Harps and Nymphs-New Year's Eve at the QT

Usually I stay home NY's Eve in New York because one of my phobias is vomit-especially the alcoholic kind from obnoxious tunnel traffic folk. I was lured to Times Square this year by La JohnJoseph and Vanessa Walters to do a dance/performance art piece hosted by Earl Dax. All three of these people are lovely! So I spent my vacation composing a piece that would be open enough to give the nymphs/dancers the space to perform.

Damn New York City is a harsh performance mistress! Getting to the hotel was hell even to make my 3:30 run through. I had to sweet talk the nice police man to even let me go down the street where the hotel was...hauling harp, amp, electronics and costume...

Got about 40 minutes of wonderful creativity with the company, then wait wait wait.

then wait wait wait wait-have to remember to bring a loaded bento box next time.

The hellish part of playing in New York is that even with someone as art minded as Earl, every little thing is like molasses. I had major problems with the DJ and his friends. I was told I could go through the board and he was so resistant that I decided to use my crappy Crate amp. Then he said that he didn't want me to set up my harp before I performed because he needed to have people go behind the DJ booth with him. So not wanting to cock block him I waited to set up until about 15 minutes until the show....still had problems with his drunk friends who decided that my harp was some kind of railing to use to hoist themselves up to the DJ booth. Sign. I need a thicker skin about this sort of thing or develop better bitch skills.

At the end of the day the show was magical. The music blended perfectly with the decadent Powdered wigs and gold rouged nipples of the nymphs and for about 20 minutes I went out a bit into the universe and visit harmonically with Debussy and Satie.

Of course, then I had to brave the street, vomit, obnoxious Jersey dudes and the general drunks of the city.

I gave an audience member my camera-the video is horrible and they lost the image half way through...but at least the music came out.