I picked up my best guitar and plugged it into the best amp I have built. The results are a great playing guitar, a great-sounding amp, and a guitarist who is beginning to irritate me...lol

I am not in any hurry to make a decision. I also have sold some stuff in the past only to replace it. If I sell things now there is always the possibility I will buy more in the future. It just seems a waste to have great gear sitting around doing nothing.

Part of the issue is health and the other part is not having the willingness to do the work required to improve my playing to the next level. One other issue is the changes that have happened in the culture. It has become more and more difficult to find other musicians to play with. Very few people I meet are willing to put in any real effort to create well-done new music.

Actually, to some extent, the same thing is happening with my sports fishing adventures. I find myself dealing with "wooden men and iron ships". Many people nowadays are incapable of dealing with adversity or anything like real work. I have come to realize that serious sports fishing and serious music have much in common. A lot of very hard work. I caught a very large fish two days ago but I was not sure who was going to kill who.

Perhaps someone will show up in my life who can really sing and who really wants to sing enough to put in the work. If that were to happen all bets are off and I will need most of what I own. It is never over until it is over.

I use to be under the illusion that I had some ability to predict future events. Today I don't have much of an idea of what the future holds on many levels. Our business did really well last year. One of our long-time business friends did 100 million less than the year before. That is a serious amount of money. I often wonder if I will outlive the money I have or what crazy thing will happen next. On what planet do 18-year-old kids find it necessary to kill 19 ten-year-old school children.

I am finding myself to be confused and unsure about many things. I assume I am not alone.

Billy

EDIT: Thanks to all of you for your comments and suggestions. One really good thing about this forum is I never have to feel alone in the world.

Last edited by Planobilly; 06/19/22 03:41 PM.
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”