The Bass Player Called
 

I got a call today from the bass player of the former band I was in.   He called to see how I was doing. 

Although a part of me feels that I should let "bygones be bygones",  another part of me feels that this bass player was one of the prime influences in getting me fired from the band.   I had been complaining all along about his performances and maybe I should have kept it going.   I'm too nice of a person though,  and in those last few months I just didn't say anything about his playing,  and therefore,  I think it contributed to my getting fired,  leaving room for others to criticize me behind my back of course.   I feel that this bass player still has problems with his tempo and techique and the problems in the band have not yet been solved.

Well,  the bass player actually told me he could give my phone number to the NEW drummer in the band and this guy could give me his old gigs.   I didn't know how to react to this but I told him to go ahead.   I already got some phone numbers anyway from some true friends and they turned out to be the same connections this NEW drummer was going to give me anyway.   This town has a small musician community so I would definitely have no problems getting some work,  and there's plenty of work to go around in a town that has a large tourist industry.

I was thinking about going out and sitting in with some bands,  but I decided against it.   For one,  I shouldn't just go out cold and try to sit in.   I had played with a very popular band and I just need to keep making the calls and getting invited to sit in.   Anyway,  I decided on a nice quiet evening with the family.   We were thinking of going out to see the Star Wars:  Phantom Menace movie but decided to catch it on a bargain night.

I had been getting into gardening and housework lately,  just trying to do some spring cleaning.   I feel that the ritual of housework and gardening is a form of cleansing for me,  helping me to clear all the "cobwebs" in my mind about what had happened to me. 

When I was with the band I was too busy to do projects around the house,  and now...    with all this free time...   I decided to sort through everything in the house and just get things in order...    get organized.     I'm that sort of person in that if my house is clean and orderly,   then I feel much better as far as my life being in order.    I guess it's sort of like my mind being in order because of my surroundings and vice versa.   Anyway,  it seems to be an important part of me,  so I must try to stay organized both within and without...

One year ago today

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