I�m hoping Nigel doesn�t mind me trying this idea out.

I thought of the idea when, some time ago, one of the members here who I didn�t particularly take to because of his pompous way shared some personal information in one of his postings. After reading it and understanding his thought processes, I saw him in a different light and I realized his public face was probably just a fa�ade. I like the person more now after he shared some of what goes on in his life.

I thought about it some more today after reading Captain Russ�s Holiday gift time thread. I spend a lot of time just thinking and sometimes I like to just lay down my thoughts without rebuttal or aggressive comments or getting caught up in some kind of crossfire (and, yes, we all know that I�m just as guilty of that!).

This post would just be for casual thoughts about��..anything. They are not meant to open up a p%*&^%ing contest, nor an �I know and YOU don�t, so listen to what I say� response.

I find musicians and people in the Arts have a different way of thinking than mainstream America. We view life differently and hence interact with each other and society in a very unique way. A lady said to me many years ago, that your potential mate needs to be �artsy� or she�ll never understand you. I found that to be very true. Of many lady friends I had in my life, not one ever understood me as a musician or tried to relate to my unusual life style.

So back to this thread. I�m very interested in hearing casual thought s going on in the minds of other musicians in here. Thoughts that others wouldn�t understand, but that you can drop off here without any consequences.

I�ll start it with an example:

Example:

Since I entered the music profession, I always wanted to do a �show� on stage in front of thousands of people and entertain them. But I got so caught up in the complexities of life over the years I never got around to it. It is one of my great regrets!

Some or YOUR thoughts would be���.? Regrets, appreciations, failed goals, views on life, your station in life, how you feel about playing music, trying to balance your music and your family, religion, etc?

Lucky

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