Linda Stout

Three gigs three nights in a row after being busy on the new EP, now mastered. Hear "Scary," a revamped song, posted here and at myspace. There'll be others up soon. ...Lots of music biz stuff to do now. Thursday it was a benefit for Israeli war victims at The Nines in Ithaca, played with Matt Robbins, fun; last night I played in Watkins Glen and met this guy who'd won a 2-bedroom cabin on Seneca Lake in a poker game and saw my old friend, Todd Stratton, a fabulous musician who taught me a ton about songwriting and guitar. Tonight, I'll soon leave for Cortland for Lawlerpalooza, a benefit for musician Jimmy Lawler's medical expenses. Those shows to raise money for medical expenses are rather an indictment on the impoverished health care system in the US, or lack thereof. I'm happy to play, but too bad it's so dire for so many people.