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This is the place to find the latest about the music and life of Jesse Linder, "Singer of Songs, Teller of Tales." Jesse performs as a solo artist and as a member of 3 Pints Gone, Cappamore, and CrossRogues, singing at Renaisance faires, American reenactments, Irish pubs, and coffeehouses throughout the Midwest. He currently has two solo CDs and three group CDs in print.

(In other words, since I don't have a Web site yet, this is my faux Web site.)
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May. 26th, 2011 @ 08:54 am My faire/festival/music season begins
Wow, I knew it had been a while since I posted, but did realize it was last December.

Every year I start the faire season intending to write a little something about each weekend. I want to share my experiences with my friends, and I want chronicle my impressions while they are still fresh. Well, it's the start of a new faire season, so I am gonna try it again. This year I have a job where I can do things like this in my down time, so I may have more opportunity to write. (It hasn't helped you so far.) (Shut up, I was hoping they wouldn't notice.)


[EDIT: OK, I started this thing over two weeks ago, then life and the real faire season got in the way. I still intend to do this, but it may be little more than snapshots - more than a Facebook post, but less than the journal entry I have intended.] 

( what the butler saw. . .Collapse ) 

I do so few rendezvous that I forget how much fun they are, and how great  the people are to me.


(Oh, and for anyone who cares, I went in Scottish garb this time instead of my usual rendezvous garb of top hat and vest.)
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Dec. 29th, 2010 @ 10:35 pm Hey you. What HAVE you been up to??
Okay, so I know I have not been over here much. Same excuse as last time - so much easier to write a short update on Facebook, and I feel like I should go into more detail if I'm posting something here. So I figured I would do a year-end retrospective, get all my LJ friends who are not on FB up to speed. Unfortunately, I have found myself a little. . . distracted.

So a couple of my LJ friends have been doing this Ten Day Meme, where each day for ten days (duh!) the poster generates a list of facts, statements, people, etc. For Day One, the list is "Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now," but the twist is that you do not say who each statement is addressed to. I guess the idea is that is generates fun speculation (Is he/she talking about ME?!?) Now the title of this post came from someone's list, and I have no reason think the statement/question was directed at me specifically. And that's the problem.

( Warning: self-indulgent drivel ahead.Collapse )
All of this out of a silly little meme.

I don't give too much credence to resolutions, but I do have two goals for myself in the coming year. To be more consistent. And to be less afraid.

 

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Dec. 13th, 2010 @ 10:21 pm x
Home from KC, by way of St. Louis. High gusting winds the whole way, periodic whiteout conditions in IL, and it took over 10 hours to get home, but got in safely. Posted on FB, but forgot my LJ friends - sorry.
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Sep. 13th, 2010 @ 02:01 am X
Got home safely from the St. Louis Pirate Festival at 1:40am. More later (gotta get up for work in 4 1/2 hours).
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Sep. 9th, 2010 @ 05:16 pm For my friends
This is reposted - I got it from rowangolightly , who got it from bountifulpots :

I seem to be seeing a lot of people around, myself included, who are feeling very negative today, about themselves, mainly, but also about life in general. This blows. Let's knock this off! I say, let's all go out on a brain weasel stomping mission. Go find someone and give them a compliment. Tell them you love them. Send them an e-card or an internet picture. Tell them a joke. Whatever, just let people you love know you're thinking of them. What does it hurt to say something to make people feel better?

Go! I send you out on your mission!


Let me add one request. I am not sending this out as a way of fishing for sympathy. I want you to reach out to someone who is not expecting it. I want my friends (or the friends of my friends) to be surprised by joy. They deserve it.


PRAYER FOR MY FRIENDS
Jeff Barbra / Sarah Pirkle

I'm taking a moment to pray for my friends,
A handful of people on whom I depend.
Our pathways are different, but I love them no less;
I’m hoping their sorrows will mend –
Tonight I pray for my friends.

When I don't know the answers and search for the truth,
And hope that my judgment will carry me through,
I'm so grateful for the people I have in my life –
They help me to do what is right,
They help me to do what is right.

There are people I've loved that I've lost along the way –
We’ve drifted apart or they've been called away.
I hold them so close in my heart here tonight –
They're dear to my heart for all time,
They're dear to my heart for all time.
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Sep. 1st, 2010 @ 06:02 pm September 10, 2010
. . . is my first day of training, which should last 4 to 6 weeks. After that, I will have a 4-6 month contract to work for Hewitt, with the possibility of being hired for a permanent position.
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Jul. 23rd, 2010 @ 07:57 pm Bristol Renaissance Faire, weekend two
OK, no pressure.

Here I thought I was just putting together a few comments about the faire for a few friends and myself. But then the following Monday I got an Email from heathercyrin letting me know that the Renaissance Magazine Facebook page had linked to my post:

www.facebook.com/renaissancemagazine?ref=ts

So of course I had to go back and reread the post – did I write anything embarrassing? Did I whine? Did I dis anyone?

(Deep cleansing breath. No fear.)

I knew weekend 2 was gonna be a little different. I don’t generally make a point of telling people my birthday. Truthfully, I like people making a fuss, but I don’t want to sound like I am asking people to make a fuss. Make sense? Well, that’s the mind of a performer for you. But this year I had Facebook to make the fuss for me.

The unfortunate thing is that weather is a huge factor at Bristol. I mean, think about it – a Renaissance faire being held during the two hottest months of the year? On the other hand, most of us are used to Midwest weather – if we weren’t at the faire in the middle of the summer, we would be at Summerfest or Taste of Chicago or Milwaukee Irish Fest or the Air & Water Show or any one or more of the dozens of outdoor events being held in the air. If it’s something we love enough, or want to do badly enough, we suck it up.

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( StundayCollapse )

As referenced in my previous posts, good friend and fan Daniel Bank gave me a couple of discs worth of videos. The one disc had material from the first house concert I ever did with 3 Pints Gone, but the other had a variety of material, including the video of "The Parting Glass" from last year's closing day and performances from opening weekend. I have to make time to look at the videos more closely to see if I want to post any more of them online. In the menatime, Danny continues to video-record stuff at faire, and I hope he shares with us.

Third weekend will be the last weekend for a number of the musical acts, with a whole batch of new performers coming in for week four. Weather should be beautiful Sunday – we’re not talking about Saturday. This season has its challenges, but what season does not? It is shaping up to be a good year.
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Jul. 19th, 2010 @ 08:39 pm What I love about performing at the Renaissance faire
I think this video says it all!


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Jul. 19th, 2010 @ 07:59 pm Showing off
Thanks to good friend Daniel Bank, I have some video of 3 Pints Gone and myself, recorded over the past 15 months. I took one of my favorite videos and posted it on YouTube. I wanted a chance to show off our harmonies.


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Jul. 16th, 2010 @ 09:42 pm Bristol Renaissance Faire, opening weekend
It really should not be so hard.

For the last couple of years, I have promised myself I would post some impressions, reflections, and observations of my faire weekends, particularly Bristol. For a lot of reasons, this has not happened – life gets in the way, I procrastinate, there are too many things I want to say at the end of the weekend but have no energy, and when I have the energy a lot of the details and feelings are gone. But these are just excuses. I figure, for anyone who is interested, some details are better than none at all.

( Leading up to Opening DayCollapse )

I went up to faire site Friday to set up the musician’s area. For the last few years I have provided shelter for the area – a pop-up gazebo, and when possible, a tarp over the area. I have done it solo, but it is never easy. Fortunately, I ran into heathercyrin and hammered dulcimer player Glenn Morgan, who helped me with the set up. Then I had a chance to talk with bossman (and Jen hubby) Bob about the upcoming season.

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So those are some details and some impressions of opening week. In general, I was surprised at how challenging it was going from part of a group to solo act, and I was a little disappointed at the instances of forgetting lyrics. But overall I had a great opening weekend – good crowds, great weather, good music and companionship. Looking forward to week 2.
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