Tuesday...

Tuesday…

Congratulations to Jeff H for winning yesterday’s music trivia contest.  He received a shot of Fireball whiskey last night for his correct response, the Dave Matthew’s Band (DMB). Apparently the clue of the tour bus driver illegally dumping their waste tank gave it away. I was afraid that or the initials would give the answer away.  Nice job, Jeff!  Keep playing!

Going backwards in reverse chronological order, the bands were…

Curtis Mayfield (Superfly)

Creedance Clearwater Revival (CCR)

Cream

Counting Crows

The Clash

Chickenfoot

Chicago

Cheap Trick

Sad to see such a small amount of players lately… L

Today’s music trivia band was the real first heavy metal rock & roll band that I was exposed to thanks to the local hippie brothers who lived a few houses away from my house in the early 70s. Their heavy metal sound and strong guitar riffs are still imitated today. The heavy bass notes played in order were the first notes played by many wannabee guitarists. Songs such as, “My Woman from Tokyo”, “Space Truckin”, “Highway Star”, and their signature song, “Smoke on the Water” made them a familiar sound on the radio airwaves.  Can you name this heavy metal band?

Going to an Orthopedic Specialist this afternoon to have another doctor’s opinion regarding my torn Right knee injury that happened over a year ago.  The Ortho doc I saw last year did nothing but give me a cortisone shot and send me to PT once again.  Well, I don’t want to wait until it heals on its own, which may never happen, so I’m seeing another doctor at another medical facility for a second opinion.  The first doctor was happy to do nothing and let me live in pain.  After a year of doing that, I am electing to try another route myself.  Keep your fingers crossed!

I really want my former life back.  Happy at work, happy at home, happy in health, happy in society, happy in soul.  Going through all this mess all at once is kind of overwhelming at times.  I have a terrible feeling it is going to get much worse before it gets any better.  Can’t a brother get a break around here?  I understand why people get so depressed and go off the deep end in life.  Sometimes there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel for the mess we get into. When life throws us obstacles, you have to keep trying not to get any major hits. These past few weeks I have been knocked down so many times, it is getting harder and harder to get back up on my feet.

Too much on my mind to keep on writing.  Trying not to vent on you, my peeps, but it is hard when you become overwhelmed.  I hope to continue to post this blog but it may come down to survival mode for me.  I really don’t feel the motivation to continue on, so we will see what happens.

As Snoopy says… Wag More, Bark Less…

Until next time… Be Good!

- cb