Crap
10.20.05 (5:51 am) [edit]I was looking forward to the gig this weekend for a few reasons, mostly because it's been three weeks and I need the fucking money.
So the guitar player calls last night. The coke-head asshole lead singer just took off for Mississippi for a few months. Thanks for the notice, pal. Now WE have to find out how to do this fucking gig.
We can't. We have an easy replacement (the guy who sang for them when Cokeface was in jail a couple years ago, and also played third guitar for them at a gig I saw after I left the first time) but he has another band and isn't available this weekend. FUCK.
I'd like to ditch these swine altogether, but I don't have a choice right now. That extra bit of cash saves my ass each week, which has been proven by how I've barely got by the past two weeks not playing. I'm trying to get a couple other things going, but I'm also trying to survive at night after work. I spent all of Tuesday evening in bed. The sleep apnea seems to be back, and I was fucking worthless Tuesday. I've stopped taking the sleeping pills (the two don't connect, the apnea was kicking back in before I stopped) and I seem to actually be sleeping more or less OK without them, but that's only getting to sleep and staying there, not getting decent *quality* sleep. Yesterday wasn't so bad. But I don't need days like Tuesday to fuck with the little momentum I have going right now.
Fucking coke head. Part of me hopes he gets his shit together and gets some help. Part of me hopes he dies of the worst form of ass cancer a vengeful god can deliver. OK, that's not very nice. But I'm pissed off anyway.
Had dinner with my friend D9 last night, and hopefully we'll soon be checking out a place in town he'd told me about when I first moved here. They have a very left-field arty vibe there and we might be able to concoct some off-the-wall improv shit that won't make any money, but will at least be out there occasionally. We've got other ideas too. But we've got other things to deal with (he's had a massive change in his situation lately that I won't talk about, but he's only just starting to really feel good about it) and I doubt it will be flying anytime soon.
Well, time to get ready for work. They're having an "employee appreciation day" in the parking lot. Grilling burgers. In the rain. Woo hoo. Hey, it's a two hour lunch break that's paid for. Fuck it. I'm there.
Dougie
posted by: Spooooooooooooooooooooooooooock! (reply)
post date: 10.20.05 (4:51 am)
I know you can sing. What about the other guys in the band? Any of them sing well enough not to scare people off?
posted by: almsthvn (reply)
post date: 10.20.05 (7:33 am)
wonder if Keith is free - that would be interesting, country-twang ?
bummer about whats-his-face and your sleeping :(
Give D9 a hug for me!
posted by: Dougie (reply)
post date: 10.20.05 (1:19 pm)
Reply to: Spooooooooooooooooooooooooooock!
There's too much material that is beyond what the rest of us can do. I could probably do 20% of it, but I'd need a while to get it together. It's one thing to sing. It's another to sing and play bass at the same time. I find it difficult 90% of the time unless I've had a lot of time to work on it. Hell, I'm doing a practice with the guys up north Sunday just as a vocal practice.
posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 10.20.05 (1:21 pm)
Reply to: almsthvn
Yeah, Alan Jackson sings Stone Temple Pilots.:)
I'm not sleeping with whats-his-face! :)