I saw a band once

Band shirt, from the show in Augusta, Ga

I saw a band once. Their name was A Summer Story. I think it was my first experience with live music that wasn't an orchestra. I can't remember the name of the venue, but it was in Augusta, GA.

I remember the venue being one single long room painted one single long brushstroke of matte black. The dimensions reminded me of a movie theater I went to as a child in Aiken, SC. It only cost $2, and played movies that had been out for a while. This venue though, it had less of a downward slant, and was void of any seating. The bands were set up on the small stage which seemed overflowing with large amplifiers or speakers, or both. That was all in the rear of the room and in the front of the room, where I entered from the street, sat two sets of folding tables accompanied by two sets of folding chair which were inhabited by two sets of people whom I can't recall anything about. They took my money and let me in, then they took my money again and gave me a shirt.

That was about 10 or so years ago and now all that is left of the shirt is the above photo.

psychedelic repeating pattern

do you have words?

When I was younger I was often asked if I had words. Back then I responded quickly and mostly without thinking, which often hurt me and others, but now I've learned that I don't have words, even when I think I do, and while I still refrain from keeping my mouth shut, I often delete what my fingers create, knowing that my thoughts as writing are worse than any conversations I attend.

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Dj Dig Dug at Bev's Wine Bar

Went out to hear some good music and hang out with some friends the other day. This photo was shot with my cell phone camera.
I did recently buy a new battery charger for my digital camera's battery, so the photo quality here will increase slightly in future posts.

slump

Useless and unwanted are rotten feelings to have on a dreary Monday 

 

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Andrew M. Cooke

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Mary Lance Van Every Sisk

Here is a link to Mary Lance Sisk's obituary.
She was a great woman. She had a kind and loving soul, and she will be missed.

In the airport

Traveling to Charlotte, NC for a funeral. I ran this morning, 3 miles, it was cold. Real cold. Actually, fake cold. 2 or 3 degrees wit a wind chill of -16. My face mask was frozen halfway through the second mile. After the run I made breakfast, rostï potatoes, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee.
The airport is slow today. There will be about 40 of us on the plain and our flight crew just came in from Saskatoon.