FriendBurst Blog

When it comes to  playing Music, I’m better off having help of some kind…some people do just fine on their own, I am not one of those people…Went to an Open Mic, played two songs by myself…did NOT have fun, no matter how good I may have been (within throwing distance of “horrible” I think) but I wanted to do it for some reason…Had a “Cliff notes” version of the Lyrics (SUGAR MTN.) and managed ok…Had a full lyric sheet for the other one (KING MIDAS IN REVERSE) and messed up a bit, go figure…Then Lou and I did our thing and we were pretty good…Then we jammed with some other guys on some country/bluegrass stuff–THAT was fun…considerable respect for anybody who can stand alone onstage and play, be they good or bad, which is in the ear of the beholder…

Then it was on to the OTWC where I eventually ended up playing behind a girl who wanted to sing–she could just about carry a tune (in a pick-up truck) but rhythm  was an alien concept to her (because of the alcohol I suspect) and while *I* had fun playing SATISFACTION for almost 15 minutes, it was torture for the other “band” members and the audience…I went thru just about every riff in “E” I could think of…I’m told she pinched my butt when I turned around to adjust the settings on the amp…of course I don’t remember that because (IF for no other reason, and there ARE other reasons*) I’m old enuff to have been her Father…I believe I have a gig Saturday night, so I should/might stay in Friday night…For now, Life is Good, as far as I can tell…

*THE OTHER REASONS– a) Sex is not important to me, and 2) I have SOME integrity…but even if she was “old enough”, I’d rather play Music–I’m very good at that…Some of my cyber-friends seem overly preoccupied with sex…Either they’re not getting ANY, or what they are getting is not good enough…just a layman’s theory–NO pun intended…