March 24

Post 780, Day 83 of 2013
 - and 814 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Tonight was the big concert, opening at the Palace Theater. I felt 'off' for a time leading up to the performance, maybe due to a little nervousness, although it didn't feel like that. It just somehow felt a bit unreal, and very mundane.

The sound check was a disappointment, as expected. When you are low man on the bill, you get leftover settings and hope they're not too far off. Listening to the headliner and then the second-billed group, I wondered how my bass would come across. I don't play the same style or get the same sound as the other bass players, and wouldn't be all that happy with the sound of either. However, ultimately, the two headline bands sounded pretty good, so I had some confidence in the sound people.

Our sound check, as I said, was short, perfunctory - just identifying who was coming up where on the soundboard, and maybe some level notes. We did one song - the others got quite a bit more) and were off.

Then came the wait for the performance. Then we were up, and it was over in a flash. I think it went well, the feedback was good. We sold a couple of CDs and even a T-shirt. People did come out to support us. There was a good photographer there, the same one that took my favorite performance picture ever, so I should get some good pics from this.    

After the concert, a tiredness overtook me, then a different feeling of emptiness. Then sleep.

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 Food and Diet Section

First-half year 2013 daily weight

Today's Weight:         207.8 lbs

Yesterday's Weight:     209.4 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 1.6 lbs

Diet Comment

Given yesterday's high-carb, high-calorie day, I'm glad the weight gain wasn't greater. 

Food Log 

Breakfast

Skipped.

Lunch

Cocoa-kale-hemp-chia seed-protein shake: Almond milk, kale, cocoa, hemp seeds, a large egg, vanilla whey powder (36g protein),  cinnamon, vanilla, psillium and stevia-inulin blend.

Dinner
Pepperoni, celery and home-made mayonnaise. Liquid Intake   

   Coffee:  0 oz.   Water:  104+ oz.

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