Wonderfull weekend.

NAMM show in Austin. Ran into many old pals includeing Joe Montineri, Adam and the M Audio gang, Eddie and the Paistes, Terry Bozzio, Donny Wynn, JJ Johnson . . .and also met several inspiration newies like Pat Foley, Geoff Emerick, and Rupert Neve. Even got some interesting inventions from new friends like Jim and Matt from Factory Metal Percussion, and Rusty and Scott makers of the Beatnik Rhythm analyzers. . . .and. . .got to take Deb, Roggie and Pamela Des Barres home from the movies.

Next up:

KTU

June 24

World Music Festival Aragonese Pirinese , Spain

KTU

June 26

Cool Jazz Festival Cascais, Portugal

Pat

Jul 27/28/29

FMM Festival Sines, Portugal



In Joshua Tree rehearsing with Cock Robin (The Cock Robin from the 80s with Peter Kingsbery, Anna Lacazio and Clive Wright. . .NOT the cock robin from the 70's i have just become aware of). I may have traveled much of the world but have never lived the dessert life (and it is a lifestyle out here). The Cocks have added another show July 1st Mets-Open Air (place du marche`).

i do remember one thing. . . . May 17th = Happy Birthday Bill Bruford!

and for all you satanic 666ers the biggie is comming. . .Tony Levin turns 60 on 6-6-06.



May 16th Happy to be Happy Birthday to Robert Fripp!

busy busy here carving tracks and preparing patches for summer gigs:

KTU

May 19 2006

FIMAV Festival Victoriaville Quebec, Canada

Cock Robin warm up show

May 27 2006

Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA

KTU

Jun 2 2006

Nattjazz Festival Bergen, Norway

Jun 3 2006

Spot festival Arhus, Denmark

COCK ROBIN in Europe

Jun 14 2006 8:00P

Femina Bordeaux, France

Jun 16 2006 8:00P

Ninkasi Lyon, France

Jun 17 2006 8:00P

Casino Geneve, France

Jun 20 2006 8:00P

Theatre Sebastopol Lille, France

Jun 21 2006 8:00P

Bota Bruxelles, Belgium

Jun 24 2006 8:00P

Omnibus St Malo, France

Jun 27 2006 8:00P

Cafe de la Danse Paris

Jun 28 2006 8:00P

Cafe de la Danse Paris

Jun 29 2006 8:00P

Salle Edmond Desouches Luce (Chartres), France

July 1st 2006

Mets-Open Air (place du marche`), France

July 5th

Dentist-yep!

NAMM

July 14-16

Austin, Tx

KTU

June 24

Aragonese Pyrenees festival , Spain

Pat drum classes

Jul 27/28/29 2006

FMM Festival Sines, Portugal



Just back from Russia -spending almost two weeks, sharing apartments with Russians and traveling deeper into the north I got to experience a very different side of Russia, I plan to write a more detailed blog over at the myspace site but in the meantime check this link for pictures and a story from my (not a master) drum class - once again the russian to English computer translation give some very funny interpretations.

While home the next few weeks I am working on tracks for one of Austin's more eclectic and outside young musicians John Pointercheck out John's 'make a CD with me' offer. Also doing more sonic work for the new Microsoft Vista OS, and even starting some Cock Robin rehearsals here in Austin later this week.

My next live show coming up will be the KTU North American debut May, 19 2006 at FIMAV Festival near Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada .

Followed by a May 27th warm up date for Cock Robin at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano California (more CR gigs start mid June in Europe).