I was not impressed and I was impressed

 

                  SUNDAY 8/30/2020 9:11PM--Dianne's cousin did a FB Live broadcast...I think maybe he shoulda rehearsed more, if he did at all...on the other hand, my ex-brother-in-law is making progress on the fiddle...Even
though he wanted me to, I didn't bring my acoustic guitar...actually, I left it in Dianne's car...I think she was a bit miffed...oh well...

glad I'm on the sidelines

 

          MONDAY 8/24/2020 10:08PM--some of my so-called friends are at war with each other, and President Chump is the reason...I'm quite happy being retired from Music and therefore out of he loop///...it's not just me...Stoney is making enemies, on Flakebook at least...briefly had a chat with Barry...that's how I found out
about the Stoney War...
          Hoping to get acoustic guitar strings tomorrow...guess I'm gonna have to go to Litz. to get 'em...
        TUESDAY 8/25-2020 11:05AM--went to Litz got the strings...they were about twice as much as I expected to pay...naturally, they were out of the actual type I normally buy, but I felt like I had to buy something...
I'll put 'em on later...it's the index(?) finger on my left hand that hurts the most when I play...I hope it's better by Saturday, although it looks like it's gonna be bad weather...of course, a lot can happen between now and Saturday...
7:21PM--I was trying to remember when I stopped playing music...the vids I put on youTube kinda answer that question...I put my first music video on youTube on March 28...that's two weeks after I sat-in with Ray...the only playing I did after that was a few more vids...the last one was posted  on May 18 th...the last time I went to Lou's (to play) was on July 17th, more or less...I think...
            WEDNESDAY 8/26/2020 10:30AM--I put new strings on the acoustic; dunno if I'm gonna accomplish anything else today...and I don't care...
    5PM--the weather report for Saturday looks atrocious...it's only Wednesday, but I don't think the Lou&Scott thing is gonna happen...I'm OK with that, except the new guitar strings were twice as expensive as I thought they'd be...

THURSDAY 8/27/2020 12:09AM-Saturday’s weather looks atrocious...I’m still ok with that...
SATURDAY 8/29/2020 7:05PM--Lou and I did NOT get together, and I'm OK with that too...

            

the first farewell show

 

         MONDAY 8/17/2020 7:47PM--Lou wants me to come to his house to play for awhile, a week from this coming Saturday...I said "OK"...it's some kinda universal "Play on the Porch Day"--I don't think it's a youTube kinda deal, but it might be...
        TUESDAY  8/18/2020 8:38AM--it belatedly occured to me that in the past some people seemed to be impressed with my guitar playing...Ray Weaver (circa 1980) Daryl Davis and Jeff Herbert all seemed to be impressed with me as a Musician...but suddenly DD stopped using me and Weber did too...so all I can figure is that it was me as a person that they didn't like...that's pretty dammed depressing if you ask me...
       I could change my Mind, but I DO want to vid record at least a song or two when (if) Lou and I get together
on Saturday 8/29...and hopefully post it on youTube...
9 PM--Someone I'm acquainted with put a video on FB from awhile back...I might not be much of a guitar player, but hardly any guys can harmonize as well as me...
      THURSDAY 8/20/2020 11:50AM--I kinda wish I had turned down Lou's invitation to do the world-wide porch jam thing...but if I do it, I really wanna get a new set of strings for the acoustic...I guess that means going to Litz...
SUNDAY 8/23/2020 5:37PM--I think Lou is getting psyched about next Saturday; I'm not, at least, not yet...

who cares? I don't think anyone does...*I* don't

           THURSDAY 7/23/2020 9:33PM--every now and then some musician I don't really know is conducting interviews on Flakebook with MontCo musicians that I DO know...I guess I won't be one of his guests...that kinda hurts...another indication that I wasn't as good a Musician as I thought I was...and I thought I was pretty good--not the best, not the worst...oh well, it's a very competitive scene, full of two-face backstabbing hypocrites...*I* might even be one as well...

10:04PM--the problem with Flakebook is I keep seeing people that I've worked with (if only briefly) doing gigs in Montgomery County and elsewhere...yeah, it kinda hurts...oh well...

           FRIDAY 8/14/2020--(sigh) the glitch that has infected my diary of NON-Musical activities is apparently not affecting THIS one; go figure...I had a dream this afternoon that I went amp shopping; I was looking at an amp/speaker cabinet combo in a Music store,,,I was practically alone, except for some employees huddled in a corner...The amp head was practically weightless, which is why I was attracted to it...

           Later (but within the same nap) I dreamt that I was selected to play piano on somebody's rendition of DOCTOR MY EYES...both dreams seem weird to me...I dunno what the dreams mean, if they mean anything
at all...I still have no desire to play Music...

6:26PM--I haven't told anyone else (but ME) that I might not ever be seen again in public playing Music...That idea doesn't yet bother me...actually I hinted at it to someone, but they apparently didn't pick up the hint...I hardly listen to Music in the car when I DO go somewhere...a couple of weeks or so ago, I considered taking up the drums again...I would have to spend money I don't really have, I would have to make room I don't have in the basement and lastly, I don't think drumming is good idea for me physically...oh well...

SATURDAY 8/15/2020 12:24pm--Still nothing going on in my Life musically...and I don't yet care...