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Post 1942, Day 268 of 2017
- 2,460 days since I started this blog -
- 2,460 days since I started this blog -
The highlight of this past weekend was supposed to be seeing Sir Paul McCartney at the Dome.
Unfortunately for me, I attended the concert isolated in the worst seat possible for that show (all right, there were, among the 35,000 seats, at least a couple of hundred as bad, and arguably half of those worse).
I could only see a small fraction of the stage (a sliver in the front. I couldn't see the drummer or the keyboard players, the rear screen, the Jumbotron panels on the side for the people in the back half of the dome. When Paul played and sang at the grand piano, I couldn't see him. I couldn't see the lighting effects, projections, I didn't even have a good view of the fireworks.
I felt trapped in thsse seats, because I was four seats away from a 'wall' on my left, and nineteen seats away from the aisle/stairs on my right. I should have gotten out of my seat immediately, and didn't. It was my mistake, and it spoiled the concert for me. I didn't feel like I was part of the event. The sound at my seat was good enough for me to know this was probably the best concert I've been at that I didn't enjoy.
The weekend's highlight instead was my final night as house bass in the September edition of the Rooters International All-star Band. I got to play a lot of interesting stuff, and I got to play it all - I was the only bass player all night. I also recovered the water bottles I had 'lost' there the last two times I played. At the end of the night, I felt tired and triumphant, both.
So, the weekend. Today, I got the good news that I will have my old favorite jamming partner Ronnie Dark on guitar for my sub gig at an open mic Thursday - that means it will be a lot of fun, and I was stressing out because the singer plays a lot of songs I don't know - they are set pieces, very highly arranged (like 'Aqualung' or Led Zepellin or some Pink Floyd songs). So, yay, me!
So: A disappointment, a triumph, a relief. What a life!
Unfortunately for me, I attended the concert isolated in the worst seat possible for that show (all right, there were, among the 35,000 seats, at least a couple of hundred as bad, and arguably half of those worse).
I could only see a small fraction of the stage (a sliver in the front. I couldn't see the drummer or the keyboard players, the rear screen, the Jumbotron panels on the side for the people in the back half of the dome. When Paul played and sang at the grand piano, I couldn't see him. I couldn't see the lighting effects, projections, I didn't even have a good view of the fireworks.
I felt trapped in thsse seats, because I was four seats away from a 'wall' on my left, and nineteen seats away from the aisle/stairs on my right. I should have gotten out of my seat immediately, and didn't. It was my mistake, and it spoiled the concert for me. I didn't feel like I was part of the event. The sound at my seat was good enough for me to know this was probably the best concert I've been at that I didn't enjoy.
The weekend's highlight instead was my final night as house bass in the September edition of the Rooters International All-star Band. I got to play a lot of interesting stuff, and I got to play it all - I was the only bass player all night. I also recovered the water bottles I had 'lost' there the last two times I played. At the end of the night, I felt tired and triumphant, both.
So, the weekend. Today, I got the good news that I will have my old favorite jamming partner Ronnie Dark on guitar for my sub gig at an open mic Thursday - that means it will be a lot of fun, and I was stressing out because the singer plays a lot of songs I don't know - they are set pieces, very highly arranged (like 'Aqualung' or Led Zepellin or some Pink Floyd songs). So, yay, me!
So: A disappointment, a triumph, a relief. What a life!
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 201.8 lbs.
Today's Weight: 201.8 lbs.
Previous Weight (9/22/17): 201.8 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 0.0 lbs.
Diet Comment
I feel pretty good about not gaining any weight (net) over the weekend. This week? I am hoping for a loss to new lows.
Food Log
Breakfast
5:35pm: KSOPCOESB (I don't know what to call it) - Kale, spinach, onions, peppers sautéed in coconut oil, then olive oil, scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, and bacon folded in.
Lunch
11:05pm: Walnuts.
Dinner
1:45am: Chopped salad (chard, kale, spinach, turkey breast, walnuts, balsamic vinaigrette).
Liquid Intake
5:35pm: KSOPCOESB (I don't know what to call it) - Kale, spinach, onions, peppers sautéed in coconut oil, then olive oil, scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, and bacon folded in.
Lunch
11:05pm: Walnuts.
Dinner
1:45am: Chopped salad (chard, kale, spinach, turkey breast, walnuts, balsamic vinaigrette).
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 22 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 70+ oz.;
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