Fulfull my dream of making music for a living

With a baby now priorities have changed. Now I want to make music but I know I can’t put the time in to pursue it full time. Maybe later in life this will become a reality though.

Tonight is my first gig with my new band. We’re playing at a semi-private party at a really nice club…pretty sweet for a first gig. I’m really excited. For the short time that we’ve been together as a band, we’ve come a long way. The group dynamics are all there, too. Wish me luck!

Still working this goal, but from other angles as well. I’ve started a new band in the past two months and we’re slated to start playing out in December…wish us luck, we’re called Peechtree (there is a story to the name, but that’s for another time).

The “MY” refers to Cathibeth’s friend Erich, and I helped him all I could I s’pose…

Tone deaf and no sense of rhythm keep me from completing this goal.

As much as I would love to play to a stadium full of women all dying to hear me sing and play and all wanting me to be the father of their future children, or at least try, I don’t think this one is going to happen.

Moving on.

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Back to it again. In addition to working on new tunes and tweaking some old ones, I’ve been learning some existing songs by various artist to expand my repitoire. With these added to my musical array, I plan to start heading out to the local open mic’s and get myself out there. If anything, I just enjoy sharing my talent (or lack thereof as some may have it). Currently on my list of songs to learn:

*Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin
*So Much to Say by DMB
*Shadowboxer by Fiona Apple
*Do I Ever Cross Your Mind by Ray Charles
*Living For the City by Stevie Wonder

I’ve been slacking on actively working on this goal. I’ve been busy writing new songs and writing new little bits of music, but I haven’t worked with what I have or done much in the way of recording, though I did record a remake of Wilson Pickett’s Mustang Sally—I still need to record the sax/horn parts on it. This weekend I plan on setting aside some time to set up sone information on some additional sites with some new information.

When I added this goal, it was not for me to fulfill, but to support erichtoebe.

Long ago, I realized that I do not have the physical stamina to make this goal my livelihood.

I can still sing to my heart’s content, and that’s most of what I need. An audience every once in awhile is nice, too.

Seems like you’re staying on track, erich. Keep on going!

would be amazing, but I haven’t a note in my head!