welcome to the most inaptly named blog on the web.
the backstory: I have spent every day since September 5, 1973 as a professional musician. I haven't exactly earned a living, but I have lived off what I've earned.
a slow neck growth I had for 20 years or so started acting nastier about two years ago.
now I find myself with a very progressive disease, that could take my life at any time. entirely too much detail on that can be found at
http://scottbennettsmedicalmysterytour.blogspot.com/
as well as an insufferable amount of writing on completely unrelated topics.
the point is...schedule? I've always had a schedule. now I need to tell each calendar day what is appropriate for me as it comes.
so this is not Scott's Schedule site. except in a couple of very important ways.
first...one of the ways my friends, cohearts, and prayeramedics have expressed their pull on me towards life has been to continue investing in, and booking our bands.
I don't think it is because they have hopes they can retire early on the proceeds.
I think it is because "it ain't over til we say it's over."
and it has exactly the hoped for effect on me. it keeps a life there for me to want to be in, keeps me from even thinking about stopping.
a bit ago, in light of my uncertain situation, my Valiant Blogkeeper pulled all of the dates off this site. I get it. we would not want to advertise falsely and all.
but I am a firm believer in the power of suggestion. and as a Suggestion site, I decided that everything I was going to do, would do, will do if somehow I can should remain on it. it will, I hope, pull on the bands to play, the gigs to still happen in my absence.
or whatever. in whatever the level of presence my health allows me to give to them, whether flowing in the music itself, coming by to listen for a brief bit, or even being so bold as to attempt to play on a couple of songs.
consider, if you will...two and a half weeks ago, I thought I might be down to days. but I have been pretty stable for awhile now, comfortable, and if not healing, strengthening. I added visitors to my schedule, and am starting to play with some light sessions in my house. I 'm even on some light maintenance chemo, a step I was not thinking I could stand at one point.
I am fond of saying, it's all just trading one kind of I don't know for another. no one knows if they will make any specific roll call.
but I like this I don't know way better than the one awhile ago...
so this is my letter of intent for The Rejuveniles gig on September 24, 2011...in one of those three capacities described above, I will attend that show. time is a stripper, the Grateful Dead says, doing it just for you. we'll all see, won't we.
but I am having comfortable, fulfilling days. and I want all of them I can get.
love to all
Scott
