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Last weekend saw my official return to the music scene - our band’s first gig in 6 months, the long absence due of course to my trip to Thailand and recovery from SRS. I’d forgotten how much hard work it was, the following day my legs felt like stone, even though I got the guys to carry my heavy stuff up and down the stairs. But it was great to be back behind the keys again with an excuse to glam up a bit; it must be 6 months since I last bothered using eye make-up. The gig was a private birthday party at a local brewery, handy that, and the ensuing "piss-up in a brewery" was actually very well organised. I think it was the first time I’ve ever worn a dress for a gig, and I even had NEW SHOES, so I felt pretty good.
Anyway despite our lack of practice we just about managed to keep it all together and went down a storm and got lots of compliments. The Easter weekend will see our return to the pub circuit, with gigs on the Saturday and Easter Monday. I’m really looking forward to them, and I think we’ll have good crowds because of the Bank holiday and because so many people are dying to see us again after such a long break! I didn’t do much playing while I was recovering so my fingers are still a bit rusty, but I’m getting there, and have been working hard over the last few weeks to try and get back into shape. Nothing like gigging though to get you back on form.
It’s great to be back on stage again.
Budget day yesterday. If you drink, or smoke, drive a car, fly, pay income tax, use carrier bags from the supermarket etc… then you’re going to be worse off. That’ll be all of us then. I don’t know why we are subjected to so much hype and speculation every time a budget comes round; it inevitably means the government wants more money, and we’re paying.
Well, as Forrest Gump said, "that’s all I have to say about that"; my blog nearly got political then. There are so many more worthwhile things to talk about, don’t you think?
xx
