Nigel Egg: Blog

My car is making a funny noise, a vibration, and I think it might be the water pump. I see coolant down there, for one thing. It does stop vibrating once the engine is over 2500 rpm. I should get it fixed. But I have to drive up to Duluth tomorrow for an afternoon radio appearance (sounds wrong, but I do show up, and thereby appear. You, however, can only listen) on KUMD, and a gig at Amazing Grace in the evening. My first tendency is to just cross my fingers and hope for the best. There isn’t time to take the car in and get fixed before tomorrow morning. If the water pump blows, I’m stranded.  I could rent a car, but then I won’t be able to have a cigar on the drive back tomorrow night. Or on the way up for that matter. Possibly two cigars if I drive slow!

I think the best thing is to leave five hours early, just in case. After all, I’ll be on 35W all the way, which is as close to civilization as you can get between here and Duluth, and Enterprise would come and pick me up if necessary. That way I can indulge my need to court disaster but still satisfy the greater need to play the gigs. Jeez, I need to find better ways to live on the edge.

Friday 11/5 at 2pm – Live From Studio A at KUMD 103.3FM, streaming at http://www.kumd.org/

Friday 11/5 at 8pm Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe in Duluth

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 Coming up next week – Friday 11/12 at The White Horse in St Cloud (10pm). Richard Kronick will play upright bass, Martin Wolfe on percussion.  The White Horse has an Originals Only policy - we’ll be playing some tunes that are a little more “out there”.

 Back in town for Thanksgiving – at The Riverview Café and Wine Bar on Saturday 11/27. More about that in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, I’m posting a couple of videos from the recording of Big Bang Baby Boom on www.nigelegg.com – it’s the Genuine Baby Boomer Chorus session! Check the “News” section.

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Nigel