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ED (Bad Finger)'s Blog – May 2011 Archive (2)
Can't Be The Blues
I have sat down and really, really tried to write some old-timey blues lyrics and I find it difficult. After this weekend, it won't be possible for a long time, I'm afraid.
On Saturday night, I made the committment that my new hobby would be self-funding and not-for-profit. At least, I don't want it to be the sink hole that my other pastimes have been. Namely R/C cars, offroad wheeling in my Jeep and restoring a 1947 Willys CJ-2A. I sold the Wrangler so that sorted itself…
ContinueAdded by ED (Bad Finger) on May 16, 2011 at 12:34pm — 12 Comments
Outclassed and outperformed, but still had fun.
This weekend I attended a party at a friend's house themed "bring your own musical instrument." I wasn't sure about bringing my CBG since the host is a talented guitar player, so I just ate a mess of beans for lunch. Then I decided to bring my CBG in case I got performance anxiety and needed a backup instrument.
So I arrived with the family and was surprised that no one else had brought anything. Not even a set of maracas or spoons. Nada. The host immediately reached his…
ContinueAdded by ED (Bad Finger) on May 2, 2011 at 9:07am — 6 Comments
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