the mystery - 01.12.10

new year's eve has never been very high on my 'best night ever' list... maybe because i'd rather be asleep and waking up early to surf, or maybe because the hype rarely matched the experience. this year i spent the first few minutes of 2010 in east africa with a full moon, some new friends, and a fire pit. no hype, all experience.

i got back to the states in time to play a couple of shows with shawn mullins in georgia. someone had a video camera running during one of those shows, and now there's a youtube video posted of the story behind 'the table' and shawn singing it with me. if you're interested, it's right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9m74M16voQ

we'll be playing in folsom again in a couple of weeks, as well as in portland with josh turner, memphis, and here in san diego. details are on the website.

and i think i'm going to let in a little more mystery this year. i still don't know the face or shape of some of the bigger parts of my life, but the best things seem to come from nowhere. so i might as well embrace the mystery, and i hope there are some good things waiting for you in the unknown, too... no hype, all experience.

alex