Just checked in for my sabbatical today. Three months. Happy and excited. Praying it will be fruitful and healing and creative. So, no gigs for awhile.

Have three months to absorb new Sufjan record, new Lissie record, new Arcade Fire record, plus The National and other new favorites. So much to take in. What a wonderful world.

Reflecting on Jimmy's show Friday night: thanks to all my friends who came out. And got me lots of Guinness. What a great time.

My favorite moment had to be the finale, when we did "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire while the audience sang merrily along.

Songs like that = why I play music.