Reinventing Joy

I survived the holidays. I enjoyed seeing my parents and my aunt who is like a 2nd mom to me. We convened in Richmond, VA. I didn't drink a full bottle of wine. Only a glass or two each night. I was impressed by one cousin's recent adjustment to the loss of his father where the other cousin (his sister) troubles me. I keep forgetting that she is only a year younger. We have lost some many things in common. She's newly married. I was her bridesmaid(I mentioned her in past posts). Mom seriously had a "you can't hurry love. No you just have to wait." talk with me. I can't compare my cousin's missteps that landed her with a new husband, soon to be new car and new career. She's made some major mistakes in life, totaled a lot of cars, defaulted on several loans, dropped out of a full scholarship due to partying, bilked her parents for thousands and thinks she is living Rent the musical for real. It's not about the monetary things but it's a rea...

Well, it was bound to happen. It's a small city and I enjoy an eclectic collection of music. As I was leaving a good Mellencamp concert. I would have said great but it was shortened by his bio pic at the beginning of the show- who do I see with another woman on his arm but Harvey. I had been thinking about him very often lately and wondering how our first encounter would go once I ran into him. Of course he was enjoying himself in the company of this other woman and laughing as he was walking toward me. He didn't notice me. I was walking past him and punched him on the arm and said "Hello Stranger." He spun around and said "Hi! How are you?!" I responded in my most I'm damn fine without your non committal ass in my life tone saying "I'm great and you?" He responded "I'm good." He was still walking backward as his date was standing there in awe. I turned around and kept on walking. It was odd and liberating at the same ...

So I'm sitting here at the Mellencamp concert and thinking- I need to really pursue my career full time in music. Of course, John, yes I can call him by his first name because he'll never read this blog! John made the executive decision to show a 2 hr documentary before the actual concert begins. Brass ones, Right?! If you're John Cougar Mellencamp you can do whatever you want because you're the star! So with that being said I have a 20 minute intermission and time to get some popcorn and contemplate my future in singing. I too can control the masses and make people wait an hour to see me! It's just that easy. NOT! Well, I will continue to find my vocal sound and try to hatch my diabolical scheme to rock it in the USA!