FriendBurst Blog

went to an open mic, didn’t bring a guitar (bad idea) but a friend was kind enuff to let me use her’s…She and another friend were (supposedly) in charge…I told him that my friend Lou and I didn’t want any “help”–MAYBE we woulda been better off with the help, but *I* doubt it…a drummer asked me if I wanted drums, I said “no”…He then asked if he could sit behind ’em, “I promise I won’t play…” WTF? Again I said (firmly) “no”…He went  back to his table and told a guy what had happened and the guy said (loudly enuff for me and other people to hear) “Whoa, [he’s] bein’ an asshole…” To which I loudly retorted, “It’s my turn, so I took it.” Such is the kinda thing that can happen when Humans are involved; especially drunk Humans…I felt sorry for the folks running the O.M., things were fairly outta control; because the (mostly) male Musicians, at least some of the ones *I* know, are egocentric pricks…I don’t think ANY amount of talent justifies that kinda behavior…and some of my “friends” aren’t (IMO) as talented as I think they think they are…again this seems to be part of the Human condition…so you ask (at least in this case) WHY do I go? Well (in this case) my friend Lou wanted me to…In general, I go because it might be fun (whether I get to play or not) there are people I like that I don’t get to see anywhere else…and (again in this case) I feel as though I won’t get to go out Wed night, so I thought I’d better go out tonight–not that the two open mics are in any way alike…I would rather be able to go on Wed and skip thursday, but I’m not in Charge of the weather…

as far as the predicted snowfall, I THINK I have everything *I* need, and so little money to spend if I DO need something…Life is Good…it could be better, but it could be lots worse too…