1/9/2020 a Thursday

[brucemacneill]

Good morning.

Since Doc was wondering, the open mic went well last night. It was kind of like old home week with people welcoming me back after my absence, lots of hugs from the female fans, the organizer and the owner happy to see me back on stage. The place was busy, lots of acts but I got 5 songs in:

Urge for Going, Joni Mitchell,
Pussy-willows Cattails by Gordon Lightfoot
The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell,
Four Strong Winds, Ian Tyson
The Last Thing on My Mind, Tom Paxton

Had 2 more on the playlist but my time was up.

There were guys at the table stage left, 3 20-somethings and one older. The younger ones were staring at my hands like maybe they'd never seen finger-style playing up close and the older guy was motioning to the one to his left as though maybe he was explaining what I was doing. Anyway, when I left the stage one of the younger ones said "That was great, thank you". I said "Thank you". Got some other thank yous while making my way to the back of the room where the performers congregate. Apparently my Martin sounded good because several other players wanted to look at it. It's nothing special but it works. One woman who teaches music at the community college here said I sounded great. I'll take it. Frankly the stage monitor was so loud and treble that I suspected it sounded lousy but I guess it was OK out in the room. The guy who had been handling the sound moved to Florida so the house system was turned on and it was what it was. As long as the audience is happy, it's OK I wasn't going to mess with it.

I had my usual 12-oz Dewars and water to get me through the set, which is mostly ice-water with a little Scotch to clear my throat. After I played I ordered a regular Dewars and water but got a 4-oz Dewars no ice, no water, so I nursed that for the rest of the evening and didn't get charged for it so it was a good night. Guess I'll have to keep practicing and go again.

Happy Thursday.

[coachdoc]

All right, Bruce. Glad to hear you’re back in the saddle.

[millring]

Someday I'll post my guitar arrangement of "Last Thing On My Mind" so you all can be as cool as me. Meanwhile, I'm off to the woods. I hope I meet up with Robert Frost there.

[Cornflake]

Sounds great, Bruce. Good morning, everyone.

[Cosmic Wonder]

Thursday is recycling day. As soon as it gets light I need to get the recycling out to the curb, Today the home appraiser comes to appraise the house. That should go well, as the new buyer has a substantial down payment, and yesterday Enviroworks came up with a plan to make the DEQ happy regarding the old oil tank, so if everything works out, we should close on the old house on the 5th of Feb. then we will be in the trailer until the new house is finished, end of March-early April..

Mike

[majorminor]

Been snowing here

[drlj]

Whatever I have been sick with came roaring back yesterday. I slept the day away and had a low grade fever going. This morning I am lot better. Fever and cough are both gone.
This has been one hell of a ride.

[brucemacneill]

Jan 9, 2020 9:02:34 GMT -5 majorminor said:

Been snowing here

SPCA ad PETA would want you to bring them inside.

[aquaduct]

Info on my wife's deployment to Afghanistan is coming in pretty quick. Her passport's being double checked. Flight arrangments are being made. Packing suggestions complete with stuff to mail over early are coming across the wire. Exciting times.

Meanwhile me and the dog are prepping for extended vegetation.

[t-bob]

Why? my text is gone or maybe the Internet is really slow
So here’s my good morning as well.
Good morning and relax

[brucemacneill]

Jan 9, 2020 9:22:46 GMT -5 t-bob said:

Why? my text is gone or maybe the Internet is really slow
So here’s my good morning as well.
Good morning and relax

Any news on your passport or other stuff?

[brucemacneill]

Jan 9, 2020 9:10:22 GMT -5 aquaduct said:

Info on my wife's deployment to Afghanistan is coming in pretty quick. Her passport's being double checked. Flight arrangments are being made. Packing suggestions complete with stuff to mail over early are coming across the wire. Exciting times.

Meanwhile me and the dog are prepping for extended vegetation.

Just remind her to keep her head down. That's always good advice.

[t-bob]

Jan 9, 2020 9:27:05 GMT -5 brucemacneill said:

Jan 9, 2020 9:22:46 GMT -5 t-bob said:

Why? my text is gone or maybe the Internet is really slow
So here’s my good morning as well.
Good morning and relax

Any news on your passport or other stuff?

I think it’s gone. The passport and my clothes
Somebody either moved it or stole my clothes also.
I need to buy buy buy

Nice. My physicality is a little better trying to relax.
I do some guitar really soon. Gopen medley

Okay

[aquaduct]

Jan 9, 2020 9:27:59 GMT -5 brucemacneill said:

Jan 9, 2020 9:10:22 GMT -5 aquaduct said:

Info on my wife's deployment to Afghanistan is coming in pretty quick. Her passport's being double checked. Flight arrangments are being made. Packing suggestions complete with stuff to mail over early are coming across the wire. Exciting times.

Meanwhile me and the dog are prepping for extended vegetation.

Just remind her to keep her head down. That's always good advice.

She's already gotten instruction on that. You're surrounded by the biggest and baddest. Do exactly what they say. And when the siren goes off, get in the closest hole and wait for the all clear. Then you can get back to work.

[t-bob]

This is the text is gone...in cloud or dimension or twilight zone...

“Letting Go of Judgment
The more we can witness our experiences without judgment, the less suffering we will experience in our lives. We eventually learn to rest in the ebb and flow of the present moment, experiencing it as pure, often pleasant, and ever-changing.”

[brucemacneill]

Jan 9, 2020 9:51:30 GMT -5 aquaduct said:

Jan 9, 2020 9:27:59 GMT -5 brucemacneill said:

Just remind her to keep her head down. That's always good advice.

She's already gotten instruction on that. You're surrounded by the biggest and baddest. Do exactly what they say. And when the siren goes off, get in the closest hole and wait for the all clear. Then you can get back to work.

Pretty much what we did in 'Nam and it worked for me. We did go to Marine Military training first though.

[aquaduct]

Jan 9, 2020 9:54:25 GMT -5 brucemacneill said:

Jan 9, 2020 9:51:30 GMT -5 aquaduct said:

She's already gotten instruction on that. You're surrounded by the biggest and baddest. Do exactly what they say. And when the siren goes off, get in the closest hole and wait for the all clear. Then you can get back to work.

Pretty much what we did in 'Nam and it worked for me. We did go to Marine Military training first though.

She doesn't get a gun and she's not there to fight. Get in the hole and stay there. Everyone else around you is armed to the teeth and they know how to use it. Don't worry.

[Cornflake]

Steve, your photos come right out of my youthful fantasies about how I would spend my life.

[Cornflake]

Peter, I wish her well and I wish you well in her absence.

[mnhermit]

Wish i believed in the power of prayer so that my pleas would somehow incrementally increase the chances of positive outcomes for those in need.

Better days y'all