Last Friday night I actually played my first live show in three years, as a part of David Bash’s International Pop Overthrow. Gary Pig Gold, Jeremy Lee and myself (we call ourselves “Next Big Thing”) did a short set of half originals, half covers, sometimes on stage and plugged in, sometimes not… and it was just plain great.
Musically, I was barely there: I had spent a good part of the week getting over the flu catching pneumonia, and in my still pseudo-delirious state I forgot most of the words, forgot how to play all four of the chords we actually use in our songs (that’s a lie, but you get my meaning) and pretty much refused to play any guitar leads because my fingers were acting like little aliens. Gary and Jeremy were charming and amazing, though, and we not only got through it, we nailed it.
The thing is, I saw a LOT of friends and acquaintances I hadn’t seen in a very long time, and realized how much I miss them. It’s my own fault for not keeping in touch with so many extraordinary people, and it’s my own fault that I only play live once every three years. Gotta do something about it…
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