Winter is back!  well, sort of.  It’s the end of 2009, early
                                    December, and it’s pouring rain
                                    outside, but no snow in sight.  Although I did get
                                    into some in a UP trip in October.  I always look 
forward
                                    to the first snow. I also hit my first deer ever on that trip and it was really awful. 
                                    
                                    
                                    I have a brand new venture called ‘The Wine
                                    Gypsy’ that is going very well, so far.  I’ve 
                                    partnered with Sandhill Crane Vineyards outside of
                                    Jackson (Michigan) to offer private
                                    wine tasting & mini-concerts.  I’ve been
                                    in and out of the wine business for years, so it’s 
                                    natural to merge that with my music.  Essentially,
                                    I come to your house (or club or wherever)
                                    and talk you and your friends through 8 or 9 wines,
                                    entertaining you with songs between the pourings. 
There
                                    will be a Wine Gypsy site up soon.
                                    
                                    Still looking to start recording the Irish American
                                    project by spring - I’ll keep y’all posted.
                                    
                                    Thanks for checking in!