Whoops, I've been meaning to post... but who has the time?

Wow, October is practically gone and I'm still trying to figure out what happened to September. On the fitness side, I feel great, but I'm way out of shape. It's ugly. Training has been sporadic with leanings toward non-existent. I'll fix that, it's just a matter of getting it in. In fact, I ran today and it was simply gorgeous. We're experiencing unusually good weather, and I just couldn't let another beautiful day go by without enjoying it. It was just a little 3 mile run prior to lunch, but it was really good. My iPod was pumping out the bluegrass instrumentals and I just trucked along.

Speaking of bluegrass I got to spend a week with my dad, uncle, and family friends at Turkey Track earlier this month. We had just an amazing time. I haven't played as much in the previous year as I played over that one week. We'd get up for breakfast, clean up and pick. We'd break for lunch, clean-up and pick. We might catch a stage show, eat dinner, clean-up and pick. The ends of my fingers are still flat. By the end of the week, I was playing as well as I've played in years. I just need to keep it fresh in my head on my own. All those years of having Dad playing rhythm for me in practice spoiled me. I just don't like to practice by myself. The other funny thing was we both brought a digital recorder with us. And do you think either one of us actually recorded a single tune, nope. Not a one. I could kick myself now. I learned a couple of new tunes, dusted off some really old tunes, and came up with some new stuff for a few regulars in my arsenal. Mostly though, we had a great time and weeks like that are what music is really about. Family and friends, new and old, sharing the music and sitting around a campfire just playing until your fingers are sore, and then playing some more. I hope we get to do it all again very soon.