a waste of anxiety
just got in from the Bel Air gig…it’s 4:15am (Sunday) the gig ended Saturday night at about 11pm…Hung out at the local golden arches with a coupla friends who had been at the show…Just as we were about to leave, some more friends/audience members arrived, including Sher herself…it was after 2:30am when I left…dunno of any 24 hour McDonald’s restaurants in MY neighborhood…I’d say the gig was a “9” on a scale of 10…I saw one of the two standing ovations–dunno how I missed the other one…like always after any Musical event, the ears are ringing LOTS…but it was a magical evening; of all the notes I played, I think I’d only change THREE of them…two of ’em passed quickly, one of ’em stuck out like a sore thumb–that’s a bummer…all the comments she is getting on the other FB are positive…the band did well, considering the amount of time spent rehearsing (ONE full band rehearsal) The pianist and I worked up some cheat sheets for him to use…
when I got on I-95 to go to the gig, I somehow ended up playing “tag” with a tour bus, which followed me to within a couple of miles of the show…I felt like Dennis Weaver in DUEL…I actually thought maybe some Sherri Robbins fans from my neck of the woods had chartered a bus, but no…and some psycho looking guy accelerated as soon as I indicated that I was gonna change lanes, I guess because I didn’t have his permission he got upset…but I got to my destination in one piece…I could/might say more, but first I wanna get some sleep–if I can…
seven hours later–right ear still ringing quite a bit (that’s the side the monitor was on) but I feel great otherwise…if the “roomie” doesn’t (or can’t) get outta bed in 15 minutes (Noon) I will likely go to breakfast alone…the weather we’re having now is not nearly as good as what we had yesterday, but I don’t care…
ADDENDUM–A big breakfast (too big perhaps) but it’s a good day, a day of recovery…kinda anti-climactic…but that’s OK…I think I’m coming down with a cold; I woke up from my nap with a sore throat (RATS) and that usually turns into a cold…but Life is Good…
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