Childbride
February 23rd, 2008, 03:32 PM
i went south yesterday, to see my paternal grandmother.
she's 89-pushing-90, and is one of my closest friends and confidantes. she was matron of honor at the shiner wedding.
i, of course, took my new amph and shiner's OE30 to play for her.
but family changes your original plans often, and after supper, she had me call my stepmother to see if we could hook up.
and as soon as my stepmother knew i had a guitar with me, all of a sudden, i was obligated to gig. :)
grammers would never think of entertaining guests without treats, so i dutifully went and acquired ingredients for chocolate sundaes...
before long, i had grammers, stepmother, and step-grandmother anxiously awaiting performance.
i initially spent ten minutes trying to figure out why i couldn't get my amph to work... panicking... i had to perform...
when i realized the plug wasn't in all the way. :thwap:
i played for them for three and a half hours, off and on.
it was kind of magical.
then it was just grammers and me again, and she was nodding off on the couch...
i put my things away and went out on the front porch with my dog.
i walked barefoot out into the carpet grass, and saw the stars, and wished i had Plank's gear to see them... so beautiful. listened to the coyotes on the hill singing windsong between themselves.
and i kinda had a surreal moment where my childhood and youngadult memories of that place flowed through me, and i felt a Peace i hadn't felt in a long time.
Life is Pretty Awesome. i'm smiling just remembering. :)
[sorry, but thanks for letting me share that, it was kinda nifty for me]
k
she's 89-pushing-90, and is one of my closest friends and confidantes. she was matron of honor at the shiner wedding.
i, of course, took my new amph and shiner's OE30 to play for her.
but family changes your original plans often, and after supper, she had me call my stepmother to see if we could hook up.
and as soon as my stepmother knew i had a guitar with me, all of a sudden, i was obligated to gig. :)
grammers would never think of entertaining guests without treats, so i dutifully went and acquired ingredients for chocolate sundaes...
before long, i had grammers, stepmother, and step-grandmother anxiously awaiting performance.
i initially spent ten minutes trying to figure out why i couldn't get my amph to work... panicking... i had to perform...
when i realized the plug wasn't in all the way. :thwap:
i played for them for three and a half hours, off and on.
it was kind of magical.
then it was just grammers and me again, and she was nodding off on the couch...
i put my things away and went out on the front porch with my dog.
i walked barefoot out into the carpet grass, and saw the stars, and wished i had Plank's gear to see them... so beautiful. listened to the coyotes on the hill singing windsong between themselves.
and i kinda had a surreal moment where my childhood and youngadult memories of that place flowed through me, and i felt a Peace i hadn't felt in a long time.
Life is Pretty Awesome. i'm smiling just remembering. :)
[sorry, but thanks for letting me share that, it was kinda nifty for me]
k