What I did on my summer vacation part 1

I got up.
I went to the store.
I went to the CPC Summer Gathering.
I came home.
I slept.
I got up.
I repacked the van.
I went to the store.
I went to Pennsic.
I came home.
I slept.

Ok, now the full version.
( CPC Gathering )

It was far too frantic to have to come home from the Gathering and THEN start getting ready for Pennsic. It cost me a whole extra day and put far too much stress into the process with the whole unpacking/packing/repacking thing.

Summer Vacation Part 2: Pennsic

Overall, Pennsic was good this year.

I hesitate to say great, because financially it was kind of cantankerous, difficult, and not at all as as profitable as last year.

It was kind of to be expected since
1) I didn't have a new CD ready (and almost everyone who wanted one got one- thank Eris for almosts)
2) The economy is definitely sluggish (alot of merchants said this too)
3) I lost several days of work to CPC, and then to tent problems.

However, I started out armed with a good attitude that succeed or fail, I'd be okay, 'cause I had over 8 gigs lined up for once I got home. (and alot of them are the decently paying "Clipper City" gigs).

There's a plot twist in the gig thing, but that's for a later post. The point was and still is that win or lose, Pennsic was not going to be my sole income booster this summer. That led to alot of not having to push myself past reasonable limits or resorting to desperation measures like amplifying, which I don't like doing at Pennsic for many reasons (only the least of which is "authenticity")

So as is inevitable, Pennsic has spawned some epic tales:
( tent troubles )

( dancing )

( parties )

( I made my peace with Runestone Hill )

( one dark little cloud )

( got to stay an extra day! )

( WAGON!!! )