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Post 1853, Day 136 of 2017
- 2,328 days since I started this blog -
- 2,328 days since I started this blog -
Tonight I sang and played a couple of songs at an open mic I haven't been to in quite a while (mostly because there aren't kit drums or bass stuff). I was invited by a new group I'm playing with, Scuba Gear, and, lo-and-behold, there was a bass rig there.
But I played and sang a couple songs (there was a 2-song limit) on guitar. I like doing this, because it gets me nervous - the only time I ever feel stage-fright these days is when I'm doing this. I feel totally exposed.
The response was very gratifying. I got compliments on song selection, vocals, even my guitar-playing (at my level of guitar accomplishment, I take "It sounded good" as lavish praise). I think I have been improving, both my vocals and my guitar-istry. Just comes from putting in some time, and putting myself out there.
Woody Allen may have been right when he said, "80 percent of life is showing up."
And, my calendar is filling up nicely with gigs and rehearsals.
In fact, a new gig just showed up as I typed that last sentence!
So, the weather's beautiful here in Central New York, and things are rolling along smoothly for me. No idea why, and I'm not going to try to find out.
I'm just going to say that I'm the luckiest person I know and I have a lot to be grateful for.
And I am.
But I played and sang a couple songs (there was a 2-song limit) on guitar. I like doing this, because it gets me nervous - the only time I ever feel stage-fright these days is when I'm doing this. I feel totally exposed.
The response was very gratifying. I got compliments on song selection, vocals, even my guitar-playing (at my level of guitar accomplishment, I take "It sounded good" as lavish praise). I think I have been improving, both my vocals and my guitar-istry. Just comes from putting in some time, and putting myself out there.
Woody Allen may have been right when he said, "80 percent of life is showing up."
And, my calendar is filling up nicely with gigs and rehearsals.
In fact, a new gig just showed up as I typed that last sentence!
So, the weather's beautiful here in Central New York, and things are rolling along smoothly for me. No idea why, and I'm not going to try to find out.
I'm just going to say that I'm the luckiest person I know and I have a lot to be grateful for.
And I am.
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 201.0 lbs.
Today's Weight: 201.0 lbs.
Previous Weight (5/15/17): 201.0 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 0.0 lbs.
Diet Comment
No change, no comment. Just happy with that downward-sloping trend line. But today, there was a bit of self-sabotage, when I started out my night hungry...
Food Log
Breakfast
5:15pm, at CoreLife:
5:15pm, at CoreLife:
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| Chicken Cobb salad (shredded kale and spinach, grilled chicken, avocado, bacon, hard-cooked egg and blue cheese dressing with a little sriracha). Not shown: medium raspberry-vanilla softserve twist in a cup. |
9:05pm: At Maxwell's:
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| Max burger: 1/2-pound of ground beef (medium), with fried onions, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, a fresh bun and chipotle sauce on the side; with hot fresh-fried, homemade potato chips. I ate every last bit of it. |
1:00am: Roast beef and homemade mayonnaise.
Liquid Intake
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 0 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 80+ oz. and two shots of Jameson's Irish whiskey
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