FUCK... it has been hell juggling work and rehearsals and trying memorize shit in the last few days... Work was incredibly hard because of the lack of sleep i have been experiencing... in fact i reached out for the caffeine pills a bit more than usual this week so i could manage it... i didn't want to take too many though because i know that speeding up my system too much will get me sick... BEEN THERE... DONE THAT... Bought the T-shirt and all that!
We added like 3 songs to the set just this week and so that has been challenging in and of itself... one of the songs, i haven't even LISTENED TO lately..... But i don't want to listen to it now because that would ruin my version of it, whatever that would be...
Seeing the big over sized posters is awesome! I am loving it! They charge me up every time i see them...
I am stoked to hear that a lot of people are coming to this thing... i have learned a lesson though... nobody wants to buy tickets in advance when they are the same price as the door... what can i do??? So it feels like a gamble almost to see how many people show up to this thing... LOL... However, from what i hear, it will be standing room only though... NOT BAD FOR A THURSDAY NIGHT! Just people that i work with alone will fill the place up... but we have more than that coming!
This afternoon i have to go BIKINI shopping for one of our Bikini Cheese Girls.... LOL.. nice... I can get used to this BAND THING..... LOL!
One of my biggest worries this whole time has been keeping my voice in shape for the demanding set list that we have. I am pretty sure the songs go through my entire 3.5 octave range. I have been known to get sick like CLOCKWORK during fall months and again in like February... So i have been rather conscious about wearing enough clothes outside and trying to sleep as much as possible (not happening this last week) and other things... On THURSDAY night after rehearsal, I was a total DUMB DUMB and got into a conversation outside afterwords with Kev and Brad about whatever... and i was in my Shorts and a TSHIRT.... coupled with a VERY SHORT SLEEP before work, this was spelling disaster.... SURE ENOUGH i get a tickle in my throat around NOON... i was like NOOOOO!!!! and so I scoured the office for throat medicine and found some when i noticed some at a coworkers desk... that tied me over till i got home and Listerined the hell out of my throat every couple hours. I should do it again... my throat feels a little stretched now.. but that is likely from Friday night karaoke.... I still had a full range last night.... So I am just not going to talk much till tonite....
NOW.... Tonite i am going to see a great band! My friends in Tequila Mockingbird are playing out at McNally's and you should really go to check them out! It has been WAY too long since i have seen them play, but it is hard to go see them when they only play FRIDAYS lately and that is the night I work... SO.... Now I have a chance to go out and support my buddies! Can't wait!
OK... So next assignment is to find out which songs i need to work on and then mercilessly repeat them till i don't want to hear them any more and then do it some more! Listen to songs over and over till it HURTS!!! And TRUST ME... with that much repetition... IT HURTS!!! Dude... Learning this many songs in this short of a time can REALLY suck! BUT... it is TOTALLY worth it for that moment in time when it all comes together!
One more thing before I go though... I am really liking the attention that I am getting lately... Case in point, last night... Now usually girls ask me if i am in a band every night at karaoke... Usually I say "well, not really" or "I am between bands right now" or just "no". They get this kind of disappointed look and then they walk away... LAST NIGHT, i get the same shtick.... "Are you in a band?" and i am like "YA... We are playing on Thursday, you should come check us out!" and NOW they are clambering for my attention... ALL NIGHT... I never paid for any of the 10 drinks I had... Girls bringing ME shooters for no reason... THAT is what it is ALL about! I know that it is so cliche and stuff, but it is like suddenly... You are a significant person when you are in a band. I mean, it is just interesting to me how that works on SO many levels... but it is one of my biggest draws to music... I am SOMEBODY when I am an active participant in music... ESPECIALLY with a band... THIS is a subject I can go on and on about though, and instead i am going to stop so that i can execute my master plan for this weekend...
Thanx for tuning in... See ya tomorrow!! (Or Tonite at McNally's)
Zubazz
We added like 3 songs to the set just this week and so that has been challenging in and of itself... one of the songs, i haven't even LISTENED TO lately..... But i don't want to listen to it now because that would ruin my version of it, whatever that would be...
Seeing the big over sized posters is awesome! I am loving it! They charge me up every time i see them...
I am stoked to hear that a lot of people are coming to this thing... i have learned a lesson though... nobody wants to buy tickets in advance when they are the same price as the door... what can i do??? So it feels like a gamble almost to see how many people show up to this thing... LOL... However, from what i hear, it will be standing room only though... NOT BAD FOR A THURSDAY NIGHT! Just people that i work with alone will fill the place up... but we have more than that coming!
This afternoon i have to go BIKINI shopping for one of our Bikini Cheese Girls.... LOL.. nice... I can get used to this BAND THING..... LOL!
One of my biggest worries this whole time has been keeping my voice in shape for the demanding set list that we have. I am pretty sure the songs go through my entire 3.5 octave range. I have been known to get sick like CLOCKWORK during fall months and again in like February... So i have been rather conscious about wearing enough clothes outside and trying to sleep as much as possible (not happening this last week) and other things... On THURSDAY night after rehearsal, I was a total DUMB DUMB and got into a conversation outside afterwords with Kev and Brad about whatever... and i was in my Shorts and a TSHIRT.... coupled with a VERY SHORT SLEEP before work, this was spelling disaster.... SURE ENOUGH i get a tickle in my throat around NOON... i was like NOOOOO!!!! and so I scoured the office for throat medicine and found some when i noticed some at a coworkers desk... that tied me over till i got home and Listerined the hell out of my throat every couple hours. I should do it again... my throat feels a little stretched now.. but that is likely from Friday night karaoke.... I still had a full range last night.... So I am just not going to talk much till tonite....
NOW.... Tonite i am going to see a great band! My friends in Tequila Mockingbird are playing out at McNally's and you should really go to check them out! It has been WAY too long since i have seen them play, but it is hard to go see them when they only play FRIDAYS lately and that is the night I work... SO.... Now I have a chance to go out and support my buddies! Can't wait!
OK... So next assignment is to find out which songs i need to work on and then mercilessly repeat them till i don't want to hear them any more and then do it some more! Listen to songs over and over till it HURTS!!! And TRUST ME... with that much repetition... IT HURTS!!! Dude... Learning this many songs in this short of a time can REALLY suck! BUT... it is TOTALLY worth it for that moment in time when it all comes together!
One more thing before I go though... I am really liking the attention that I am getting lately... Case in point, last night... Now usually girls ask me if i am in a band every night at karaoke... Usually I say "well, not really" or "I am between bands right now" or just "no". They get this kind of disappointed look and then they walk away... LAST NIGHT, i get the same shtick.... "Are you in a band?" and i am like "YA... We are playing on Thursday, you should come check us out!" and NOW they are clambering for my attention... ALL NIGHT... I never paid for any of the 10 drinks I had... Girls bringing ME shooters for no reason... THAT is what it is ALL about! I know that it is so cliche and stuff, but it is like suddenly... You are a significant person when you are in a band. I mean, it is just interesting to me how that works on SO many levels... but it is one of my biggest draws to music... I am SOMEBODY when I am an active participant in music... ESPECIALLY with a band... THIS is a subject I can go on and on about though, and instead i am going to stop so that i can execute my master plan for this weekend...
Thanx for tuning in... See ya tomorrow!! (Or Tonite at McNally's)
Zubazz
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