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the young musicians, stay focus on your dream. I think for myself im done, done as in accepting the married life, running a popwarner football association for the kids in the community, fighting crime and skippers at the local high school and i figure to play the local clubs, figure to promote original music and slow the pace down, could never give up playing but i can take life one day at a time but perhaps we are the musicians that really promote the stars and we shine too, we are the ones still following the dream and some just barely hanging on, we are the bands and musicians that make up the night life and a persons day or night after they 've heard us. keep rocking, like my friend Shorty would say , "there's a million dollars in your pockets, you just have to sell a song". Thats seems to be the bottom line, later people.

They'll have to pry my Fender Precision Special Bass from my cold, stiff fingers when I DIE. Later...

There is much good in what you seek to do. With the exception of team sports for children. Teams sports are bullshit where a priviledged few gain from the sweat of many. ( no offense intended just my opinion)
Yet to give up music? Music is such a beautifull expression of the soul.
Teach music to the children. Screw football.

fisherman bob wrote:They'll have to pry my Fender Precision Special Bass from my cold, stiff fingers when I DIE. Later...

I have been tossing around the idea of recording the music I want played at my funeral. Not only would it be exactly what I want, I would be the one playing the music. Now, how cool is that? Plus, it wouldn't matter if no one wanted to hear it...It was my request.

sanshouheil wrote:There is much good in what you seek to do. With the exception of team sports for children. Teams sports are bullshit where a priviledged few gain from the sweat of many. ( no offense intended just my opinion)
Yet to give up music? Music is such a beautifull expression of the soul.
Teach music to the children. Screw football.

A....MAN Music is the soul.

Johnnie,
Don't despair. Live your life. Enjoy this time with your children. The music is part of you and it ain't going anywhere. I've been where you're at, and now I'm pushin' 60 and out playing with one of my sons.
Remember that old Incredible String Band lyric..... "Music...is so much less..Then what you are."

George,
I agree with you up to a point about children's teem sports. All three of my boys wrestled and played soccer, and all are now into music, so it appears that they turned out all right.

Black 57,
Just curious. Are you familiar with "Flute Thing" by The Blues Project? That tune is one of my favorite 60's era instrumentals. I would like to hear you play it LIVE (as opposed to at your funeral ).

later,
Howlin'

I gave up on "the dream" back when I was around 40, but curiously, that was when I was writing a song a day, & recording many of them for my own posterity. I got to the point that I no longer cared if I was a big fish in a little pond or a small fish in the ocean - I just wanted to be a fish. It took a lot of the pressure off of me, & I became a better player & a better person when I removed that pressure. It took a few years for my community to recognize that I wasn't as pushy about things, & I got asked to play in bands again once I reduced my pushiness about perfection & that frantic search for fame & fortune. I also became more open-minded about other ppl's ideas.

Nothing at all wrong with being a regular person who happens to be a kick-ass player/singer/songwriter on the side. I enjoy it all much more than I used to, or I did until my hand went floopy. Now it's like work again, but I still need it in my life.

Music is the Food Of The Soul
......."WE ARE ALL ONE".......

My dream is just my own CD....My gift to everyone around me.....and nothing will replace music in my life.........and no SHE does not like that one bit.

philbymon wrote:I got to the point that I no longer cared if I was a big fish in a little pond or a small fish in the ocean - I just wanted to be a fish.

man that is profound... beautiful

Wrestling. Yea baby, now there is a sport where your own hard work pays you back. You can be a great offenseve lineman, and the moron running the football get all the credit, and the money. If you are a great wrestler every one will know.

wrestling, and kareoke hurt my brain!

ahhh, but football is fun, i guess i get inspiration from the kids, ill just get all 80 kids plus 1000 kids from the high school to buy my music, naw, i have performed for all 1200 and they all digged the rock n roll, introduced it to them, in south texas, rock is getting popular, its kind of if mexico had won the war, this area would be under its rule. but im jamming with this drummer who relocated from kansas, if i find that one dedicated bassist, more than likely ill pick up back full blast, besides, all this stuff keeps life more full for me , thanks,

Quitting is not an option. I'll quit when you pull the guitar from my cold, lifeless fingers. I've been playing for thirty years and I don't see an end in sight.

neanderpaul wrote:

philbymon wrote:I got to the point that I no longer cared if I was a big fish in a little pond or a small fish in the ocean - I just wanted to be a fish.

man that is profound... beautiful

It was easy for me. Paul. I'm a Pisces!