Life Goes On

              THURSDAY 7/8/21 9:43PM-until just a few minutes ago, I had gotten used to the idea that Ray and I were finished as friends… but now I’m kind of thinking about it again , and it makes me sad… but life goes on, and my plan is to go to Woodstock on Tuesday, either with or without Sue Ellen…
FRIDAY 7/9/21 4:30PM-there is an open mic tonight at the Rockville American Legion Post 86, just like in the olden days… I think Howard is running things; that’s OK, I’m gonna try it out anyway – there doesn’t appear to be anything good on TV… My car is all packed up and ready to go… I’ll be leaving in a few minutes…
7:17PM-I could be playing BASS at the open mic, hell I might even get to play DRUMS…there are four guitarists here so far…
10:32PM-The first night of Howard’s open mic at the American Legion Post 86 was in just about every way a bit of a failure..it takes time to build up an open mic… I DID get to play some drums and a lot of bass… I believe *I* was the best Bass player AND the best drummer...In fact I didn’t play guitar all evening long…SO glad I left my amp in the car – I didn’t need it…
I think I would’ve been the second best guitar player at the Legion this evening, technically at least… The guy from Columbia (I didn’t catch his name) was WAY better than me in terms of technique IMO… but I do like the style that I’m developing…hopefully Howard's open mic will catch on...dunno when/if *I* will be back...
11:06PM-I wonder how many of the people that I’ve met through Ray will desert me… Or maybe the question might be – will I desert THEM? I get a funny feeling reading Facebook posts from Denisa, among others…Dunno if Ray has told her anything about the break-up...she of course witnessed the conversation that eventually led to the spilt...