Well tonight is my last show playing for this new band. Our last show was our premiere and this show is our finale. The lead singer is leaving town and all of our songs are his. So our purpose in playing tonight is just to have fun. It should be really good. We never had any CDs or T-Shirts or anything. Those that see it will only have the memories. This band gave me so much more freedom to play what I want lead-wise. I bring a style that's like Santana meets Jimi Hendrix. I've invited a lot more people than I usually do, even my Sunday School class. It should be really good. It is sad that we never got a chance to get better. It does take a while to get really tight. I don't really know what I am going to do next. I've been throwing around some ideas. I know I need to go to some blues jams and play improv and I also thought about starting up a Christian rock band. Then I also thought about retiring from bands altogether. It's weird but I used to think that being in a band would get me the girls. It doesn't and is more like a job. I think that is a misconception because it did happen a lot in the 60s, 70s and 80s. The 90s changed everything when grunge came to town and the "not care" style came into being and everyone started getting into bands. I think the girls wanted to be cool so that was when they started "not caring". It is more-so a job than anything. You have to haul all your equipment to the show and spend a while getting it all setup. Before you go on you have maybe 30 minutes to socialize and it's nothing of any substance. Then when you do the show you pretty much are working, except it is fun, but it is work to get everything sounding right. When I play I am always adjusting everything trying to get my sound perfect. Between songs I am tuning and then when I am playing I get energetic. At the end of the show I usually do my standard play guitar behind my head and the crowd goes wild. After the show I get the standard handshakes and kudos for a good show, but I am in no condition to do any flirting. I am sweating and I have to get my equipment off of the stage for the next act. By the time I clean myself up I am worn out and am ready to go home. The biggest plus is the rush of energy I get on stage. I think it's the crowd, and the love of the music, and my ego getting fed that gives it to me. It's like that is what all the work is for, being able to express yourself in music. I don't know if I want to give that up just yet. Who am I kidding, I'm going to end up playing "Stairway to Heaven" in a bar and grill in about 5 years. I'll love every minute of it...

Thought of the Day
"Didn't you read the sign? No Stairway"
Wayne's World