Things do change. I was in the church band for 3 years and completely switched focus from recording to live, buying gear to make the experience functional. After 3 years of weekends dedicated to the cause, I had to take a break. Now I am back to recording but actually posting very little, just things here and there on various sites. After 13 years of learning to mix, if I don't have it now, it ain't never gonna come.

The whole internet thing by and large, is starting to get a little stale and I look forward to a time when it is just a connection to other people experience and updating some drivers. What started out to be exciting i.e. sharing ideas and knowledge has turned into juvenile sensationalism with very little truth, story creation in the news versus just telling what happened and is becoming less and less interesting. I find myself wanting to get out more, meet and talk to people and enjoy what's out in the world versus what's on my computer screen.

You know, technically, it's all I have to do, besides the usual house chores. And there still isn't enough time in a day. For example, I've received the book for my level certification training for Logic a month ago and didn't have the time to open it just yet. 

Sometimes I look back at the most creative periods of my life and I wonder how I could do it, w/ a full time job. That being said, I always had the impression that I wasn't accomplishing anything. Then years later, I look back, and my "artistic output" seems pretty respectable.

All that being said, I'd probably go nuts if not for the internet and these forums. A few weeks ago, we went to meet a friend and I realized I hadn't talked w/ anyone else but my wife for 3 months. I basically never go out of the house except for groceries and such. In New York, I walked up to Radio City every night to pick up my wife, and meet folks there. Or I could go to Sam Ash. Here in Vegas, you can't just walk anywhere.

I also haven't posted here much lately. I did upgrade to X2 Producer last week, and opened the program and recorded a guitar track just to see if it worked. It did. I made sort of a half joke in a thread about respect awhile ago. Turns out I was more serious than I thought. I can't really speak about it yet, but I'm making a life change shortly, and I can't freakin wait. Then I'll be back around here.....you'll see....I mean it! Randy

Wait...

I've not been posting here lately?


I just **KNEW** sumpin' wernt roight.

Spring is trying to start here and I'm getting busier at work little by little, so I'm probably not posting as much, although I do try and keep up with things at Songs.

Doing more writing and recording than ever before, so that keeps me occupied in the evenings.

It is what it be.

I was thinking I would grow a little hemp in the field along the ditchbank ( for medicinal purposes of course) and raise some goats and chickens..... but on second thought.... nahhh, that's not the kind of change I was looking for.... not yet anyway. 

So I reckon, I'll settle for the other changes... eyesight changing for the worse, body parts slowing down and creaking more, taxes going up and income down, trying to write some new music (wait, that's not a change)....... but aside from all that, hey, Duck Dynasty is showing some new episodes, so that's a good thing.... at least for my wife. 

Change we can believe in. 

Yeppers, change happens...

All I know is that when I spend my $1.00, the more change I receive back, the better.

On a serious note (if a chord, Am by definition due to the Bapu forum rules), change will be happening here as well, as I will be relocating within three months or so, and also getting more involved once again in church music.  I might even have to play a bit of keyboards again for the first time in many years.

On a second serious note, I will be giving my first recital in two years (where has the time gone?) in May, on double bass, playing a mix of classical, traditional spirituals, and original pieces.  If I did this more often, I would actually probably get more confident at it.  I am thankful to have a wonderful accompanist, and we seem to average a recital about once every 12-18 months - I think the most we ever did was three in one year.

When I picked up my pizza yesterday the total ended in .01 and, since I didn't have a penny, I had to give them a dollar to cover that one cent.  Change was inevitable. 

New episodes of the Family Robertson's...alright!   I have seen all of the reruns too many times.

It's been to calm around here lately.  We need a new release of Sonar to stir up some entertaining debate.

I'm going through some of the same change you are Herb, especially with eyesight, slowing down and being sore for days if I over due it.