Darn snow!

Darn snow! Not only was practice yesterday canceled but the show tomorrow's been postponed. I can't get a car out and get there anyway, and we weren't really ready, but it would have been fun to play for people again. This is the first time I've missed a lesson anywhere since I started playing last January. And the only time I've missed anything with Rhythm Fire since i started there. I really miss it. Yeah, i could play at home, but the snow has me feeling restless and the kids and Spouse are here.

New Toy

I got a new toy! :-))
I didn't like the way the metal pedal sounded at all, i couldn't adjust it low enough for me. So I bought this, and i like it, it's just enough distortion for me right now.
Practice today was interesting, a lot of messing around. Three and a half hours of it. Some playing, some discussing stuff, some trying new things. No one really feels ready for this show but with some careful rearranging of the setlist we can probly pull it off. I still don't know if we'll play "Love Removal Machine" and we may very-well not play "Streets" so it may be a lot of the older stuff.
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Extra rehersal tomorrow

We have an extra rehearsal Saturday, A was asking the drummer if he was available and they were trying to figure out where they could practice, and The Rhythm Fire guys said we could use the school on Saturday and gave us a key. So we'll have free reign of the equipment for practice w/o instructors. Kinda cool. Last practice they were moving songs on and off the playlist that we hadn't done in weeks and saying they didn't think we were ready to play "Love Removal Machine" yet. I *want* that song. I can't believe it when I hear myself saying I'm ready for it.

I practiced this morning after the kids left with the headphones out and the amp turned up, trying to move around a bit while i play. Messed up Love Removal Machine doing that, i need to hold still and concentrate for that one. But it was nice and loud, and no one griped, and there's just something magical about hearing it and not being able to tell your guitar from the recording. :-))

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Not nervous

I'm not all nervous this time. Feeling so much more confidant. They did put Heartbreaker back on the setlist and I'm not thrilled, it still intimidates me. We're playing somewhere else this time and the kids can't come :-( But there might be more grownups that we don't know. I hear they have a really cool stage though. I talked to D the other day about the upcoming show and he was all "Do you hear yourself?...a year ago you thought you'd never learn how to play it, now hear yourself!".

Yes D I do, and i can hear you being proud of me clear through the phoneline. Just wait til you watch me do the fast part at the end of the Cult song...you'll really be proud.