...and we're off!

Elana, Ira and I had our very first rehearsal tonight and I can't even put into words how amazing it was. I'll be honest, the fact that the last time we played together was Ira's last audition two weeks ago made me a bit nervous. But we all sat down, had a beer, and it was like second nature. We just started catching up with each other and next thing, the instruments came out and we were off!

We spent most of our time tonite working on the new song "Drought County". They really impressed the hell outta me on this one. I loved the fact that they both totally stepped up to the plate and played their asses off. We made a few revisions, worked on the actual arrangement. This was really great. We all talked about parts and how we could make things work better and mesh together. It was such a positive experience and to see us actually working, playing and laughing together was so uplifting for me.

Once we ran through "Drought County" a few times, we tackled "Another Cowboy Song" and just killed it first time through. We played "The Rain" and again, nailed it. I mean, while they weren't "perfect", they were way better than I thought they would be, especially at our first REAL rehearsal. They practice at home and come up w/ parts to add their own lil flair to it. THIS is what it's all about!

We also decided to go ahead and start looking for a drummer. I will be working on putting the ad together and then checking in w/ them to see what they think. Then I'll post it to Craig's List and we'll see what happens!

Ahhhh, things are good and they will only get getter!