Only God Knows…
No, it’s not a Beach Boys song sung sideways…I’ve nearly become obsessed with the idea that some really UN-talented people must be hearing something in their head 180 degrees opposite to what *I* and others are hearing…Tonight I heard these guys using Musical instruments to simulate the sound of a car crash, successfully…Presuming his (or her?) existence, I would say only God could explain what they were doing…a Les Paul (copy?) in the hands of someone who apparently had no idea how to tune it–that’s criminal IMO…but MY performance (with some other guys) of SATURDAY NIGHT’S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING was not all that bad, I’ve NEVER played/sung it in public…in my car yes, onstage? No…and that was after driving 70 miles from a rehearsal in Baltimore; Forgive the bragadacio, but it was WAY better than the car crash band…thanx to my friend Sue for the cheat sheet…played and sang a bunch aside from that, including some Bass…I say again, I’m not exceptional…but I ain’t half bad…It may be true that I have a low tolerance for mediocrity, but I’m working on it…a little…I’m all warmed up for the gig Friday night (“house” guitarist at the Open Mic) which as always runs the gamut from the very talented to “you’ve GOT to be kidding” and it’s April Fool’s Day, my least favorite holiday I think…but Life is Good, so I’m fairly happy…pardon my narciscism (sp?) it’s temporary, trust me…