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Monday, 19 December 2005 00:42![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fatrockstarFriday was our last rehearsal for the year. With Christmas and New Year's Eve coming up, there's just not a good time for us to get together again until January starts. That's fine. Plenty of time to think of some arrangements for songs not yet complete, and plenty of time to come up with new material.
I even toyed with the idea of writing a couple of Christmas songs. What would they be about? Am I capable of writing something appropriately happy for the season? Or will I end up with one of those songs that's not really about Christmas but has it in the song title and the Japanese think is the bestest holiday song evAr (*cough* "Last Christmas" by Wham! *cough*)? Maybe? I'll think about it. I was leaning more towards a Dar Williams-esque "The Christians and the Pagans" thing. We'll see.
It was suggested that we go out for a drink after rehearsal, and all were in agreement, so after practice we all had a drink. I embarrassed myself by getting blotto off of one cocktail. One! Maybe I was dehydrated or needed food. It's been a long time since I was a cheap date. But then again... it's been a long time since I've had a drink. Thankfully Ethan, Ed, and Laurel thought it was pretty darn funny. I'm glad I'm a funny drunk. I used to be a horny drunk, then I got married. Now I don't drink anymore.
It was fun sitting around and talking for a while, learning more about my band mates. I think that is one of the key ingredients that was missing from my last band. Yeah, we'd joke around a little, but when it came down to it there was no real familiarity there. I was always on my guard for some reason. I won't go into it. I miss those songs. Being able to poke fun at each other, relax about the music a bit, figure out our common goals... that was pretty cool. This is the kind of creative experience I've been hoping for.
Will it last? Fuck, I don't know. This facet of my being is how I teach myself to go with the flow, to relax, to express, to not take myself so seriously. It's cheaper than going to more therapy. I'm looking forward to recording a demo to share with you. We haven't set anything in stone yet, only that we know it's what we want/need to do.
This is HolyCrap Week, and it will be short. I have packages to mail in the morning. Merry Christmas!
I even toyed with the idea of writing a couple of Christmas songs. What would they be about? Am I capable of writing something appropriately happy for the season? Or will I end up with one of those songs that's not really about Christmas but has it in the song title and the Japanese think is the bestest holiday song evAr (*cough* "Last Christmas" by Wham! *cough*)? Maybe? I'll think about it. I was leaning more towards a Dar Williams-esque "The Christians and the Pagans" thing. We'll see.
It was suggested that we go out for a drink after rehearsal, and all were in agreement, so after practice we all had a drink. I embarrassed myself by getting blotto off of one cocktail. One! Maybe I was dehydrated or needed food. It's been a long time since I was a cheap date. But then again... it's been a long time since I've had a drink. Thankfully Ethan, Ed, and Laurel thought it was pretty darn funny. I'm glad I'm a funny drunk. I used to be a horny drunk, then I got married. Now I don't drink anymore.
It was fun sitting around and talking for a while, learning more about my band mates. I think that is one of the key ingredients that was missing from my last band. Yeah, we'd joke around a little, but when it came down to it there was no real familiarity there. I was always on my guard for some reason. I won't go into it. I miss those songs. Being able to poke fun at each other, relax about the music a bit, figure out our common goals... that was pretty cool. This is the kind of creative experience I've been hoping for.
Will it last? Fuck, I don't know. This facet of my being is how I teach myself to go with the flow, to relax, to express, to not take myself so seriously. It's cheaper than going to more therapy. I'm looking forward to recording a demo to share with you. We haven't set anything in stone yet, only that we know it's what we want/need to do.
This is HolyCrap Week, and it will be short. I have packages to mail in the morning. Merry Christmas!
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