the beginning of the end?

 

    TUESDAY 8/30/22 5:30PM--I think last night at the Blues Jam, I may have made a decision. I think my days as a Musician are coming to an end. I blame no one but myself (mostly).
   The MontCo live music scene seems to be nearly back to "normal"; most  of the Musicians I know are back to gigging at least semi-regularly. But I'M not.
   Maybe I wasn't quite as likeable as I thought I was. I USED to be a pretty good guitarist, but I didn't work on it nearly as much as I should have--nobody's fault but mine... And now it's like I'm almost a beginner again.
10:23PM--it's quite depressing to scroll thru Fakebook and read about all my Musical "friends'" gigs and stuff...
     THURSDAY 9/1/22 9:03AM-The cleaners are supposed to be here any minute now; that means they should be gone by 11 o’clock-ish. I think that’s fantastic timing. I’ve got a lot to do this morning, so as soon as they get here, I’m going to get on with it.
4:42-I May be wrong about Bippy’s happening tonight.
5:10PM--yep, I was. Oh well...got my hopes up for nothing, like almost always. 
5:29PM-- I wasn't THAT Gung Ho to go anyway. If there HAD been a jam but SueEl wasn't gonna go, I might have gone by myself.
9:29PM--Trying to make it to 11:00PM...gotta get up at about 7:30AM to take Muzzy to her play date...
FRIDAY 9/2/22 12:26PM- I think we're going to Unique shortly, allegedly to donate some stuff. Someday, when I have more warning, *I* might gather some stuff to be donated.
7:03PM--having a turkey burger and an ear of corn for dinner...
10:27PM--I'm gonna be on my own for a lot of Saturday; Dianne is going to the G-town flea market by herself. Then later she 's going to Riderwood for an intervention of sorts; it's about her Father. I'm hoping to go out and get some photos of some sort, somewhere...IF it isn't  too hot/humid, that is.
SATURDAY 9/3/22 11:13AM-I dunno for sure, but I don't think I'm gonna want to go out today. The "feels like" temperature is about 82° already. And Dianne won't be leaving until about Two PM or so. The weather by then will be, I suspect, nearly unbearable.
4:38PM--so I didn't go out shooting pix...but I'm gonna see what happens when I go see Joint Effort at Hershey’s.
10:12PM-They’re still not very good IMO. But if the audience is happy, that’s what matters.
11:00PM-I vocally joined in on couple of songs…right or wrong I didn’t hold back.Oddly enough two different band members asked me if I brought my guitar. "I didn't know I was supposed to" I replied.
12:27PM--stayed until the end of Joint  Effort's gig. It was nice to see some folks I hadn't seen in awhile. I got a few pix outta the visit. ADDENDUM--I must admit it was nice sitting at a  table with Colleen, Stephanie Judy and especially Adriana. It was nice emotionally; physically? not so much, if ya get my drift...that's what old age does to some Men.

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