Last weekend of the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival. It was much more fun for me than previous weekends. I'm not sure if that is because of some acupuncture herbs, it was the last, or if I finally adapted to the heat and humidity that was still present this weekend, but that didn't overheat me for the first time. Prolly it's a combination of all three.

The shows were much more fun this weekend, especially today. A bit crazed and goofy as we rearranged all of our songs into bluesy versions, or turned sad songs happy and happy songs sad. We butchered 'em and had an awesome time doing it. I must say it really made me think about how I perform songs.

I love to playing music, but I am moving more and more towards home studio work and less toward live performances. This weekend made me think about it. Not to say, I want to cut out live shows. But I do sorta feel like I need to adjust my thought as to How I perform.

Elvis Presley said, “You have to put on to draw a crowd.” This last weekend was the only one where I felt like we actually drew a crowd by putting on a show. Though really I think that was only because people are finally getting to know us at this faire.

We put on some good shows today. They were fun. And I'd like to think every show I do would be as much fun, but I confess, funny is not my favorite thing in the world. I love to laugh. But moreso, I love to feel. I'd rather cry. It's the reason two of my solo CDs are just ballady (Soul of a Harper and A Tribute to Love). But many times, those ballads are just not dynamic enough for live performances. Which is prolly the reason some performers don't perform live like Enya or what not.

Alrighty, I think I'm done rambling for now. Lost my train of thought after a tiring day. I'll be happy to get back home.