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gosh, I just took a brief vacation to California to pick up a van that my brother is giving to me.  Me and my son Trevor have been just boys on a road trip, we saw the Grand Canyon fished in the ocean and a lake here and there visited relatives slept in the car acted silly and just had a fun time. 
Because my stress level went down by the 4th day of not being at work I could see without my glasses.    It was very nice, I can see up close even.  
Its amazing what stress will do to your body.   Don't forget to take a vacation and see different sights or plan time to just let your hair down. Or in my case since my hair seems to be falling out,  I just let my skin droop!

Today I spent the afternoon getting to know the intricacies of North St. Paul.  My assignment was to perform for a voluteer banquet at a Senior Care center.
Shouldn't be a problem right?  Just follow directions drive up to the front door, unload the harp and play for the event.
Wrong!!!
On this afternoon a huge funeral to honor a St. Paul Policeman shot in the line of duty, snarled traffic with hundreds of police cars coming from downtown St. Paul to file in parade past his former work place which was a few blocks down the street from my destination.
Everything was blocked off none of the driveways or entrances were available so I ended up driving over hill and dale parking in a distant parking lot down a steep grade and hiking with my harp to the the appointed place.
Whew! I'm  glad I brought my Renaissance Harp Gothic 31. I made it a little bit late and still managed to play the gig to the satisfaction of the Volunteer banquet planners.
This [...]

     Wow! these past two weeks of sunshine have had people calling me left and right!  I've been fielding calls from all manner of people celebrating anniversaries, weddings, and other special events.   If you call and I don't answer right away it may be because I am pumping out yet another contract for a fun event!
  One of my favorite memories is of a young couple's Grandmother who decided to surprise them with me.  She had me show up to play music at their reception.
All while they were getting their pictures taken and the guests were munching on appetizers, they kept looking at me and talking to each other then glancing my way, then exchanging worried glances and words.
   Then finally the groom walked over to me and said we are really enjoying your music, but we know we didn't hire you and are wondering if you realize that you are at the wrong wedding.
    I burst out laughing and told him not to worry, because his [...]

March is a great month for getting venues and elements of your wedding scheduled and booked. Many weekends are starting to fill on Reuben's Calendar.   So don't delay.   Read the entries on Reuben's Wedding / Bio page.  There are descriptions of packages with great savings over his single hourly rate.
 

I just traded a Town and Country van for performing at a wedding.  Its perfect for winter driving, seen better days cosmetically, but no monthly payments is a nice way to go.  I've always wanted a T & C because it has neat features and captains chairs in the back.