diaries
The musician has three disciplines: the disciplines of the hands, the head and the heart.
-RF
06.00- Awake for another savage day of Day Jobbery.
07.00- Arrive at the Day Job to the usual Monday morning unexpected expectations…
There is a lot of small but intense jobs to accomplish today, and I am up for the challenge.
15.00- Email from J, with some minor questions in the journal. Of course I have made errors and these ones are pure stupid on my part!!!
07.00- The Day Job once again beckons me to drive the long road moreover traveled…
19.45- Evening brings music, domesticating and…
KING CRIMSON TICKETS!!!
J has already booked for another venue in another town to see this mythical beast, but I have chosen my venue simply upon the fact I’ve never been to this city (at least not on a pleasure only context…)…
Music- The Flaming Lips “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots” (Warner Bros. CDW 48141).
Email and surfin’…
In the States now, wherever you go, the word "espresso" is synonymous with High Living. So you can be in a bad neighborhood, it may say "CASKETS. SICKROOM SUPPLIES. LIVE BAIT. AMMUNITION. ESPRESSO!" You know what I'm saying, it's like "Okay, let's stop!"
-Tom Waits
Kinda sums up my evening’s mood. Dunno why, it just does…
Also- RIP Albert Hoffman, the inventor of LSD. He was 102… Was he doing something right, or something terribly wrong?
08.32- Awake, and at least I don’t have to be to the Day Job until around 10.00. Yeah!!!
21.48- A long and drawn out day at the Day Job. Many things on the go and I must accommodate to them…
Now at home I ponder sleep and all its glorious quiet…
16.30- Rehearsal with LC band. While this week has been an incredibly varied week at the Day Job, I have looked forward to rehearsal with LC.
Due to some issues with time constraints, learning any new material was out of the question. This caused a little bit of trepidation with some members- until we ended up jamming and suddenly came up with three new tunes to add to our list.
Procrastination can sometimes buy one time, but it can also compliment a payoff…
Today is a nothing day with minimal things being done in the constructive vein, save some baking (favourite OTHER hobby) and music for the moment.
Music for the moment- Pat Methany and Lyle Mays, various tracks of in no particular order…
Perfection is impossible.
But I may choose to serve perfection. -RF