always . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen

This past weekend, we played two relatively unattended shows at the Conway Muse in Conway, WA, and The Comet Tavern in Seattle, and had a great time anyway. The crowds were relatively small, but we’ve found that sometimes, that gives us more opportunity to really connect on a more individual level, and we use that...

3 Untruths…

11 years ago2 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

They say that it’s “not the destination, it’s the journey”, and, “if you can resist a craving for 3 minutes, it will pass entirely”, or, “once a fantasy actually happens, you don’t fantasize about it anymore”. So, are these people telling me that “making it” is not nearly as good as what it took to...

Growing a beard . . .

11 years ago2 years ago

Jared Fredeen 3 comments

For the longest time, I could not grow a good beard. Well, being hairy was never a challenge, but there were little spots on the sides of my mouth that refused to connect. Guys know what I’m talking about. I always wanted a nice, full beard. Not necessarily in the Grizzly Adams or ZZ Top...

Sometimes up’s outnumber the down’s…Not in Nottingham.

11 years ago2 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

I have nothing clever to write about today. I haven’t observed anything sweetly representing humanity. I haven’t been out in the Tacoma night life, soaking in the “scene”. I have had no inner epiphanies, resulting in sudden life changes. Quite frankly, my eyelids are heavy with apathy and I shouldn’t even be writing this. But,...