Hey gals,

So my friend Nico pushed the date of the masquerade ball a week forward because there is a big costume party going on at the Portuguese Hall on the 12th and he is concerned about not getting a turnout for his event. It will now be held on Saturday April 19th and he is wondering if Guinea Gbe will still be able to play.

I know that this throws yet another monkey wrench into our plans and I understand if you guys can't or don't feel like doing the gig on the 19th. I was really frustrated when I heard the news last night because I don't like being put in the middle of things when details keep changing and I feel really bad for the flakiness that has continually surrounded this gig.

I know that we already have a gig on Sunday the 20th and that it may be too much to do two gigs in one weekend. However, if everyone else wanted to and was able to do the gig on the 19th, I would not be opposed to it. I think it may not necessarily be a bad thing if we were to do two gigs back to back because then we would already have the set list fresh in our minds for Sunday and we would get the practice of performing multiple shows in a row.

I spoke with Courtney and she is not super opposed to performing two gigs that close together either. However, she is dubious about how professional the gig will be since the date has already been postponed twice. I understand that it is unprofessional to continue changing plans, especially when relying on multiple musicians to participate. And I apologize for all of the confusion that has surrounded this event so far - I have been trying to relay information as best as I can . All that I can say is that Nico told me he has turned in the paperwork in order to set the April 19th date in stone and is working on finalizing all of the details.

I also spoke with Sabina and she said that she would be fine doing the gig on the 19th because it will help give us some more time to practice before then. As I said, I am okay either way. I completely understand if many of you can't or don't want to do it because of how rocky it has been. But before I give Nico a definite yes or no I would like to get everyone's input so we can make a group decision.

What do you ladies think? Should we just say screw it? Should we do two gigs in one weekend?

Another detail that I wanted to bring up is the rehearsal space. If we are not going to be doing the gig, or even if we are, do we still need 3 hours in the space this Sunday? Andrea, do we still have the ability to change our rehearsal time?

Please let me know what you guys think as soon as possible. You can email me at desertchels@yahoo.com or call me at (661) 972-2957. Again I apologize for all of the messiness and I completely understand if we decide to cancel the gig.

Thanks,
Chelsea