Reflections
I had a very busy and fulfilling weekend.
Friday night, I had a gig at the Brown Hound. There was a nice crowd and people really responded to what I was playing.
Saturday morning, there was a ceremony dedicating a new park in Livonia, where I live. It was named in honor of Forest Vosler. He was a Livonia native who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics during WWII. At first, it didn't seem like a big deal to me, but as I took a moment to read about what he did, and how rare it is for the CMH to be awarded, I started to appreciate how special it really is. There was a military band, and our congressman was there to give a speech. It was a nice ceremony. Then, we had a graduation party for my nephew, Bryan. I'm so proud of this kid. He has really grown to be a fine young man. He deserves, and will get, lots of success in life. I'm sure of it.
Sunday I was back at the Brown Hound. This time is was a smaller crowd. I ended up only playing for part of the time because it was just quiet. That gave me an opportunity to spend some time with a very nice lady and reherse some songs that we've been working on. Then I stopped in to The Statesmen for the open mic. I used to go to this open mic faithfully every week, but not so much in the last year or so. Boy, I'm glad I went this time. There were some people there I haven't seen in a couple of years, and we played some great music.
My only regret for the weekend is that my diet suffered. I've been trying to lighten the load a bit, and I had lost almost 40 pounds. After this weekend, the total is closer to 35 pounds. Back to the regimen first thing Monday.
Posted by westguitar
at 2:18 PM EDT