the rabbits of the night

....but i've parted ways with the 80's cover band (in hindsight, we really should have had the nerve to call ourselves "the 80's band"...though i think it may have already have been taken). in all honesty, it really was/is a very sweet deal. i'd play my drums for a couple of hours, people would dance, and at the end of the night, some other people would give me money (i had never previously entertained the notion of making money playing music, save for my 5th grade hopes of becoming the next slash...hopes that were completely and utterly dashed when i found out that playing guitar was kinda hard). it was by no means an easy decision to make, but i'm sure that when all is said and done, it was the right one. i really want nothing but the best things for those guys....they're all exceptional musicians and human beings. i guess i started to feel like i was taking more away from the band than i was contributing. i also knew that i wasn't going to be able to get back in the routine of practicing a couple times a week (it amazes me that we were able to keep the same folks coming back every thursday...every time i started playing the drumbeat to "billie jean", i half expected to get slammed in the head with a beer bottle, and hear something to the effect of "learn some new songs, jerk"...the point is, it was really time to expand the catalogue). there are a handful of logistical reasons why it had to be this way, but probably none more compelling than my waning level of enthusiasm. and i just wanted them to have the freedom to do whatever, whenever, and not have to worry about whether or not i'd be "into it". because in order for a band, any band, to work, everyone has to be equally gung-ho about things. and i guess i had stopped being quite so gung-ho. so if anyone in the world who reads this is disappointed, don't be. general chicken's chicken/money for nothing will be fine, and better, without yours truly. and that's not me being coy, humble, or self-deprecating. it's really just the truth.