Sunday 1/11/26
On Sundays I reflect.
I didn’t drink alcohol this week. It’s better when I don’t.
There is so much to catch up on wow. This year is off to a mega start.
I’m feeling good. It’s always been hard for me. This year feels great already.
Yesterday we lost Bobby. My parents weren’t dead heads, but my friend’s house where I spent much of my childhood was where I was introduced to the Grateful Dead as early as I can remember.
Last night I got to see my friend Sam Grisman and his band play in Beaver Creek. Sam told stories about growing up with Jerry, a close friend of his father’s. Sam also shared about the show he himself got to play with Bobby and how important all of that was for him.
It was a deeply profound evening, with some truly talented musicians and emotional vibes.
A few days ago, we finished installing the hot shop at the Minturn Maker Space. Robert Burch will be bringing his soft glass experience to our space where we now have a functioning furnace. This is an exciting new chapter as our space continues to evolve.
A few days before that I paid a visit to Anderson Ranch in Snowmass near Aspen where Ian and I will be teaching the first ever glass flameworking workshop this August. This is a monumental step for our community as well as the ranch which has been operating as a major arts institution since the 1960’s.
We are so honored to have this opportunity.
It snowed this week, and I got my first real powder day of the year on my snowboard with friends at Vail. We need more of that. It’s been a light year but it finally felt like winter.
In the background, Ian and I have been continuing our work with Jen Stark. I can’t exactly share what we’ve been creating yet, but soon will be able to.
What I can share, is that the team will be returning to the studio soon for our second session with Jen. This time, we’re taking her snowboarding.
The town of Vail has invited us to give a talk at the new Ford Arts Studio on January 29 at 4pm followed by a cocktail hour meet and greet.
Working with Jen has been larger than life. I’ve been a huge fan of her art for over a decade, and have been collecting her work for almost as long. Bringing these projects to fruition has been a dream come true.
Amidst all of this, I’ve been driving for my side job. It certainly isn’t what I want to be doing, but I’m grateful for the work as I continue to work on bringing down my debt.
The last few years have been especially hard for artists.
Thank you to everyone who has continued supporting. Thank you to all of the artists still here creating.
What does drum n bass have to do with all of this?
You tell me.
Currently I’m listening to a Radiohead Rework by Waldo’s Gift of one of my favorite tracks; All I Need. It’s far from drum n bass. I might call it avant garde.
“I’m the next act waiting in the wings. I’m an animal trapped in your hot car. I am all the days that you choose to ignore.”
For the last subject of today’s essay I have to address sports ball.
I went to college at Indiana University in Bloomington. It was there that my life changed and I found glass. I’ve lost touch with most of my college friends over the last decade. I’ve grown so much since then.
The Indiana Hoosiers football team are going to the championship. They’re playing University of Miami in Miami next week. My brother went to the U. I’ve joked this is our first rivalry since we were kids.
Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!
I was thinking about those limestone buildings I haven’t seen or been inside for over ten years. That campus is a special place for me.
I had a dream about some of my frat brothers the other night. We lost touch years ago. Then I got a call from one of them days later.
It’s weird how the world works.
Anyways, my brother and everyone else from Miami is going down in the championship. Part of me wishes I could fly down and go to the game with my brother. Part of me wishes I could fly to B-Town.
I don’t care about sports, and I’m too busy here at home in the mountains. It’s a fantasy. I’m one for nostalgia though.
At 35 a part of me does miss that part of my life. I wouldn’t trade my current life for anything in the world.
As always, thanks for being a part of my journey. Enjoy your Sunday,
BB
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