#1447, Friday, June 12: Winning music strategy.

Post 1447, Day 163 of 2015
- 1,624 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Not much on my mind today. No gigs this weekend, but beginning tonight, many of my local friends' are having great gigs that I want to attend.

This is how I choose to do music these days. I'm not much of a recorded music listener any more - I'm not trying to stay current, I typically only listen to songs I have to learn for performing purposes. sprinkled with road trip music on the radio.

A series of concerts in big venues by national touring bands has soured me on going to premium shows in marquee venues.

Finally, it has been many years since I've enjoyed any outdoor music festival. Partly this is due to wanting more physical comfort, partly due to not finding much common ground with the rest of the audience, and partly because these festivals generally have a very small number of bands I enjoy. 

I know I am missing out on the opportunity to discover new music, but that isn't anything I look to do these days, anyway. I am more than happy to let the local scene take care of the need for new stuff.

Seeing the friends I've made in the local music scene perform is more than enough for me. To tell the truth, I'd rather be on the stage than in the audience, but I get a kick out of bands that perform so well, I want to play with them (even though I would never try to replace another bass player - I'm just saying I get excited enough by the music to want to participate).

And the local scene is full of excellent musicians and bands, in every (and any) genre. And they really appreciate when another musician shows up to give a little support (as do I, when they come to see me).

Everybody wins, except those don't care.

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   209.8 lbs

Previous Weight (6/10):           209.2 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:                + 0.6 lbs

Diet Comment

Ugh! Too many Quest bars, too late at night.
 

Food Log

Breakfast
A Quest bar.

Lunch

Salmon salad (Wild Alaska pink salmon, celery, mayonnaise) on baby kale, baby spinach, chard and cole slaw mix. Not shown in this picture: Some shaved Parmesan cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette added to the greens.

Snack
A Quest bar.

Dinner
Scrambled eggs, a salmon-burger with guacamole.

Snack
Bacon.

Snack
A Quest bar, and a handful of mixed nuts.

Liquid Intake
   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 116+ oz.

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