One more time

 

              SUNDAY 9/18/2212:41AM-well last nights gig with Ray seem to be from the audience’s  point of view, a success. As always, when I play with Ray, I couldn’t hear my guitar very well. But I heard the vocals, loud and clear. The harmonies were for the wonderful.
10:20PM--still thinking about last night's gig with Ray and Mike...I didn't care (much) if anyone could HEAR  my solos: I was more concerned with the harmonies. Actually, that's one of the few musical things Ray isn't good at--I dunno why.
      10:25PM As Dianne and I were loading up the car in front of the hotel to leave this morning, a guy pulled up beside us and, spotting my guitar, asked me if I had played at Galway Bay Saturday night. I said "yes" and he told me that he thought we were great. I thanked him for the compliment and away he went. I've been fairly psyched ever since. But now it's time to mellow out, if I can.
          I'm really excited about and looking forward to Tuesday's gig at Brian Boru. I hope that Ray's many musician friends will be there--after all he DID invite 'em.
10:48PM--speaking of  "friends", I guess SueEl are no longer friends, if we ever were. I've reached out to her a couple of times, only to be blown off. Such is Life...I'm gonna try NOT to figure out why this happens to me.
MONDAY 9/19/22 11:55AM-even though it's Monday, I think it's gonna be a good day...got my grocery shopping done--except I forgot the mayo...I had (barely) enough for two samiches. All I gotta do have Lunch and wait for washer repairman...surely it won't take him more than an hour to fix the washer. When he leaves I just might do the Snoopy Dance.
              I think the gtr./amp test can wait until tomorrow. It shouldn't take more than about 15 minutes.
4:07PM--the washer repairperson hasn't arrived yet; *I* dunno why. I cleared out a spot for them.
            I was trying to find a specific photo album, but of course I couldn't. I think I've got some Ray/LCB pix on my phone that I can work with. Ray's wife Lotte wants some and so does Dianne. I know it's about 24 hours away, but I'm getting excited about Ray's gig tomorrow night in Severna Park. I will be disappointed if only a couple of Ray's Musical friends show up. But "a couple" is more than none, right?
 I guess the washer fixer won't be coming today after all. The window of opportunity was between 1-5PM; it's 4:30 now. Of course a lot can happen in thirty minutes.
5:20PM--but it didn't. Maybe tomorrow.
6:45PM--really getting anxious about tomorrow's gig. Might take a teeny bit more Traz than usual tonight.
11:23PM--just took TWO Trazodones, 100mgs each...Dunno for sure when they're gonna kick in, but I plan to go to bed at Midnight. Allegedly, the washer repairperson will be here early in the morning, whenever that actually is.
TUESDAY 9/20/22 9:07AM--well, the repairperson isn't here yet...I dunno why. I start prepping for the gig at about Two o'clock. My Mind has been running fast all morning with thoughts of the gig. I even considered the unthinkable--what if it gets cancelled? But my last gig being with half of the LCB would be a good way to close the circle. Whatever's gonna happen will start around Two o'clock or so.
         I very much wanna test the gear before I load it in the car. I'm not planning on taking on any other Projects if I can help it. I think the test will take pace at around 1PM. I wanna take one pedal with me--the Chorus pedal; the amp's built in effects leave a bit to be desired. And I don't wanna do too much to prep for the gig, equipment wise--it's a freebie, and there's not a whole lotta room onstage. And frankly, it won't make much of a difference to the audience.
3:14PM--should be leaving for Severna Park in about 15 minutes or so...hoping to see Dianne before I go. She had a brief Dr.'s appointment, and thought she would be back by three thirty or so.