Wait...you added a guy to the band?!

Finally broke the password blockade on Blogspot.  Haven't been able to post for over a year. Tried onnne morrrre time today, and shazam - it worked. Onward!

Lots has happened since last posting. For over a year now we've had the wonderful addition of Michael Byron to the band. Yes, adding a guy breaks the all-female code. But Michael is a wonderful band member. Plays great bass, never complains, sings, writes songs and adds a nice balance to our quintet. He is also the frontman and lead guitarist for a band called Alpha Dogs and has mad lead guitar skills.

Michael Byron with Mood Swings. Photo by Alan Tubbs.

 Because he can play both bass and guitar, he and I get to swap instruments sometimes. When we need  lead guitar riff power, Michael plays guitar, and I get to play bass, which I love to do, just not all the time. I have this weird thing where when I play bass I can't sing. It's like that old rub-the-tummy while patting-your-head trick - everything gets out of sync, like getting your legs tangled up while skipping rope.

The weirder thing on that is it's only on some songs. Unless the songs are super-easy, I don't get to sing, and I love to sing. I suspect I'm not the only one this happens to; it's probably one of those brain-wire things. (That said, I notice it never gave Paul McCartney any trouble.)

We're playing festivals and having a great time with it. What's not to love? We don't have to bring the crowd, the sound system, or the stage. Just show up, rock out and have fun!

More later - just happy to get back into blogland.

Now if I can just remember the new password.