Hi.Been a while. Again. Sorry. I'm in a place I have never been. I am still dealing with the loss of my Mom. It hurts worse now. I dunno why. But I know she would want me to keep going on and having fun.
So... the post after the worst post I've ever written will be a hodge-podge piece of jackass. I'm just trying to get back in the game, so I beg your indulgence.
So, last night, I went and saw Eric Clapton again, my second EC concert in 3 nights. I am now a 12 time Clapton veteran. Last night was the Orlando gig with C-lish and her friend, Reverend Lovejoy. It was outstanding. I sat back and ate 9 dollar ice cream and loved it.
We had good seats and it was a great gig.
Thursday night, Grudly Mandinko and I went to the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise where EC was playing, went to the box office asking if there were tickets..... and we wound up on the 2nd row.
I can't even begin to describe this. My hero, Eric Clapton... a scant 25 yards from me playing astonishing solos... I was completely alive. With what I've been through recently, it felt good.
The fat blob in the middle is me with Eric.I needed this weekend. Seeing EC with two of my greatest friends.... well, as corny as it sounds... it gave me a dose of LIFE again. And it was something I needed.
Thanks Mike and Cheryl. I love you both and you were the perfect folk to lead me through this great musical journey.
I feel life again.
There was one point during a solo on "Old Love", where EC just hit some unreal riffs, and when he finished....I thought to myself...."damn". And Mike Guerdon was standing behind me and afterwards, I heard him say ...."damn".
I will never forget that as long as I live.
Later, I decided that Mike Guerdon's son, Mikey, will be the new Eric Clapton, and if he fails, we shall beat him.I'm kidding of course. In this pic, I told him to look like a rock star and this was the best he could do.
We both look constipated, which could put us on a Judas Priest album, at the very least.
I love this picture. Only in South Florida do you see a $60,000 Lexus as a food delivery vehicle.
I love this picture too.
This is my friend Jaime's parents, the pic taken somewhere in Chile in the 50's. I see this pic all the time right now... and I love it.
Maybe it's the way they are looking at each other... I dunno. I just think this pic is one of the coolest pictures I've ever seen.
I have 20 dollars to anyone who can tell me what bar I took this picture at and when, and if, I even liked the goddamn beer.
One of the things I want to do is reconnect with my fam. This is my cousin Marilyn. I want to see everyone again. My Mom would have liked that.
Me and Marilyn and Aunt Inge at Nick's in Hollywood. Nick's continues to be a big part of my life.
I'm working on being funny again. I promise. It takes time. All I can do is keep swingin'.
Peace.