I’ve got seven gigs in the next month, including four in a week. On my music page, I warn that there are two states of gigging: Completely busy or completely not busy. There is no in-between stage, which is ideally where I’d like to be, and now I’m on the busy side of the equation.

Seven gigs in a month is about one gig every four days. That’s a lot for a guy in his mid-40s with a full-time day job. It’s a whole lot for a guy who has an early-to-rise, don’t-screw-up-or-you’ll-get-sued, mentally taxing day job.

When I get this busy, I take it easy at the gig itself (especially concerning alcohol) and I make sure and get lots of rest between gigs. It’s a nice problem to have, and don’t let me kid you: I’m looking forward to the music I’ll be laying down over the next month.