I'm here. I just got back from getting the T-bird. It's acting up and I really don't know what's wrong with it. Might be oil. I hear tell they work better if you keep oil in them.

Naturally, Lo jumped in my shit as soon as I walked in the door. Apparently I was gone too long for her tastes, and that could only mean that I was up to no good, hence she was obligated to play the part of the great bitch. (sigh)

Oh, well. I'll have to figure out how to get to Roger's this afternoon. If it's just an oil problem I can rectify that. If it's something more ... well, I don't think asking Genghis Kahn, for the honor of driving her truck, is such a great idea. My only option would probably be to call Mike and tell him I can't get a way.

Robert mentioned last night the possibility of playing a gig, of sorts, tonight. It's called open mike, and I think it's basically the idea of providing a band, which would be us, to play behind people who might want to come up on stage and try stuff. Hmmm....

And as far as I know, the beach trip is still on.

As for Carmen and that band ...

Well, we've talked and I told her all about Harrison & McClure, and I also told her that I wanted to play with them for awhile so that I could put together a bass rig. Whether I went to play with them permanently or simply played for the immediate future, only time and desire will reveal.

At this point ... I just want to sleep. But I must say that I don't really look forward to practicing today. That, in itself, probably says more than any eloquence I might muster as expression.

SUPPLEMENTARY

Well, I really don't think I'll be playing with Harrison & McClure. I called Roger and told him that I was having problems with my car, that I wasn't sure how I would be able to get to practice. He said if we didn't practice today, they wouldn't use me at the beach, and since it doesn't look like we're practicing ...

I think it's for good. Don't call us, we'll call you was basically what he said,
albeit without actually saying it. Hmmm ...

I have to admit to a sense of relief.

I was beginning to feel as if my life belonged to someone else. As I've said, this wasn't exactly a project which I felt great about, and yet I've spent nearly this entire week in deference to it. I suppose now I'll be able to concentrate on getting things going with Carmen's band.