Bill The Carpenter

Left: Bill Caruthers dismantles my right front porch railing as a first step in its repair.


So far, so good. Bill is very focused and the work is proceeding quickly.

Bill is part of the underground music scene here in Sacramento, going under the name "Jesus Son". He handed me his latest album, "Weave", featuring guest artists Kepi from the Groovy Ghoulies and Kristian Manoff, from the Kristian Manoff Trio.

"Weave" is an excellent album, with a trance-like vibe, and overlayed vocals, but with more varied drums than one would normally expect for trance. I like what he does!

As might be expected, I've been worried about E.'s reaction to having Bill buzzing around the outside of the house. She's been practicing active avoidance of the man she preemptively labeled "Psycho III". Watching from behind the curtains she reported "he wear a hippie shirt and yesterday he took it off and he has tattoo!": seemingly a correct observation. E. has been nursing an injured finger: she slammed her car door on it two days ago, and, unsurprisingly for someone loath to accept any responsibility for anything, she blamed Bill, but since he was busy cutting wood miles from the event he could hardly be held to account. Still, due to Bill's unusual intensity and focus on his job, I sense her alarm is waning, and hopefully she can eventually be persuaded to at least say hello.