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Detroit Days 2 and 3 (Explorers and Community)

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So it's March 3rd, we wake in Jaye and Lisa's home and have breakfast with them.  They have some work to do at  Corktown , giving a more obvious external appearance and repainting the indoors.  This being necessary, we were off  to meet up with our new friend and host! John, an adventurer    Lisa and Jaye drop us off at John's house sometime in the afternoon, one of few houses that don't look as though it is in complete disrepair.  The striking thing about Detroit is how the majority of it is in such a state of abandonment and bitter cold melancholy, that it seems almost post apocalyptic.  When he answered the door he looked like a brown-haired version of Yukon Cornelius .  John has an energy that is calm, tired from work and from thinking.  He has a ton of knowledge and quiet confidence about him. He is Hemingway's idea of a man, crafty, quiet,

Day One of Detroit (A Month On The Road and My Best Show)

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Happy New Years folks of the AllOne family!   Hope your holidays were wonderful.  It's 2014 and nearly a year since I got home from the Little Piano, BIG MOUTH tour.  I've decided I will finish it by the end of this week so I can more actively utilize this site to keep you updated on the many happenings of the music I'm doing!  Also, a big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me, the AllOne Facebook Page  is over 1,000 strong, doesn't that feel grand?! Love ya'll!  While you're online, feel free to download the collaborative compilation that I released on thanksgiving, "We'll Make It Together" on my Bandcamp!   Lets inhabit the past tense, as though it is our now:  Day One In Detroit  (Our Arrival at Corktown Studios)     Thus far, we have left Chicago and are on bus arriving in Detroit on Saturday, March 2nd, and it has officially been a month on the road!  Beginning to feel a little homesick, but also seeing the end of the road and a