I called it

           MONDAY 12/2/19 10:04 PM--I was thinking as I left for the FHB rehearsal, "I sure could use my new amp cover, a garbage bag looks stupid..." It was raining a fair amount at the time...I told Dianne that it would probably come while I was at practice--it did...At first I found it hard to believe it was in the box that was waiting for me when I got home, but it was...it fits the way it's supposed to and should under most circumstances keep my amp dry...
           The practice itself went smoothly enough...the other guys let me have my way quite a bit...I swapped out RUN RUDOLPH RUN  for BLUE XMAS, and we added PLEASE COME HOME FOR XMAS as well...I'm very surprised...Yet again I was reminded of upcoming gigs that I had forgotten about...like the 4th Thursday Open Mic on 12/26 which in addition to being the day after Xmas is Deborah Lynn Haines' (of Ellicott City) 66th birthday, assuming she's still alive...
       On January 10th the FHB returns to the Rockville Elks and February 21st it plays at Hershey's...There is also allegedly a Combustibles gig at the Celtic House on February the 1st...
TUESDAY 12/3/19--8:42 AM--I think the FHB is playing four (?) songs at the Derwood Xmas show, but I'm unsure as to which songs and in what order...If not sooner, I'll find out at the next practice...
9:13 AM--I don't think I need to prepare  for the upcoming Combustibles gig, but the ITN gig a week later? Maybe, especially if I'm playing keys...frankly, I hope that the keyboard player who is waiting in the "on-deck circle" will be able to play the show...
10:31AM--But just in case he can't, I went thru the entire ITN Moose Lodge setlist...including the "Alternates", there seem to be lotsa songs that could use keyboards...a couple of them need to be transposed, but that's not a problem...
7:37 PM--Barry made an FB Event out of the gig on Saturday...he made Brian and Barney hosts, but not me...I'm sure that means something, but I'm not sure what that something is...
8:55 PM--and now Stoney is whining because I mentioned on Flakebook a couple of the songs his band is doing at the Derwood Xmas show...and he seems to think that John Trupp is God...I think he's a bit of a jerk...no wonder Stoney likes the guy...I think I'd be happier if they DID fire me...
9:38 PM--I'm gonna try driving myself to the Combustibles' gig on Saturday...that way, I can pack up and split almost as soon as our last Bass player used to...