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Sea Belt said
I remember years ago flying with my acoustic guitar. When I got to the airport, they told me to take it out of the case and loosen the strings, because they might break from the air pressure.  I took it on a flight to Washington, D.C. to visit my father (from whom my mother divorced when I was 2), and one night during my stay at his apartment I sang him a couple of songs I had written — one of which he liked, titled “God ‘s With You” — even though he was a lifelong atheist.

My father is in a rehab center somewhere in Middle Tennessee. He always calls my mother to get through to me and I finally got enough courage to tell him I dont want to have a relationship with him after how awful he has been to me and my mother. My parents had me when they were 15 and 16 and they divorced when I was 2 years old. I was in split custody until I was 5, but every time it was my dad’s week he would give me to his grandparents. That’s how I got close with my great grandparents. It really effected me when they both died almost four years ago now. The domestic abuse towards my mother wasn’t cool either. 

But, I am going with my aunt (not the farm aunt, one of the ones that lives in Tennessee). Last time I was with her I was in Gulf Shores at farm aunt’s house and Tennessee aunt had to take me back to Memphis because I had a dental surgery that I completely forgot about. She didn’t want me to take my guitar with me in her car because she “didn’t want to hear it or see it” and there was plenty of room in her car. I insisted though because I knew if I left my guitar in gulf shores I was never going to get it back. Keep in mind this is the guitar that I have the most emotional connection to: my Takamine. I don’t think Tennessee aunt is going to let me take my guitar to Virginia on a plane with her.

I am not going to be able to do anything music related for a week. and I might go insane. I wonder if I could sneak a flute in my carry on.

Sea Belt said

Another time, when I was able to participate in the Seattle Folk Festival itself, some of my friends came along and sat in the front row before the elevated stage where I was performing.  During my cover of Gordon Lightfoot’s “Brave Mountaineers” where there’s a whistling interlude, I lost my pucker — I pursed my lips, but nothing came out!  One of my friends howled in laughter.

  

The last gig I had I was playing Tender by Blur. There is a gospel choir in said song, so I found a group of people and they agreed to do the song with me. I have photic sneeze reflex, so lights make me sneeze. I told the lighting guy “hey don’t put lights in my eyes!” 

So I finish a verse right… then the choir sings their part. They’re singing “come on come on come on get through it” and right before I come in the lighting guy puts the lights RIGHT IN MY FACE!!

I sneezed and I hit my face on the microphone. I walked away from the mic and got somebody else to sing the rest of the song. 

I did this in secret… I got the owner of a record store i know to take me there without my grandma knowing (i was living with her at the time) I told yall I used to be sketchy…

So that was my blunder… I shouldn’t have snuck out.

You all know I play 6 instruments… but I want to play all of the instruments! Which should I pick up next? Note I am only listing ones I can afford + ones I know a guy to get them off of. I finally have enough money to make another purchase. I really need to do drums at some point, but the budget dont fit that…

Sitar (because George)

Alto or Tenor Saxophone (because david bowie)

Bb Clarinet (because When I’m Sixty Four)

12 string acoustic guitar (everybody needs a good 12 string)

banjo (what can i say, I like folk)

piccolo (even though it’s just a flute an octave higher. I already play flute)

save up for drums 

or just buy a good piano, even though I already own a shitty one.