One Good Thing

Realizing that a dose of reality is the best medicine.

Not knowing what the future holds but feeling up to the challenge.

Having a few little excursions to look forward to!

I love the fact that this thread just keeps chugging along. Thank you guys for that!

Good thing today..

two days with absolutly nothing to do.

Happy Halloween - Trick or treating with the kids tonight.

And then Game 3 of World Series w/ Phillies back on their home turf.

(43 lbs as of this morning. 28 to go.)

Andi wrote:

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Andi you look beautiful...whats your secret?

Thank you Amity and Cristo Amity, to answer your question, I'm gonna see how Setzerish I can make this....

I had a Broken Down Piece of Junk of a life and I was letting someone else drive it. After a while I cranked up the stereo (that was an important first step - the music had been off for far too long), grabbed the wheel and started learning to steer again. I took that big heavy tire iron off my finger and shipped my piece of junk back to the highways it loves. I started wrenching on the engine and giving the exterior a good wash-down. I turned onto a gorgeous Lonely Avenue, wrote "Andi was here" on the wall and was gifted a Sexy, Sexy Hot Rod to tool around with. (I keep going back down that Avenue, it's one of my favorite places in the world right now.)

It's taking me longer to find my destination than I'd like. Along the way I started racing with another hot rod - I shot into high gear for the joy ride but then got run off the road, lost in heavy fog with a bit of damage to the engine. It's all part of the journey. I definitely know the roads better now, and I can almost even drive at night. It's been a helluva ride.

The car is back up to full speed on a bright, sunny highway, the music is blaring, I'm taking my time polishing the exterior to a high shine, and I'm still working on that motor all the time.

Moral of the story: never let anyone else drive.

except if I'm the driver ^^

My good thing today:
NO school all week and band rehersal today, with a drummer for the first time =)

edit: andother good thing is the monster mash, heard it again at the halloween party last weekend

Oh, and I forgot to mention - garlic. Lots of it.

Yesterday I passed the qualifying examination for the "Landes-Schüler-Bigband", so soon I'll be representing my state as a Bigband-guitarist!!!

Congrats Webby What style is it?

Thanks a lot!
They play Swing and Jazz, most of their repertoire consists of old Bigband tunes from Count Basie, Cole Porter etc.

loookout Motown the Big Band is comin to town! got my ticks to openin night today. Wooo Hoooo.

Well, I made it through that dreadful Prac!! I had two weeks there where I REALLY wanted to throw in the towel... I felt like the amount of stress and anxiety I was under just wasn't worth it.. I lost 5 Kilos (11 pounds), wasn't eating or sleeping.. And I'm not that kind of person!! I'm usually pretty tough, never let things get to me too much.. but this Prac just broke me.. But I sucked it up and got through it, and I'm probably better off that I did. There is this theory called a 'psychosocial crisis' - where personality grows out of a successful resolution of a crisis. I'm proud of myself for getting through it.. And in the end I actually tamed the wild beast that is a teenager who doesn't want to go to school.. The final week of my prac was really great...

Now all I need to do is hand in one final assignment and I'm on 3 months holidays..

Ahhh, the joys of being a Uni student

Kid Setzer wrote:

personality grows out of a successful resolution of a crisis.

I am absolutely certain truer words have never been spoken. Congrats, Kid, on developing strength and maturity through adversity!!

Great job, Kid! Congrats.

Enjoy that vacation!

webelvis wrote:

Yesterday I passed the qualifying examination for the "Landes-Schüler-Bigband", so soon I'll be representing my state as a Bigband-guitarist!!!

very proud !!

btw..my son just sighned up as the guitarist of junior high jazz band now he wants a gretsch instead of his strat!

tvthewiredturtle wrote:

webelvis wrote:

Yesterday I passed the qualifying examination for the "Landes-Schüler-Bigband", so soon I'll be representing my state as a Bigband-guitarist!!!

very proud !!

btw..my son just sighned up as the guitarist of junior high jazz band now he wants a gretsch instead of his strat!

Thank you!
Seems like your son is on the right way!
I was a bit surprised when I walked inside that big room where they were rehearsing, and all those "hardcore-Jazzers" told me, "damn that's a cool guitar!"

Webby, very belated congrats on your new status as state big band guitarist!

Tavo, surely you have a Gretsch or three you could loan your boy?? How fantastic that he's got the jazz bug early.

One good thing: Our Green Apple Riesling wine (5 gallons) was bottled yesterday, and will be ready to drink on Thanksgiving. Yummy desert wine. Perhaps a bit too yummy....

Congrats to Webby and Kid and TV's boy. All great news!

Andi wrote:

Webby, very belated congrats on your new status as state big band guitarist!

Tavo, surely you have a Gretsch or three you could loan your boy?? How fantastic that he's got the jazz bug early.

Sadly I only own one Gretsch, my tried and true SSU..

This Video:

I love that guy, he just mixes Jazz (and damn, he can play!) with being stupid, and it's so funny!

Yeah, I LOVE Helge Schneider!
I read all his books (funny comedy stories) and also own some cds.

He's great.
And he has a Band called "The Firefuckers"!!

After SEVEN freakin' months traveling the freakin' world, my freakin' stuff is FINALLY freakin' here!!!! Woo hooo!!! It's like Christmas come early!! All my CDs, clothes, Christmas decorations (just in time!), my grandmother's silverware, my grandfather's 1960's Danish teak coffee table, my microphones, my pinup girls... yaaaaay!!! I have belongings again!! Hahahaha!!

Of course one of the first things I did was dig out that old Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style VHS video. Clips of a sweet, skinny, sexy, heavily-NY-accented young Brian Setzer coming soon to a YouTube near you

AND, also arrived today.... a musical care package from SC! Thanks TFR, can't wait to dig in!!!

I saw the Living end last evening.
First row, right in front of Chris.
He played two pre-FMIC White Falcons, his Signature Falcon and a Setzer Black Phoenix.
On his pedalboard he had a RE-20, an octave fuzz and a TIM or Timmy and some more stuff...
Amp was one Blonde Bassman on a Marshall 4x12 and a Wizard Amp also ontop of a 4x12 Marshall box.
He gave me a pic after they played E-Boogie and shook my hand.
I asked them to play "The Rising Sun" but he said they didn't do it live anymore...
The best fuckin concert I've ever seen!