Yeah I've been a frustrated songwriter for years now. It doesn't help when bass is your main instrument, although I do play enough guitar and keyboards to get by. I usually start on bass and then move to the other instruments as needed for inspiration. The only time I ever seem to really get the creative juices flowing is when I'm either very happy or sad. You can probably guess which emotion has been my motivation lately.
I have worked on a few songs lately. I'm mostly an instrumental writer so lyrics have always been the hard part for me. Thank goodness my band's guitarist is a much better writer than I am. It's more in the blues rock vane ala Led Zep with a ZZ Top style vocal and a little AC/DC thrown in.
I think on DQ's blog we talked once about how while playing music you can switch off part of your mind. For me is a place that I can escape and can be a release as well. Same thing for sports, dance, sex, horse riding ....etc.
Did I tell you middle sis is a horse woman too? Her girlfriend even got her into mock fox hunting. There is no fox but they drag a scent around for the dogs to follow. She's lost a lot of weight since she got into all that stuff. Owns a horse now too. I haven't visited down there since she moved to the country. I'm sure they'll get me on a horse when I do. Last time I was on a horse was bareback behind my friend's sister (I think I was about 17 then). I really had a thing for that gal too. She's the only girl that ever stood me up for a date. That's a whole different story.
Yeah Networking... it will be fun just to see my old friend anyway. It's funny how after high school everyone goes their separate ways. He's stayed in the area the whole time.
My wife worked at a bank doing credit reports before. That was 17 years ago. She's not looking for that kind of work now. The best prospect going for her right now is a parts cashier at a car dealer(not one of the big 3 BTW). I think it is really below her skills but at least they have insurance benefits.
She has also applied for book keeping work.
I'm really hoping things start looking up for everyone.
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