here we go again. got the cd justin, thanks for sending it, its much different than i was expecting. fyi, i could only play the cd in my ibook, it didn't work in our two other cd players. but anyway, i like the tributes to older sounds on the album. its quite complete.
congrats on your new band too, mike. randomly, jenna and i saw your mom driving jenna's car down main street the other day when we were in town for 1/2 a day. we were in a wedding in dayton, then to my grandma's to help paint & pick apples and stuff, then to BG mainly for polleyes but also to see BG, then back down to cinci. i think the next time we'll see you two is at ben's wedding?
but all this music talk has given me the itch to start playing again. a friend down here, scott cunningham, played a little at an open mic last night at allyn's in mount lookout. anyway, there were several musicians who played and *all* were good, all were band-worthy and most were even recording-worthy. i didn't realize that random musicians like that exist. jenna and i have been writing and playing a bit and are thinking of playing a few songs next month.
the problem is that i'm terribly mediocre at every instrument i can play - guitar, bass, moog, etc. in every band i've been in (3, that is, plus two others) i'm good enough to play a backing instrument but never lead, and never on vocals. so yes, i'd feel inferior even at an open mic night! because music isn't my life, its a hobby, i think i'm relegated to always being a backup musician. i'd really like to be good at guitar & moog especially, but don't have the patience or the time. i'm always doing something else. like i'm back in to running again and have my sights set on a 2006 marathon. i've gotten back into reading, some of c.s. lewis' fiction and another running book about sub-4 minute milers.
what i really don't know is what my life is going to look like when i start work next week. i've never had a regular 9-5 job, and i've never not been primarily a student...so this may be a harsh transition. the biggest question is, am i going to become my dad? getting a job starts the pathway toward losing some individualism, i'd say.
but i think i'm glad to be finished with school. or 99% anyway. no more classes, no more exams, no more projects, no more homeworks. and no more free basketball and football tickets :(
well this has been rambling enough. we are doing well here in cincinnati, and are still loving the Lord.
