The Gig . . .

. . . from hell . . .

. . . although there have probably been many others worse, or at least as bad, than this. . . it certainly seemed beyond belief at the time.

The bear of it all was that we didn't even play.  The whole thing seemed like some long, drawn-out, absurd awards ceremony-type of thing with lots of gratuitous thank-yous, gushing and fawning. Meantime we were simply anxious.  Anxious about when we would play.  Anxious about setting-up. Anxious about how long we would take to set-up and anxious about how long they expected us to take to set-up.

And then. . . just like that . . . it was over!  They didn't even ask us to set-up, to play, to get ready to set-up or get ready to play.  What a downer!!  And we were in the back-end of the huge venue, not really sure how far we were from where we had parked and where we had left our gear in anticipation of playing.

The other guys seemed to have gotten their gear packed back into their vehicles and I was the last but not quite sure where my stuff actually was.  We did locate it and there was confusion as to where the best exit was located from which I should leave.

Then an employee emphatically told me that I had to have everything removed within a short time period to make way for the following event, which seemed unreasonably short.  And without explanation I found myself outside, with my vehicle, ready for loading but somehow the vehicle slipping from within my control.  It actually drifted downhill, into traffic on the road and a semi merged mysteriously between my car and me. I watched helplessly as the car sped, driver-less, ahead, downhill quickly beyond my reach (as if I could physically have stopped it alone anyway) until it crashed into a wall at the end of the road where only left and right were the only options had there been an actual driver.

Soon I found myself with Pam, pouring out my heart in explanation and saying, "If it had not been a dream I may have been able to DO SOMETHING!"  But I said this to her in my dream. . .

. . . and then I awoke.

What do you think?

Tell me at
http://www.rayjozwiak.com/guestbook.html  or at
http://www.ohomusic.com 


OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD) OHO is Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak.  Please Visit http://www.ohomusic.com 


My latest solo offering, Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, featuring original, instrumental piano music is now available at - Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

(To Access all Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano music you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
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Also, be sure to visit:
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The Music . . .

Ah . . .the discovery, the music, the gratitude, the music, the joy, the music, the honor, the music, the privilege, the music, the anticipation, the music, the planning, the music, the preparation, the music, the excitement, the music, the preparation, the music, the logistics, the music, the speculation, the music, the practice, the music, the inadequacy, the music, the regrouping, the music, the persistence, the music, the reconfirmation, the music, the rehearsal, the music, the refinement, the music, the doubt, the music, the renewal, the music, the exercise, the music, the discussion, the music, the day, the music, the wonder, the day, the music, the sunshine, the music, the hesitation, the music, the distraction, the music, the clothes, the music, the car, the music, the ride, the music, the adrenaline, the music, the assembly, the music, the camaraderie, the music, the beer, the music, the sound, the music, the arrival, the music, the socializing, the performance, the music, the execution, the music, the expression, the music, the spirit, the music, the enthusiasm, the music, the dynamics, the music, the humor, the music, the reaction, the music, the appreciation, the music, the encouragement, the music, the nourishment, the music, the praise, the music, the conclusion, the music, the breath, the music, the knock-down, the music, the reviewing, the music, the loading, the music, the afterglow, the music, the music, the music. . .


. . . it's all about THE MUSIC!

What do you think?
Tell me at
http://www.rayjozwiak.com/guestbook.html 

OHO's "Ocean City Ditty," the CD single is now available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/oho4
(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD)

My latest solo release, '2014', can be downloaded digitally at:

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak4)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

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