Mr. Eraser Man

Glenn filling in as scribe for Chris.
I arrived around 5:40. Brad was there already. Victor, Rick, Dev and Alex, arrived not long after. The usual chair, speaker and wire organizing took place with a sound check beginning around 6:50. A few guests came up the stairs and listened in the wings as we warmed up (Askesis, Third Relation).
The Circle took the stage just after 7:30. About 8 in attendance, including 3 young people (ages approximately 3 7 and 13). Victor had suggested we keep things light and fun for the kids, and although there were some dark harmonic passages, it was a sprightly night. We played a good number of interesting improvisations, including one for an absent toy friend named Mr Eraser Man which involved lots of string scraping and rubber bandish bent notes. The composed pieces we played included Flying Home, Where is the Nurse?, Eye of the Needle, Third Relation, Growing Circle and Block Head. Conspicuously absent was Asturias. This was interesting because someone had just mentioned last week how it seemed inevitable that we end with that piece. Not so!
No encore tonight. Victor left our post-gig circle right away to socialize with his guests. I took a break from the group, as serves me best after a performance, munching a salad downstairs. After the guests left we had a long band meeting, talking quite a bit about promotion. Hey, if you're reading this and haven't come to see us, what are you waiting for? Victor also told us about a conversation he'd been having with his kids about what makes a good person. Also, 'how to know the will of the group.' Discussion. Space reset. Heading out around 11pm.