Rock On!

So much for doing blog posts about the shutdown. Truth is, I didn't handle the whole shutdown thing very well. For me, it felt very much like it did when I was laid off in the mid-90s, only this time I didn't have a second income to fall back on. Needless to say, I was REALLY glad to be called back to work the following Monday!

So my latest adventure is playing in a band. I've wanted to play in a band since I was in middle school and asked for a drum set or a tambourine for Christmas. I got the tambourine because it was cheaper and made less noise. But the band dream ended up on the shelf...for decades along with other dreams deferred.

A friend of mine started a band and said they needed a keyboard player. I secretly wanted to do it, but I'm a 'by the notes' kinda player and never learned chords. When she point blank asked me, I said yes but I don't have a clue what to do. Didn't matter, I'd learn to became a Gypsy.

Looking back, the first night was comical. They had been together for a year so they were just jamming it out. I looked like a deer in headlights, picking out a note I recognized here and there. But I attacked it like I do everything...studied a chord chart, viewed YouTube, recorded, and practiced, a lot.

Last night we had our final practice before our gig this evening. We've really come together and are sounding tight. Hopefully the deer in headlights won't make a reappearance tonight because I'm really excited about performing for our friends. Wish us luck!