“no” seems to be the hardest word…
or maybe I’m just a prick after all…is it MY fault that some people want me to play with them but I don’t want to ? Or should I just be Mr. Nice Guy and bite the bullet ? Went to an open mic with the purpose of playing with my friend Lou, just Lou…My friend Michelle said, “But you’ll back ME up too, won’t ya?” I said yes to her then re-drew the line…said no to Mark and Paul–they should play together, then the tempos would be just right…and why in the f**k are some Musicians afraid to COUNT OFF the effin’ song so that there’s no guessing where the 1 is…Lou and I were pretty good tonight, especially vocally…Ditto Michelle and I…
Can you imagine what would probably happen if I vented this stuff on the other FB? Sooo grateful for THIS Fb…but I would imagine that Kevin doesn’t want me to keep this place a secret…but for now it kinda is…
ADDENDUM–found out that Mark was “unhappy” that I played with Michelle and not him…poor baby–if he wants the Truth I’ll let him have it…he won’t be able to handle it, but that’s not MY problem…and just to be fair and balanced–when he plays songs he wrote, it’s like a whole ‘nother guy…why that is I dunno, but it is–in my opinion anyway…we must keep in mind (but we don’t) that Musical taste is subjective…a friend told me it’s a compliment that people want me to play with them, she may be right but *I* would like it if someone *I* thought was very good (or better) wanted me to play with them…I get tired of making people “sound better” when I play with ’em…can’t they sound better without me?
AND FURTHERMORE–there is a video on youTube showing me screwing up a blues tune…in an obvious way…so IF you thought that I think of myself as God’s gift to Music (and I don’t) this video is solid evidence to the contrary–quite embarrassing…just type in OBTG and look for “Crossroads”…the fuck-up is at 2:04…such is Life…