Dev and Brad arrive at Rick's house just after 8pm. After a bit of organizing and collecting ourselves, we sit down and begin with an opening circulation (Dmin?). Some tuning follows, and then we jump in with Askesis (two basses, one lead) as a warm up. At roughly 88 bpm, it's maybe a little fast as a warm up, but no reason to stop now. A moment is taken to clarify an octave double in the bass. 3rd Relation (two basses, one lead) comes next. Still spritely, but we're finding our bearings. This is shaping up to be largely focused on Crafty repertoire.
A bit of talking, and then we give Calliope a shot. Interesting to hear with two basses (no mirror) and mirror lead. Flying Home also gets more than a passing nod (two basses and one straight lead), with a question following about how the lead is played, and incredulity at the answer given. Bicycling to Afghanistan is mentioned, but considered to be currently out of reach. At the urging of one Dev Ray, Moving Force (one bass, one lead) is played instead, to the mock boredom of Rick (only serious players tonight).
After a moment of more gabbing, and following a noodle from Dev, Brad shows Rick the first part of the lead on Driving Force to Rick. This has been bandied about recently, and Glenn has mentioned that he sees this piece being a viable option for this Circle. A couple runs through the section, and stopping before the bridge, gives us a good workout and some useful homework.
A circulation after this, leading into an improv with a fairly energetic and clear ending, followed by a brisk run of Where's the Nurse. Following the Tony Geballe line, we pick up Batrachomyomachy, with Brad jumping ship from bass to lead after the first half of the "mice". Some work with the mice (including several runs of the canon section) closes it out, and we opt for a break from the stools. This leads to a lengthy chat that ends up running longer than our actual playing time, but this is difficult to avoid with gossips such as us. Calling it a night shortly after midnight, we all head our separate ways.
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