#1392, Thursday, March 19: Old dog, new dog house

Post 1392, Day 78 of 2015
- 1,539 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I now possess an upright bass. Because I need to be more humble.

The few people who know that I was getting it have big expectations. I know better. I am starting from zero with ith it and it will be a long time, if ever, before I can express myself on this bass the way I do on electric bass.

The two instruments are derived from two different instrumental families and have exactly one thing in common: Tuning and frequency range. Other than that, they are different in every dimension, including sound and smell.

My plan of attack is to go slowly, use written music (getting back my music-reading skills will benefit all my playing, I think), and pay a lot of attention to proper form and intonation. The doghouse is very physically challenging, and I know at least one player who has hurt himself to the point of having to give up playing because of his devotion to the upright.

And, I may not ever get to the point where I'm as comfortable with this as I am on bass guitar. So be it. The idea here is my own pleasure/satisfaction/fulfillment. I'm not trying to make anything more out of it than some good sounds, and generate a little self-gratification.

The upright bass was the first musical instrument I was really attracted to, from when I saw Stubby Kaye playing one with a moustache painted on it as a toddler; but its intimidating size, as well as the fact that nobody I personally knew played one kept me from it. By the time I grew into considering it, I was pretty much hooked on bass guitar.

So, once again, something new for this old dog.

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   207.4 lbs

Previous Weight (3/18):           208.6 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:                - 1.2 lbs

Diet Comment

A little recovery from what has been days of indulgence. Today should continue that trend.
 

Food Log

Breakfast
A cocoa-hemp-kale protein shake (almond-coconut milk, kefir, kale, large organic egg, whey powder (36g protein), hemp seeds, hemp protein (7g protein), celery, raw organic cacao powder, fermented coconut water, chia gel, moringa leaf powder, cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend.

Lunch

Roasted turkey breast chopped salad: baby kale, baby spinach, chard, cole slaw mix, black beans and balsamic vinaigrette.

Snack 

A Quest bar.

Dinner
Pepperoni and cole slaw. A few ounces of almonds.

Snack 

Quest bars.

Liquid Intake
   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 100+ oz.

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