MADE IT TO KEY WEST! I left only a week ago but it feels more like a month having muscled thru three days of driving with a full load that included two cats. I landed in a beautiful house in the Old Town section of the island in a neighborhood full of sounds, smells, faces, and foliage very different from those in Maine. Still getting the living space together but those pieces will soon be all put together. It's oddly cold here and it seems my much vaunted thick New England blood has already thinned! But the sun still shines and I have no snow to deal with like so many in the northeast. Of that I'm truly greatful.

As far as playing music it seems there are endless places to find gigs. Tomorrow I'll follow up on some of the leads my good friend Jodie Curtis scouted out and will do some pavement pounding. I'll post any dates that come my way.............................All the best.

KEY WEST here I come!

February and March are the winter's dog days here in Maine and lead to a certain degree of cold crankiness. This is most apparent when I pump gas while the wind inflicts a pins and needle attack to my soul.

So I plan on being down south where I hope to catch on in some of the many funky places and play some music. So if anyone has any suggestions please get in touch! peter@peterblack.net

I know it's a bit late in the season to get gigs but this move feels so good and makes me feel so happy that success is inevitable.

My friend Jamie Decato who is one of the Seacoast's premier drummers is also planning to come down and play some duo shows. I've long wanted to work with someone on percussion and feel a strong backbeat while I'm singing and Jamie is a veritable funky groove-machine. In fact, next week we'll be playing a "rehearsal" gig at the Dolphin Striker on Thursday Jan. 14th. This will be a tune-up for what we hope will be many more gigs.

See you there!!!!

I