| Soul Search??? Saturday - November 7, 1998 Chris Maus [RAMBLE INDEX] |
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I am not too sure where to begin, let alone "if" I should even write another installment of this "thing" I call "Ramblings..."... One of my goals was to laugh at the events of my life. There have been some major tragedies and triumphs in the past three weeks and I aint laughing. I'm also considering the discontinuation of writing these "Rambles...". There are too many people that are important in my life that do not have e-mail addresses that have been left out of this tiny loop. So, it's time to fire up the printer and buy some stamps. I may even pick up my pencil and some paper. It's been a long time since I wrote a real letter. The Internet and e-mail have so sterilized communications that it's totally inappropriate for me to think that this crap is really doing anything other than stroking my ego because you all "might" be reading this... I'm not so sure how far I will take this. Will phone calls do the trick? I doubt it. Real letters are what I want. But people don't write letters these days. I realized this when so many addresses were swapped at Hook's funeral. This may be cynical but I suspect nobody will be mailing anything to the addresses exchanged. The few people on this e-mail list who knew Hook, or of Hook, may be inspired by his death to do something. Before I go on about this I figure I'll elaborate on the news of the major tragedy since my last "Ramble..." I lost a good friend on October 25, 1998. Hook (Christopher Ray Haase) died that day. He is the person who introduced Alison and I as well as produced the CD that you have of my music. For more than two years he and I would sit in his studio recording. We'd drink beer during and after out sessions. I will be forever in debt to him. I will never forget the gift of his input into that CD and my life as a whole. He was also a prolific songwriter. I plan to do what I can to preserve as many of his songs as I can for the world and the people who appreciate his music. Unfortunately I only have one tape with 6 of his songs. Fortunately! There are other people who want to do the same and I hope to hear a CD containing some of his genius in the near future. I also have one of his wood carvings that he gave me for Christmas back in 1995... His creativity was and will continue to be an inspiration for me. As far as the triumphs go... Alison and I will both be starting new jobs on November 16. She will be working for "Sam Ash". It is a music and audio retail chain from New York that is opening stores here in Chicago. Sam Ash is a step up from Guitar Center, has better discounts and more gear. She is excited about it. (So am I... employee discounts???) We took a test run of her commute this afternoon. The store where she will be working is a mile or two south of Midway airport on Cicero Avenue. It takes less than an hour to get there so the commute will be tolerable in my mind. I accepted a position at the Chicago Tribune. I don't know all the nitty gritties about what I will be doing there so I'll have to save that story for the next "Ramble..." (If there is another one...) My commute is down to 30 minutes. I timed my trip this morning when I went in to pee in a jar for them... Yep, the drug test thang... It could fill a page or two with the gory and humiliating details of that experience. I'll find out "IF" I passed on Monday. I guess I'll wait to send this until I know for sure... Monday - November 9, 1998 I got the call and "I'm good to go..." according to the HR guy at the Tribune. I was a bit anxious and angry about having to pee in a jar to get this job. The gig at the Abbey Pub went well. I did my 15 minutes worth, drank a few beers and went home. (Yawn). Later... |
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