The stars were aligned in such a way that I was rendered helpless: my 60th birthday tomorrow, the arrival of the first half of my cash award from Marsh Hawk, and the nearby Woodsy's Music in downtown Kent. I bought a beautiful Fender Stratocaster this morning. If not now, when? It is a lovely instrument. I'm a little in awe of it, know I'm not worthy of it yet. But...but...but...it makes me happy. And I'm really excited by the tremolo bar (tremolo though something of a misnomer since it makes a vibrato).
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I'm not feeling well. The animal allergies have taken hold of me. I spent too much time around daughter Claire's menagerie without medication. If I can get it together might walk downtown tonight to hear some blues. If not tonight, then tomorrow.
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I've been making slow progress musically since I first started trying to teach myself. But looking to my right at my various music books and notes I see well thumbed sheets, rips in pages and even a few blood stains. I'm slow, but persistent (stubborn).
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Happy birthday, tomorrow, Tom. Enjoy the strat. Keep on rockin in the free world. And may the allergy attack quickly pass.
ReplyDeleteTom, may your 60th bring you a whole new bounty of life. You have much to be proud of during this first half. Now, let the REAL fun begin. Thinking of you! Sheila
ReplyDeleteThanks John. Thanks Sheila.
ReplyDeleteI'm just back from a walk downtown--a few glasses of wine, a couple of conversations, and a crawfish po boy.
60 seems like a funny kind of cliff to me. I'm not able to think I'm middle aged any more. Perhaps I need to settle down and do the real work.
But in the meantime I'm looking at that strat and thinking about another glass of wine.
a very happy 60th, tom. you are never too young, or too old, to rock. you still have lots and lots of gas in the old tank. go full-bore and rock it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard.
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