a major milestone IMO

 

               WEDNESDAY 8/25/21 12:28AM--I ultimately had the best time I've ever had at any open mic...my participating in it was only part of the reason...I met a guy, we were hitting it off...found Harmony was his thing, as much as it is mine...we were throwing names back and forth when I thought I heard him say "Buzzy Linhart"...it turns out he DID say Buzzy Linhart...I kinda felt like I'd been hit in the face with a baseball bat...wow...I got kinda lost on the way to the Grille and again coming home, but it was absolutley worth it...I found him on Flakebook, I hope that doesn't scare him...
THURSDAY 8/26/21 3:35PM--somewhat suddenly, I checked in with SueEl and she said "yes" to Dinner and an open mic at Hershey's...Dinner was HER idea...She cancelled...she feels outta sorts, so she's not gonna go...I'm going in spite of the fact that *I* feel outta sorts...go figure...
leaving for Hershey's at about 6...pretty sure it's gonna be raining, which should mean we'll be inside...
11:24PM--I left at about 6, but it didn't rain and we didn't play inside...I may have been premature calling Tuesday "the best time I ever had at an open mic"...I could say that about tonight's Hershey experience...I took over from Jeff at whatever time it was...tonight I would call my playing an 8.5 on a scale of 10...I played about three songs I had never even played on guitar, much less Bass...I sang (I think) MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE--to myself, while playing Bass...someone else was the actual lead vocalist...as for my Bass playing, for the most part it was pretty good...I mess up mostly when my glasses offer me a view of TWO of everything...As much as I loved the sound coming out of Jeff's amp, I'd like to get the next size up...a slightly bigger speaker and more wattage... The sound should be all that different...it's too bad Dianne will find out about the purchase, if and when it happens...*I* think it's time to start working on playing AND singing at the same time...
 12:25AM--on the verge of freaking out over my evening at Hershey's...played, among others, TUESDAY'S GONE by Skynyrd; I've never ever played that on ANY instrument...I'd never heard it the way through, much less played it all the way through...And I don't think I've ever played ONE WAY OUT on Bass either...and personally, *I* think I kicked butt on MOONDANCE...and the way the Bass sounded!!! I need to get a Bass amp...but I'm NOT in a hurry...