April 27 - HCHC Day

Post 813, Day 116 of 2013
 - and 847 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

A big, big night. The band's CD release party, Foolapalooza! 

That happened. 

Despite my many misgivings about the number of other performers, the need for party favors for the audience, the hiring of auxiliary talent - I half won on this one when the balloon twister turned out to be a jerk, and we only had an electric hula-hooper - the show ran like clockwork, we had our best turnout ever, and everybody, the performers and audience alike, had a great time.

I doubt that there was any other stage in NY where you could see a more eclectic variety of performers: we opened with hip hop, then a bluegrass band, followed by our early set (go ahead, try and categorize our music - nobody has been able to do that yet), then acoustic rock followed by classic rock followed by R&B. At the end of our closing set we ended the night with a jam session with the musicians that stuck around that late, and for once, the audience was totally with us, totally engaged.

All the performers brought their A-game, and, while some in the audience didn't like this or that group, there was, overall, a positive response to every performance. And, when we took the stage, we got the audience rush to the front. That was a thrill.

Amazing. What a night. Of course, it lasted until the wee hours, and I didn't get to bed until near-sunrise, but, well, there it is.

That happened. I'm happy, and proud of my band, and quite content.

And exhausted.

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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight:         206.6 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     206.4 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 0.2 lbs

Diet Comment

Last night I got all weak-willed and bingey on jelly beans and ruined an otherwise good day. I'm glad I didn't pay a higher price, weight-wise.

Food Log 

Breakfast
Skipped.

Lunch
At Ruby Tuesday:

Cajun tiilapia and shrimp with zucchini; potato and macaroni salad. Not shown: mixed salad (including Spring Mix, spinach, broccoli, green peppers, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, bacon and blue cheese dressing) and Waldorf salad.

Dinner

I didn't really have a conventional dinner - I just ate some jelly beans in the green room from load-in to the last set.

Snack

After the show and load-out, at around 3:15 AM, we all went to Denny's for a post-show decompression dose of protein and fat. I had an ultimate omelet, which is eggs filled with an assortment of meats, onions, peppers and mushrooms topped with cheese, and a side of hash browns and dry rye toast.

Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water:  96+ oz.

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