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VIEWS FROM THE STAGE

5/22/2015

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The last couple of weeks have been crazy. Starting a new job, adjusting to a commute and a new schedule has been a little challenging.  Still, even the lack of sleep has not taken away from the joy of learning new things and going another way with my corporate career.

On the band side, I had an interesting conversation with a new L.A. Lyon supporter.   “The things you must see from the stage!” she said.

The comment made me smile.  Yes, the view from the stage has been an interesting one over the years.  Here are some observations:

  1. The Fighters - Yes we have seen a ton of them.  Some a lot better than the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight.  The rule is, you continue to play because if you stop it draws more attention to the violence.  The interesting thing is security is always slow to break up two ladies fighting.  Just saying….

  2. The Bringing Sexy Back Bunch - The expression, “Get a room!” could be applied to several couples we have observed over the years.  I even got to watch a horrified D-Man on a very crowded dance floor get molested by some girl who did not know that the guy she was dancing with happened to be the Girl In The Band’s boyfriend.  Again, the show must go on!

  3. The People who make us feel like rock stars- No, we didn’t write any of the songs we do, but it still is fun for us when you sing along and go crazy when we play YOUR jam.  There is nothing like looking out at a group of people totally enjoying their Saturday night and know that you are part of the reason they are having such a good time!

  4. The Warriors- I have seen people on the dance floor with canes, crutches and even wheelchairs.  A couple of weeks ago, a regular at one of the clubs we play at passed away and we were playing the night of her memorial service.  Her longtime boyfriend came after the services and danced to their favorite song because it made him feel like a part of her was still there with him.  These are the people who refuse to give up on life, regardless of physical or emotional obstacles.  They just keep dancing.  And that is the best lesson I have learned from my view of the stage.

     

     

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THE NEW JOB FEEL

5/1/2015

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My job search has officially ended.  The picture of my final parting gift from my staff (a very delicious fruit bouquet) has been posted on Facebook and my new adventure is about to begin!  I found something that was still basically in my field, but a totally different type of job.  I am excited about everything but the commute.  For the first time in my California life, I will be heading to the west side, the southern California so often portrayed on television.  Although not that far in mileage, SoCal traffic is a nightmare and I am looking at almost tripling my time spent in my beloved truck.  Life is tradeoffs and the job is something I am really excited about doing. 

Coming next will be the feeling of being in someone else’s life.  I have gone through this before.  Living in a new place, starting a new job.  It feels surreal in a way, walking around with new faces in new places.  At times you think, “When am I going back to my old life?” only to realize that life is over.  I would be lying if I said at times, there isn’t sadness to that realization.  But there is also exhilaration too.

In the not so distant future, I will walk into my new office and it will be commonplace.  The restaurants around me will not seem as exciting and new.  I will probably have settled into at least some kind of routine, although I am hoping the new job will continue to evolve and grow.   I will not get into the car every morning with that same level of “What will happen today?”   Yes, it will not be as unsettling, but it will also never be as new as it once was.

I always try to remember that.  The first times of anything new.  I have always been bad at living in the moment, wavering between expecting impeding disaster and constantly thinking, “This would be so much better if……”   But in the next weeks, I am going to make that effort.   Live in the thrill of learning and finding out strengths I never knew I had.

And remember.  The new car smell doesn’t last forever. Neither does the new job feel.


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