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 façade. 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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