Rockstro

 I hadn't practiced for a week. This is no way to be ready to play Xmas carols, and I haven't done anything on the shakuhachi at all. 

I was up last night, should not have been but I was, and saw that the illegal nightclub might actually be finally kaput. There was a steady trickle of customers passing through, but no one came around to open the place up and I only saw one Prius. That's the preferred car of Colombian illegal DoorDashers and at times the parking lot had tons of them. Yep here it is 2025 and I'm worried about Prius gangs. 

I saw a cop car drive through once and probably missed their driving through 1-2 more times. The illegal nightclub is definitely on their radar, and they check. 

All in all it was nice, except for the trickle of cars a normal night. 

I got some things ready to list and also did a practice. I'd come across (again) the "Rockstro Method" for holding the flute, which merely involves aligning the headjoint inward more, and I had a much easier time holding the flute, and a much better sound. 

I'm kind of re-learning things I'd learned before, years ago, when I ended up out playing for an hour or two at a time. My repertoire was very limited, but I was out doing it.