We took the boys up to Salt Lake last night to go see the awesome Sarah Sample http://www.sarahsample.com/, and it made me realize that while it’s fun to do the singer/songwriter “guy with a guitar” thing, there is no substitute for having a full-time band.
Having a full-time job as a Dad prevents me from going out and getting involved in the local music scene around here. I love being a father and having a family, but I’ve always got this yearning to be out and doing something more creative. I always think that as the kids get older and more self-sufficient, that I’ll be able to go out and do that stuff, but in meantime, I’m just being kind of impatient.
I’ve got this small, part-time project with a friend and co-worker of mine where we get together every few weeks and jam. It’s fun and gives me that music fix, but I think I would be more serious with a project if I had better prospects of finding more people to play with that have similar tastes in music. But, you can’t really get to know people until you get more involved in a local music community. So, right now it’s kind of a Catch-22.
I guess the best I can do for the moment is just keep writing, and try to stay interested in the art of playing and writing, and see where life takes me. I’ll just have to get used to the fact that it’s currently moving pretty slowly.
