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Rock N Roll the Cradle
May. 22nd, 2007 05:10 pmI played a show with Terminal Ready last Saturday. I don't think I was at my best, after missing several practices, but I had it together well enough to put on a good show. It was fun, as always. I'm not sure about the rest of the band, but it was a chill evening for me. The venue, Outback Lodge, is literally five minutes from my house. I was there at 8pm, loaded in, sound checked, and back home at 9:30pm where I proceeded to relax with my sleeping son while ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
krasota showered and accomplished a few things. Then, I was out the door and back at the Outback Lodge by 11:30 for a midnight show.
Yup, I have a son. I haven't said much about it, because Krasota has been posting all the details from conception through now. For the rare individuals who don't also read her journal, the baby boy is officially a month old as of yesterday.
I do hope I can keep up with the band and I have no intention to do otherwise. I really want to set an example for my son. I want to continue to be a performing musician in some way or another, so it can be in his life as he grows up. I want him to realize that you can do that sort of thing when you get old, either professionally or on the side. When I was a child, I never made the connection that "real" people were in rock bands or acted in plays and movies.
I certainly don't want to set an agenda for what I hope he becomes when he's older. What I wish to do is show him as many options as possible through my own experience. That means attempting to keep a careful balance of raising him, being a musician, being a software developer, being a writer, being the guy who washes the dishes, being a hiker and nature lover, and being the crazy yoga Dad who stands on his head in the living room. His birth hasn't changed my desire to do too many things at one time. If anything, it's strengthened it, because I want to share it all with him.
krasota showered and accomplished a few things. Then, I was out the door and back at the Outback Lodge by 11:30 for a midnight show. Yup, I have a son. I haven't said much about it, because Krasota has been posting all the details from conception through now. For the rare individuals who don't also read her journal, the baby boy is officially a month old as of yesterday.
I do hope I can keep up with the band and I have no intention to do otherwise. I really want to set an example for my son. I want to continue to be a performing musician in some way or another, so it can be in his life as he grows up. I want him to realize that you can do that sort of thing when you get old, either professionally or on the side. When I was a child, I never made the connection that "real" people were in rock bands or acted in plays and movies.
I certainly don't want to set an agenda for what I hope he becomes when he's older. What I wish to do is show him as many options as possible through my own experience. That means attempting to keep a careful balance of raising him, being a musician, being a software developer, being a writer, being the guy who washes the dishes, being a hiker and nature lover, and being the crazy yoga Dad who stands on his head in the living room. His birth hasn't changed my desire to do too many things at one time. If anything, it's strengthened it, because I want to share it all with him.
