Good morning, whoever-reads-this! It's 9 minutes after 10 on this least favorite day of the week. Settling in with that first cup of coffee.
I just noticed a post on Facebook by someone who's around my age ,that talked about her coffee consumption. She's apparently got a busy day ahead of her. Working on her second pot, likely to be a three-pot-day. I don't like to give out names in here--even my own--but she's a singer who's still actively pursuing a career. You'd know the name. Of course I wish her every success, but I have to add the following caveat: speed kills.
During my working years, I used to put away coffee by the potful. It was available all day. Got me through my 7.5 hours of government service, but made it tougher to wind down once I got home. So I'd mix in a Corona or several until homeostasis was achieved. Okay, drunkenness. Not much of a balancing act.
Corona went out with the bathwater soon after retiring, and coffee reverted back to one pot per day. That comes out to about three cups and change. And that's all I allow myself. If one pot doesn't do it for the day, then nothing will..
Music stuff. There is a new post on YouTube you might enjoy. Body and Soul. A ballad, for a change. And one of my favorites. I took a different approach to this one, trying to play simpler lines. More direct speech, so to speak. It's much harder playing a few well-placed notes. But a much more powerful statement--if you get the right ones..
I've been concentrating on the guitar these days. Basic technique and all, but also trying to find different ways of playing. There are always great people to listen to, and thanks to the good old www, from all kindsa locations. Norway has produced at least three fine guitarists, two of whom are my friends on Facebook, and there's a young guy from Serbia who's been tearin' it up- to name a few.
So I listen to these people and try to cop what they're doing, and fit it to my own playing. Adam Rogers and Jonathan Kriesberg are two other players I'm paying a lot of attention to these days. Still working on getting better..
Not writing anything new, but I do have some stuff you guys haven't heard. Soon enough, I'll have even more CDs for sale. Plenty of musical merch in there already, but making these recordings is just what I do. It keeps me going.
A slightly longer post today. I guess the first couple paragraphs were my version of a PSA. Thanks as ever for stopping in and reading. I do appreciate it! Happy Monday to you if that's possible! For now, ich bin outa here. More later. PS Today's pic was taken in 1999 in Manhattan, specifically the Times Square area, which was fairly abandoned, being a Monday night. All the Broadway shows had the night off. And yes, there was a cop standing right there. Today's tune is one of mine, called Oop Bop Sh' Bang, from a CD of the same name. Andy Burtschi, Craig Russo and me. Hope you like it!