so I’m a [fill in the blank] ?

I’ve already said that maybe I haven’t been as good a friend to anybody as some people have been to me…but it’s still a bit of a mystery as to why I’m feeling abandoned by 98% of my so-called friends…Some people say I’m too negative, *I* say Life is hardly ever a bed of roses…*I* […]

I bet she knows

so I rehearsed with SLR…I didn’t wanna…I don’t think she wanted to either; we stopped after about two hours…agonizing over how/when/where to tell her that I don’t wanna do that Music thing with her or anybody right now…I still think she’s gonna be angry…haven’t heard from Lou lately…maybe HE’S done playing Music, or at the […]

facing death and other types of loss

other than my parents and other relatives, no one really close to me has passed away…unless I’m blocking out somebody…JH (the open mic host) and I were almost kinda close…Perhaps it’s the word “close” that’s causing problems…anyway, a friend of mine (we met in high school) had a stroke earlier this week…I’ve been told it’s […]

supporting local Musicians, etc.

I had the chance to go to Lou’s open mic in Damascus; Dianne was gonna go too…she wasn’t excited about it, but somewhat enthusiastic…*I* changed my Mind and we didn’t go…I hope I don’t tell Lou about almost going… mostly because there doesn’t seem to be anything on TV tonight, I’ve thought about asking if […]

I guess it IS important after all

I may have lost the enthusiasm for playing Music, but I sure do like listening to it…I guess I’ve gotta give Spotify some of the credit for that…If it really only adds about $10 a month to my phone bill, I’ll keep it…I believe that at this point I have more songs on my phone […]

there’s a fine line…

between integrity and pretension IMO…”I can’t sing it if I’m not feelin’ it”–that’s what SLR said about a certain song that a friend of hers requested…sheesh…*I* say, it’s one song, about three minutes–ACT like yer feelin’ it…I guess I really have changed my Mind about SLR…NOT her singing ability, but other stuff…her performance of the […]

feelin’ neutral

I went to the OTWC open mic…because 1) the roomie was hosting the mah-jong gang and I didn’t wanna feel like a prisoner, stuck as I would be upstairs, not knowing what (if anything) was on TV…2) I wanted a REAL cheeseburger and 3) I hadn’t seen Catherine in awhile… I said that I didn’t […]

breaking up is hard to do

I think SLR is coming over tomorrow (Sunday) and I kinda wish she wasn’t–but we have a gig coming up in two weeks…we always need the practice…I feel like I can’t carry the pain of wanting to end our Musical relationship much longer…I suspect she’ll know something’s going on…I’m a lousy actor…It’s gonna be a […]

hardly any change

so I went to the AmerLegion, paid Bill the $20 I owed him, *I* insisted he keep it…I’ll probably wish I’d kept it myself…played a bunch, sang very little…had some fun, absolutely undecided if it was worth it… the Host said a bunch of nice things about me…*I* told the audience he has been nice […]

POEM: Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree: Lyric Rewrite

This lyric rewrite was composed for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge, where our theme is Christmas music. ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Rocking around the Christmas Tree at the nursing home tonight. Mistletoe hung where none can see ’cause they’ve got such poor eyesight. Rocking around the Christmas Tree as they hear their own […]