The Night Shift

[draglist]

Me, too, Gator! And John, I learned a long time ago to let folks help you. I always used to want to do things myself. I always wanted to be the one who helped, but I never wanted anything in return and always felt uncomfortable when folks did things for me. I still do, but someone once told me how important it was for me to LET others help when they wanted to. They taught me to put myself in those folks' shoes, and realize how much it would mean to them to be able to help someone else. Think how much pride and accomplishment that will provide them. I know your dad wants to do this for you. Even if you didn't need it, it would be just as important for him to do it for you. And you DO need and deserve it. So, it's a win win all around. bp

[jim sanders]

also by the way i love reading this thread right here ?

[WildcatOne]

Many, many thanks to you gents for not just the compliments on what I write about my experiences in music, but also for the advice on letting somebody help me. I will follow this advice. I do know that having a place to talk about what goes on is such a relief valve...I'd been walking around for years with this stuff just getting set up on a shelf in my head, collecting dust. Here I can tell it like it is, like it happened when I went through it and folks like it. If I am providing interesting information by doing this, then it is worth going to the gigs. Next Friday night, it's gonna be Freedom River back at Big Dawg's Saloon...the Wal-Mart jewelry girls...gonna be a major hoot. Cheers, WC1

[pro70z28]

Yup, WC, you should be keeping' a journal of your exploits so you can write a book someday. Lot of cool stories.

Wait a minute. The Draglist journal will do the trick.

[WildcatOne]

Well, I guess that's what this is, isn't it...Life is good. Thanks, WC1

[Gator]

Yes...a very good,eventful book at that........

nice words about Ronnie in Lost Friends 'Cat.
I've been in a very "down" state since the news of his passing. ( others are too),i guess.

[WildcatOne]

Big day today. Going to Galveston this morning to get the Focus wagon and hang out with my Dad while my stepmom has her eye operated on. They aren't saying what's the matter with her eye but it's going to be about a 4-hour procedure. My Dad said the Focus had a flat and I planned to get the flat fixed but he told me last night that he's already had it fixed; also that he lost the hubcap and he ordered a new one which will be delivered today. That tells me he ran over a curb and he doesn't want to drive the car anymore. I'm sure my stepsister will be driving the Buick to and from the hospital. I'll probably keep the Focus, but I'm going to take it one day at a time. I drove Ludwig yesterday and the brakes went soft from sitting and not being driven. I'm either going to work 'em back in or have them bled or something to make 'em work right again. The plan is to take it in to Cole's next week and hook it up to his diagnostic computer. Tonight my class begins at College of the Mainland in songwriting. I got an email from the registrar this morning, and 10 people are in the class. It should be fun. I'm going to bring "Four Lifetimes" to the first class and go over "Meet Your Maker" with them tonight. I wrote that song during the recording of the album and assembled the tracks as we went along. I remember the band was confused and they were questioning my sanity (what else is new?) when I started working on that song, because it hadn't ever been played before, but what I did was I showed 'em how to use the studio itself as the instrument. It worked, and the band loves the song and we play it live as one of our best songs now. We're playing a benefit Sunday at 4PM down at 5th Street for Cindy Petersen, a breast cancer survivor who is a graphics manager in the Bay Area. Lynn gave us the choice to play any time we wanted and I picked 4 so the guys can get home in time for din-din. I'm excited about the class' possibilities. I'm giving the class off the top of my head, but I'll know more about what to do next week when I find out what these folks expect out of it after tonight. Please send positive thoughts. Cheers, WC1

[Billy Mac]

anybody got a spare stamp to put on this envelope full of Positive Thoughts for Cat???

[wheelzman]

Forget about the envelope I just FedExed a 2 x 2 foot box full to the Cat Man. We all know that Cat will do good so he will then be Cat Man Do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cat you not doing good with music is like Rapid not going fast. Forget about it!!!!!!!!!! Just flick out those claws, hitem with all nine lives at once and makem purr to the music. Good Luck.

[Gator]

sending good vibrations your way 'Cat