Ho Ho Ho ! Merry Christmas !
This Christmas will be a memorable one, since I am recuperating from a hip replacement and leg lengthening surgery that I had on December 6th. I am tied down to the bed other than when I do my physical rehab or when the nurse visits to check my vitals. I can’t wait to see what I will be like after the physical rehab is complete and I’ll be able to walk without crutches or a walker now that my legs are the same length.
My fiancé’ and better half, Anita, is caring for me and has been since my surgery. For that, I am so very thankful; because without her, I do not know where I’d be right now due to the state of modern health care and health insurance. Because of such poorly managed health care/insurance benefits, I’ve started doing my own physical rehab as much as possible and now I’m playing the guitar for about 30 minutes to an hour a day to get myself limber again, but I can tell it is going to take a whole lot more than that to get back where I was. I’ll be able to get back there in no time at all if I continue practicing the 30 minutes to an hour a day and increase it to 2 hours a day starting January 2nd.
Chris Hauska (Lead Vocalist, Guitarist)
I recently spoke with a good friend of mine, Chris Hauska, who is a lead vocalist and strong rhythm guitarist whom I’m going to start rehearing with once I am 100% healed and ready to move forward with the band. I also need to get together with another good friend of mine, Nik Kosmas, who is a premier bass player, guitarist and vocalist and whom I would like to include in the band. Nik is an outstanding musician who is also a degreed electrical/sound engineer who’d be an outstanding addition to the band for many reasons, most importantly because of his musical prowess. Also, we’re in sync and if a band has that, everything else will fall into place.
Nik Kosmas (Bassist, Vocalist)
I believe that Nik, Chris and I will be “In-Sync”, so then we can produce whatever type of music we choose to as long as we stay that way. Whether we decide to add a live drummer or use something along the lines of Boss’s Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Rhythm Machine (a rhythm-programming powerhouse loaded with world-class drum, percussion, and bass sounds from Roland's famous SRX library), we still need to retain our state of cohesiveness or we’ll jeopardize the basis of our sound.
Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Rhythm Machine
I plan to continue the web based marketing and networking that I have begun so that Musician By Night will be a recognized name in the local Metro DC Entertainment Industry, and as we emerge into the marketplace, we’ll be able to “Hit It Big”.
2012 – The Year of . . . ‘Musician By Night’
As I continue to progress both physically and musically, I’ll be posting regular updates on my personal progress and the progress of the band. I hope that you’ll stay with me as ‘Musician By Night’ debuts live and in person later next year. 2012 looks to be a great one for us; I hope that it is for you as well!
Merry Christmas and until next time ~
Musician By Night . . .
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