{"id":113868,"date":"2013-12-23T16:26:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T21:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/113868\/its-the-end-result-that-matters-right\/"},"modified":"2013-12-23T16:26:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T21:26:42","slug":"its-the-end-result-that-matters-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/113868\/its-the-end-result-that-matters-right\/","title":{"rendered":"it&#8217;s the end result that matters, right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"4\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\">Slowly but surely I&#8217;ve been drifting away from the other FB&#8230;and the so-called friends I have there&#8230;I was gonna write some kinda goodbye\/kiss-off post, and maybe even name names&#8230;but I chickened out&#8230;and I was serious about giving up that Music &#8220;hobby&#8221; that I&#8217;ve been involved in since 1969&#8230;that&#8217;s a bit tougher, I&#8217;ve got a house concert w\/ SLR at the end of January&#8230;and Lou wants to try a new place after the New Year&#8230;the place actually isn&#8217;t new, but the open mic host is&#8230;hopefully she&#8217;s a bit more talented than the previous host&#8230;Quitting anything &#8220;cold turkey&#8221; is tough&#8230;that&#8217;s true of Music and social media&#8230;tough but not impossible&#8230;<br \/>\n <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\">I took a break from Music before, when I left the Last Chance Band&#8230;I think it lasted almost five years&#8230;Looking back, I think moving from my hometown to Montgomery County (permanently) had a lot to do with that too&#8230;Now I can&#8217;t remember how or when I got back into it; and now I feel like I&#8217;ve wasted all that Time hoping to &#8220;go professional&#8221;&#8230;almost 20 years (1995-2013) going to open mics and jamming&#8230;there were a couple of actual Bands&#8230;and at this point, I can&#8217;t remember how\/why I&#8217;ve ended up musically unemployed&#8230;Maybe one of my &#8220;friends&#8221; was right, I AM too picky&#8230;And I STILL say shouldn&#8217;t EVERY Musician be picky? 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