From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018013122260217014-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Got a call this evening, a cousin's kid has cancer, and it's not looking   
   > good.  He's somewhere in his mid 40's.  Sheesh.   
      
   Yeah, winter and death, or the threat of it, sure go together, along of   
   course, with general misery and depression...which is why I HATE it!!!   
      
   > then, on the other hand, we rebooked that yearly festival gig I sent you   
   > the newpaper link about.  Ha.  They wanted to be sure I brought the   
   > fiddle.  I called our other guy, Tim, and he's good for the date. So it's   
   > on, same lineup as last year.  Will be in September.   
      
   End of summer, before it's not even spring yet! September is depressing -   
   FALL! That name says it all - prelude to the the Misery season aka winter.   
      
   > Feels creepy booking jobs that far out, but hey, that's how it goes.   
      
   You're finally seeing it the way I have since the  beginning.   
   When someone asks me if I'll be available for a gig even a couple of months   
   in the future, my usual response is: "If I'm still alive, I'll be there".   
      
   > Same feeling as yesterday when rescheduling my eye exam for Jan of 2019.   
   > Year by year might seem, eh, normal when you're not as close seeing Mr   
   > Death closing in in the rearview mirror, but it seems kinda funny now.   
   > When we do one of these way out there dates, I think, will I even be alive   
   > then.  Not thinking that in a morbid way, not at all. It's just reality.   
      
   With me, it's more Disgusting than anything, because I've Never known a   
   time, starting on day one, when 'Mr. Death' wasn't right next to me all the   
   way...a real PEST!   
      
   > One slight hitch with the Sept gig.  We're already booked for a duo gig   
   > earlier that same day.  Humm. Gonna make some calls and get out of the   
   > early job. Worst case, we could manage both, but what's the point.  If we   
   > did both it'd be rush all over, and we'd be tired. If we swap the early   
   > date for a different one, then the evening gig will be relaxed and fun.   
      
   I'd look forward to doing both gigs ;)   
      
   > That's a joke son, I say a joke.  ( Leghorn Foghorn )   
      
   > I don't ever do " relaxed " at a gig. It's not in my nature.   
      
   Jim   
      
   Refining the Love Vibe sure helps with that!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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