Tonight is our last jam practice for the Band with No Name before the gig tomorrow. I wish we had a name. I didn’t like most of the names Craig and Pete came up with. Maybe I could live with OGR (Old Guys Rockin’). But I prefer names from characters in books that I’ve enjoyed….something like Achilles Heel. My band just out of high school was called Equine Paradox, which deals with the philosophical reason behind why there are so many more horses asses than there are horses. (Thanks for the memories Chris, Tim, Tony, Dave, and Deano.)
Its been about 6 years since I played before an audience of party goers. I'm really looking forward to it with pleasant anticipation, and a little anxiety. However, as in most things, I usually find that I am my own worst critic. Therefore, “I will not fear. Fear is the mind killer…” (If you can finish this quote, you win the Cupie Doll.)
If you're coming to Pete's party, I pledge to make your feet move and your body shake...hopefully that won't be an induced medical condition.
If you’re not coming to Pete’s party, have a safe and fun July 4th. But beware: I’m know where you live, and I’m not afraid to bring my amp to your driveway at midnight and crank up my Les Paul to 11.
I’m so happy we celebrate Independence Day on the actual day. God help us if we change to celebrating on the nearest Monday. What would have happened if the Founding Fathers had waited until Monday to declare independence? (Probably nothing…) What if Paul Revere had waited until Monday to make his famous ride? (We’d all be speaking English now.) What if Apollo 11 had waited until Monday to land on the moon? (Come on, conspiracy theorists, help me out here!)
Can we just drop the 3 day weekend idea?
Here’s another idea: why don’t we create a Leap Day to screw up our since of time, like we do with leap years and daylight savings. I think another layer of confusion would serve to help us all learn how to cope with little annoyances in life just that much more.
Here’s how it would work. On some arbitrary week day during the year, we skip one day, say Monday (nobody likes Mondays anyhow.) Suddenly, we have a 4 day work week! Saturday and the weekend come one day sooner. Then, six months later, on a Saturday night at the stroke of midnight, we add an extra Saturday, making a 3 day weekend with an extra Saturday. (We could have an extra Sunday instead, if that makes you happy.) We end up with the same number of days in the year. And we accomplish my real goal of making it more difficult to figure out what day of the week it was on July 20, 1969.
I’m starting a committee to present this idea to the President. Is anyone with me? Come on. I know you want another 3 day weekend!
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