And so the year ends!  Well, at least when it comes to gigging. I just got back from our last gig, Bands for Baskets and what an event it was!  All for a good cause to make sure that the Holidays are bountiful for those who are less fortunate.

It's been quite the year, full of ups and downs, decisions were made and challenges that were over come.  I am sure 2011 will bring more surprises...never a dull moment. I'm not complaining.  I've had quite the year working with the band, theatre and TV/Film projects.  I am indeed, grateful.

As the year comes to a close, I look back on the roller coaster ride that I've been on these past 12 months. It wasn't easy but I kept my chin up and bulldozed my way right through, always keeping a smile and never letting go (although there were quite a few times when it came close). I am very appreciative of the people that I've crossed paths with. Lots of new friends have been made and some who have moved on. There are those who continue to walk with me on this craggy road I tread upon and some are familiar faces that popped up from my once upon a time. It is nice to see them again, catching up on old times and moving forward as if there was no space in between.

I feel it deep in my bones, 2011 will bear fruit to the seeds I've sown.  As I disappear into the Holiday Season, I look forward to going into the studio to do the finishing touches on my next Blues CD, as well as writing up more material for more songs...and the possibility of producing a play.  I look forward to getting the wind under my wings again so that I may present you a piece of me in another light.

I hope that your New Year will be full of wishes come true, successes all around and most of all lots of giggles and hugs.  I want to close this year with a couple of lines from a Tom Waits song, "Never Let Go".  It seems so fitting...

"Believe me, you'll never get hurt, our ring's in the pawnshop, the rain's in the hole, down at the five points I stand, I'll lose everything but I won't let go of your hand."

That is dedicated to you who stayed with me through thick and thin, thank you for not letting go of my hand.

See you at the next gig ;-)