Projects and Side Projects

Sorry I have not posted in a while. I guess from my point of view, that is a good sign. What with all of the BPE recordings, record makings (our new record is set to be released in June or July andI'm very excited about it) , BPE and Saddle Tramp shows, I get very little time to do this. Not to mention my main purpose for this outlet, the realm of furniture restoration and refnishing of mid century gems. (which as of late has been very busy and ever growing in the sense of restoration proper). I have had many challenging and sometimes perplexing, mind altering experiences in the furniture business. (one of which was a rosewood Finn Juhl credenza with a badly bowed top and carcass, having to be steamed and clamped several times to straighten, but with the original design (as much as I love Finn Juhl) in my humble opinion, being slightly flawed, needing to be re-structured to support it's own weight.) I have definitely had my work cut out for me and am continueing, even after 15 years to learn more about something I truly love and realize more and more that there is always more to learn. You truly can 'never step in the same river twice.'

This is a Modern World

I now have a Cell Phone and Blog. Yikes. I held out for years on the computer. I am getting rid of my land line this month. It's been like an anchor. I found out (thanks to the cable guy (no, not the show, I hate that show) that my internet and cable only utilize the phone line to get to my home, but that I don't necessarily have to have a dedicated phone line for the line to be utilized for these other things, so I finally decided to drop the land line (not to mention the savings with our 'family' plan). I am still a little scared of the cell phone, but I have used the 'texting' option just for the sheer joy of the random act, although I have yet to learn to use punctuation (and I really hate that too). Welcome to the 90's.
As for this new Blog thing, It will enable me to post some of the more detailed goings on here at the Toshmahal. I hope everyone enjoys it.