One of the truly unique of human distinctions is playing music together. Don't let that anthropomorphism stuff lead you to believe other species do it as well. We do. At it's best, you leave this earth as a singular being and meld into the other players and soar upward as one. Even when it doesn't slot right into the sublime, it's a beautiful time as you try and reach that state.
I started to play with Jules, oh, maybe when he was 11 years old? He's 18 now
First official band pic. 2016
This was after a gig for a Sunday Brunch at the now closed Divewalk Cafe in Sonoma. Leah was in the group at that point and most of the vocals came from her and Tone Tones. Jules was on banjo.
MemFest 2018, Chico, Ca
We were calling ourselves The Family Jules (even though there was another band out there with that name) because Jules was writing all the songs and becoming the force in the group. Leah was gone and Meg with her violin came in....Megolin.
A few months ago.
It's been nothing but an honor and privilege to have played all those years with Jules.
Here's a link to his first serious recording. It's a lush cinematic soundscape of his based on a earth that is inhabited by two top of the food chain species.
Each line is something that needs to be thought about.
