June 2007

June 23, 2007
ok....TONIGHT I'm playing at Chapter's at John and Richmond. We play at the Eaton Centre last night....good thing I called Jeff to see if he had some extra strings.....or it would have been ...well, not good.
All week there were signs that I had the dates messed up in my head...(apparently, I have them correct on my shows page....wow, even I don't read it..). At one point Jeff told me we were setting up at the top of the escalator. Now, if you know John and Richmond Chapter's....that would be a messed up place to play. So I say, well, that's a messed up place to play. Then yesterday he tells me he's going to the loading dock....."what loading dock?"
"the one for the Eaton's Centre...."
oh crap.
The gig went well anyway...and thanks for all who picked up a cd.....
There was a group of teenage girls that walked by...and one of them broke away from the pack and started to walk over....stuck her head within three feet of each of our guitar headstocks....said "cool guitars"...and went off to join her gang...I mean, friends.
I just may be at the age where teenagers scare me. But then, I think I've been at that age since I was a teenager.
....I'm kidding...teens don't scare me. Slightly annoy, and confuse, but not actually frighten. It was kind of surreal to have a pierced, dyed, heavy makeup'd face hovering near my guitar....but hey, the girl knows a nice guitar when she sees one.
And some guy kind of walked around the perimeter of the "stage" (aka, the mystery section), then whipped out a camera with a lens the size of my arm and started taking some shots....I assume paparazzi....but I checked out all the papers....I found nothing.
interesting.
June 22, 2007
Playing the Chapter's at John and Richmond tonight...I don't know...6:30 to 9 I think....
also..you can buy Tourist all mp3 like at this place..it's pretty cool, cheap and easy...
http://payplay.fm/shawnhebb
seems like an ok site....and if you don't want to deal with iTunes or any kind of specific format...or old fashioned "waiting in the mail for a cd"....this is the place.
ok...have to finish packing my crap for this gig.
June 19, 2007
Rehearsal last night with Amer and the guys.....starting to sound good. The PA kept kanking out though...ad that on to not knowing the lyrics very well, and I have to say, my singing was less than stellar.
I had a dream last night I was trying to golf....but there was a wall about 4 feet in front of me wherever I tried to hit the ball. The odd thing was, it was painted like what was supposed to be in front of me...does that make sense? I suppose that's pretty easy to analyze in all sort of ways...
Surf's Up rehearsal tonight....out in my old neighborhood. It'll be nice to hi to all the old crack whores again. Oh, those Woodbine gigs....don't go there expecting to see us; we're playing in the back in a tent for some rich corporate fat cats. I think. It could be for the nice folks at Toyota for all I know. All I know is the common folk are not allowed admittance.
But if you want to spend Canada Day in beautiful Frankenmuth, MI, come on out.....some free women's festival in the sun. Or something like that.
June 19, 2007
Sleepy this morning.....sleepy and not wanting to go to work. Too many other things to do.....this work thing is really cramping my style.
Rehearsal for Surf's Up last night....kind of fun, reminded me of all the vocal parts that have gotten lost in my head somewhere. More rehearsals this week with Amer and Surf's Up, then the Chapter's gigs on the weekend. I think it's pretty dry as far as gigs go with my own stuff for a while....I'll have to book some more I guess. I feel like playing somewhere I haven't been before....
Tongue is healing slowly.
June 17, 2007
good gig last night....thanks for all that came out and bought cds.....it's always really appreciated.
 The Good Times cafe came through with the promise of it's name I reckon. Had one of the best Donairs I've had in a long time....made me homesick. Until I bit my tongue....then I was just kind of pissed at myself.
It was cool to have Andrew out on the gig.....he's so good on stage...very natural. I hate him. ha. I was saying last night I could put that guy up in front of a 1000 people with a trombone and I think he would make it through his set. Come midnight it was also his first father's day....so that was kind of cool too.
These next couple of weeks seem really busy....rehearsals, giving lessons, gigs, more rehearsals...I like it...don't get me wrong. I'd rather being doing this than anything.....makes it hard to go to work.
I rearrange my little "studio" today....The toys are easier to get at for one.....just seems more open. really have to start recording....I have cold feet for some reason. A million ideas in my head.....having a hard time taking that first step.
This year seems to be finally growing into itself though....I sense change in the air...but I could be full of shit. who knows?
June 11, 2007
up way too early....feels like it anyway...Jeff is picking me up to go to that tv gig...wow...tired. Still have to pack up my gear too. Acoustic gigs are great, throw a guitar in a bag...just have to bring a cable, a tuner...maybe a strap. This pedal steel thing...man....guitar, chair, cables, volume pedal, tuner...have to make sure I have the right shoes to play the thing.....
right....drinking coffee right now...waking up. Slowly...yess....there it is.
The actually playing part is a big nerve wracking....I'm looking forward to the coffee they have there....and then lunch. I don't know...some gigs, the time around the gig is more fun than the actual playing. Some it's the whole package...some it's just the playing.
ok...coffee is gone......going to pack up. at least I get the day off work.....
....also getting tired of this website....might need to update.
June 7, 2007
ok.....show updates. 22 June is Eaton centre....23 john and Richmond. 7-9:30 pm.
23rd me and Jeff are going to the firkin after for a drink.......

Jeff tells me I'm bringing the pedal steel.
June 6, 2007
Gigs are finally starting to happen for the summer. Good.
I have nothing to say but it was cold yesterday. And me, in short pants. I seem to recall a certain point in my life....let's say: "when I was young...", that you know after a certain point of the year, like June, you could safely walk out of the house at any given day in shorts, and know that you were covered. (or not as the case may be. )
Jeff and I are having a rehearsal tomorrow night for our gigs coming up. We're bringing out some newer and older material. Jeff has a couple new ones that I have to learn. I have my old ones that I have to learn. I think Jeff knows all of them already.
June 4, 2007
A long drive, but we're back in Toronto. got in yesterday afternoon. Great weather for driving, zero body count.
I really don't want to be back....but can't move just yet I guess. Gigs coming up...new market next week, (with Andrew and Jeff which will be fun), then some Chapters/Indigo stuff downtown Toronto, I think a beach band in there. It's on the shows page.
I brought a bunch of toys back from the attic of my parents house. fun stuff, mostly old star wars stuff, but there's a GI Joe, and evil kneivel, some mad magazines, and some superhero dolls....I mean, action figures.
...there's a lot of people in this city.
May 28, 2007
A long drive but we're in Nova Scotia....got in yesterday afternoon. Great weather for driving....hit a raccoon. Freaked me out a little....little guy jumped in front of the car, looked up with a look on it's face that could only be read as "oh shit", and then Boom thud thud.
Ripped the front license plate right off the car.
And then we spent the night in Ormocto. Fun to say, fun to hear.
Got into Gold River about 2:30....unpacked, had a beer, started the bbq...
Today..rain. Crap...but still ok....went through some old LP's....played some guitar.....hopefully tomorrow there will be some sun, more bbq....more relaxing.