Just got back from...
band practice...and boy are my vocal cords sore. I haven't sang that much in ten years.

Hum..did I mention that I was joining a band? Okay, I didn't actually join... Lou volunteered me for his band. None of his bandmates knew I could sing. Honestly, I wasn't sure *I* could sing. Now anyway. When I was in my teens/early-twenties, I sang in several bands..from heavy metal to blues. I was really into it at the time..

But then I got hooked up with my ex, had a kid, kicked the ex to the curb and married Lou...and my life went off in a different direction. But there was always a part of me that missed performing in front of an audience...

So, when Lou approached me about singing in his band, I was interested, kinda. There was also that part of me that was thinking, "are you nuts? you are too old to be doing gigs til 2am. You have a kid. You have a job, a writing career...where would you fit in a band?"

Anyway, I told him that I would show up and sing a few songs and see what happened. So I went and sang. And sang. And sang some more. His bandmates were sufficiently impressed. The guitarist, who is a great person and awesome guitarist, but a space case...actually stopped playing his guitar to listen to me sing. Then I saw him motion to the drummer to stop playing and listen. Next thing I know, it's me and no one else. So, I kept singing. I overheard Steve (the guitarist) say to Lou, "Man, she can sing! Why hasn't she been doing it before?" and Lou answered, "Are you kidding? I had to practically bribe her to come today!" The drummer's wife is also a singer, so we had a blast performing together. I have to admit, it was a fun way to spend 7 hours. Yeah, that's right...7 HOURS. Now you know why my throat is so sore. :-)

So, now Saturdays are pretty much devoted to the band. When I'm not at practice singing, then I am at home, either signing or learning songs on the keyboard. Yeah, I get the "honor" of playing keyboards in the band too. Lucky me. LOL

Anyway, my throat is very dry and very sore...so you should be grateful that this blog is a typing thing, cuz if I had to talk, then this would entry would not appear for a couple of days. And yet, I am filled with the urge to launch WinAmp and sing some more. What can I say, I'm a glutton for punishment. :-)

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone. I'm going to partake in some hot tea with honey. Ahh...soothing...

- posted by Kim @ 12:25 AM