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Post 1945, Day 271 of 2017
- 2,463 days since I started this blog -
- 2,463 days since I started this blog -
I had one of my better nights at an open mic tonight.
Subbing as house bass at the open mic at the InsideOut Tavern with my absolute favorite-to-jam-with guitarist Ronnie Dark and local legend Kevin Dean on drums, there was a lot of good music made.
I always enjoy playing with Ronnie, but I especially enjoyed digging deep and playing most of the opening house band set's songs for the first time ever. There was nothing I hadn't heard, but I'd only ever played one out of the five song set before. This is the kind of challenge I love.
It's also one of the things I love about jam sessions.
I played short sets with I am Fool and Scuba Gear, both of which were a joy to perform and were very well-received. A lot of people in the audience had some familiarity with Fool, but almost nobody had heard Scuba Gear before, and the reviews were fantastic. I got the same comment from many people: "I am Fool was great, as always, but Scuba Gear - holy shit!" I was proud of both bands, and was also happy to tell people that they could see both bands again Saturday night.
More joy with jam sessions with drummers I hadn't played with before - who were really very good. So everybody had a good time.
And the icing on the cake, some playing with people I had played with before, but not in a while - not since Mac's closed. In fact, we all got together at one point earlier and eulogized Mac's for a while.
The playing was great, and at the end of the night, a few people came up to me to say they thought it was one of the best nights of music they'd ever seen in a bar. Wow - what a compliment. To my great delight, and my liver's consternation, they backed up their appreciation by buying Ronnie (the guitarist and friend who was also subbing) and I (we were the last to leave) drinks. I'll pay for that tomorrow when I weigh in, I'm sure.
Still nothing resolved about the logistics of the NYC gig, but it's all good, we'll get there, it'll be fun. I'm curious to see who shows up, but not anticipating and setting up expectations.
I'm just staying grateful.
Subbing as house bass at the open mic at the InsideOut Tavern with my absolute favorite-to-jam-with guitarist Ronnie Dark and local legend Kevin Dean on drums, there was a lot of good music made.
I always enjoy playing with Ronnie, but I especially enjoyed digging deep and playing most of the opening house band set's songs for the first time ever. There was nothing I hadn't heard, but I'd only ever played one out of the five song set before. This is the kind of challenge I love.
It's also one of the things I love about jam sessions.
I played short sets with I am Fool and Scuba Gear, both of which were a joy to perform and were very well-received. A lot of people in the audience had some familiarity with Fool, but almost nobody had heard Scuba Gear before, and the reviews were fantastic. I got the same comment from many people: "I am Fool was great, as always, but Scuba Gear - holy shit!" I was proud of both bands, and was also happy to tell people that they could see both bands again Saturday night.
More joy with jam sessions with drummers I hadn't played with before - who were really very good. So everybody had a good time.
And the icing on the cake, some playing with people I had played with before, but not in a while - not since Mac's closed. In fact, we all got together at one point earlier and eulogized Mac's for a while.
The playing was great, and at the end of the night, a few people came up to me to say they thought it was one of the best nights of music they'd ever seen in a bar. Wow - what a compliment. To my great delight, and my liver's consternation, they backed up their appreciation by buying Ronnie (the guitarist and friend who was also subbing) and I (we were the last to leave) drinks. I'll pay for that tomorrow when I weigh in, I'm sure.
Still nothing resolved about the logistics of the NYC gig, but it's all good, we'll get there, it'll be fun. I'm curious to see who shows up, but not anticipating and setting up expectations.
I'm just staying grateful.
Food and Diet
Today's Weight: 201.6 lbs.
Previous Weight (9/27/17): 202.8 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 1.2 lbs.
Diet Comment
That's more like it.
Food Log
Breakfast
4:20pm: Broccoli and Quorn (mushroom-based beef substitute) in tomato-basil pasta sauce with walnuts and goat cheese.
Lunch
8:05pm: A protein bar (on the run).
Dinner
1:45am: A Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
4:20pm: Broccoli and Quorn (mushroom-based beef substitute) in tomato-basil pasta sauce with walnuts and goat cheese.
Lunch
8:05pm: A protein bar (on the run).
Dinner
1:45am: A Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 0 oz.; Tea: 0 oz.; Water: 76+ oz.; and three shots (!) of Jameson's Irish whiskey
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