2007 January 14 Sunday.
Wow! What an evening yesterday was. An evening to be remembered, but mostly forgotten in a foggy haze of music and booze. Yeah, I know. I have a tendency to go overboard when doing things that I really have a LIFE PASSION for, but last night was one of the highest. Because the snow conditions yesterday were not IDEAL for snowboarding, I had to decide on how to spend the rest of my day. Recently, I have been spending a lot of time on the internet both reading content and also producing content of my own, as well as getting some unexpected comments about my blog, from people I have never met, so,......... I decided to break the mold, and get out my six-string electric and 4-string electric guitars and play along with a variety of CDs while listening to my guitar playing through headphones. I love to do this now and then. Much less now than then. Compared to my younger years, I play the guitar and/or bass guitar very seldom. But when the urge strikes me, I have to go with the flow. When I was in high school between 1971 and 1975, and during the 5 years when I was in the U.S. Coast Guard right after high school, I would spend anywhere from 2 to 8 hours a day, every day, playing the six-string acoustic and or electric guitars. Why? Because it is soooooooooooo much fun. If you have never played a musical instrument before, I really can't describe the feeling to you. It is the feeling of being in tune and on synch with every vibration in the universe that matters to you AT THAT MOMENT. In Real Time. Happening NOW. It is an incredible feeling. If you are lucky enough to play in a band or even solo, and be in front of a live audience, an audience that absorbs and then reflects your musical VIBRATIONS, the feelings are magnified a hundred-fold, a thousand-fold, or by however many people are out there listening and grooving to the same VIBES that you are producing. The power is truly AWESOME. The Power of MUSIC. The language of the universe. Could it possibly be the same MAGIC WAND that Mickey Mouse likes to use in his animated cartoons? Could be. What else could it be? Something that everyone understands, intuitively. Harmonious sound vibrations. Understood universally, by everyone. Regardless of language or culture. The message is in the music. Any music. Anyway, when I woke up at about 11:00 this morning, the powder snow was coming down big time, and I knew that this was my big chance for the 初すべり. My mind was strong, but my body was weak. Damn it, I can't burn the candle at both ends anymore, like I used to do. From now on, I have to choose a priority for the next day, and stick to it. Since the season of snow has begun again this year, I have spent less time being outdoors getting some much needed exercise, and much more time indoors, sitting in front of a PC or picking away at a stringed musical instrument. In reality, I am not in good enough physical shape to take on the snowboard adventure, at a moment's notice. I need some stretching and warm up time to get ready for the big ride. Even if it is only on a rather small hill, close to my classroom. Phuck man,.... If I was only 15 years old again. I could rip the world a new bung-hole and let it ride. Ride, let it ride. Even on the evening tide, just let it ride (Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot).
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