Some Random Thoughts - Sept 23, 2008
Time flies, whether you’re having fun or not. It’s been just one day shy of six weeks ago that I tore the muscle in my forearm & strained the tendons in the palm of my right hand. I still cannot play bass for any length of time, and I cannot pull very hard with that hand, even pulling my shoelaces tight hurts. But I can still play guitar pretty well. I need to slowly warm up, and warm up much more than I’m used to doing in order to play the tougher material. But I can play, and I continue to improve, and that is what really matters. I will make a full recovery, though it will take some time.
So much has happened since I last posted, and I would love to get into it all, but I just don’t have the time tonight. Here are some of the highlights, maybe teasers, about what’s been happening. I’ve been conducting interviews & auditions like crazy, and I think I have the new lineup for live shows decided. Hopefully I can share details in the next couple of days. I’ve also been shopping for a booking agent. (Yes, again! Or maybe more accurately, still!) I thought I had that little piece of business settled, but there has been a new (& ugly) wrinkle develop there. I will absolutely post details on that in the next few days. I really, really hope to post good news, but the jury is still out.
I have been recording, but not much. There are a couple reasons for that: the injury has slowed me down; I have a bunch of new technology in the studio I need to learn; we had a garage sale; and the search for musicians & an agent. This week I am dealing with some family & household oriented things that are cutting into studio time a bit, but by the last part of the week I should have good news on tracking progress.
So here are some random thoughts on things that have been on my mind or calendar lately:
Getting a new roof is expensive. Not getting one could be more expensive.
Why do we pay to have the lawn fertilized, and then complain about mowing so often?
From a kid’s point of view, braces suck.
Garage sales take a LOT of time & energy to prepare.
Standing in the driving rain for four or five hours sucks.
Living in a hurricane zone & having to abandon your home, which then is washed away while a guitarist in Illinois complains about a mere five hours in the rain, REALLY sucks.
Good books are awesome. Everyone should make more time to read.
My kids are awesome. I hope they know it. I tell them, but they think I’m biased.
Fresh fruit rocks. And raw veggies!
Gotta go! Stay tuned for more…
Clark