Mardi Gras season is here. We have spent the last two weekends playing for balls and parties of elegantly dressed women and men in velvet, sequins, feathers, and masks, much as we did last year.

We had one really odd moment though; as we were finishing sound check at one of the balls, a few men with masks were standing around, watching and listening. As we continued to play through a song, more and more masked men came into the room. By the end of the song, there were over 100 men in masks (and sequins) just staring at us. I was waiting for the creepy clown music to start, and for them to pull out knives or something. It was pretty surreal.

This past weekend was a little rough, as I was still fighting off bronchitis and taking meds that made me veerrrrryyyy wooooossssyyyy. However I didn't do anything interesting like faint, or start seeing penguins, which was a little disappointing. Oh well, maybe next time.

Cheers,
Sarah