Petra
09-18-2004, 04:59 PM
Can't sleep. So I'll ramble at you guys, instead. :D
Had a great night on Friday night. Usually I have Zoe from after school Friday, and so I don't get out much in the weekends. Well, not in the nighttime, anyway. But this weekend is different. Zoe is on school holidays for 3 weeks and has gone to Mt. Ruapehu with my mother and some of mum's friends to go skiing. Mum has organised some lessons for her while they're up there, and she's having a ball.
As for me, I had a ball, too. :)
Many of my old friends from, like, way back, are musicians. One of those musos, Paul - a sax player, has a small engineering company that designs and builds asparagus sorting machinery. That came about when he and another friend, TC - a bass player - got stoned one day and invented this machine. Both of them are quite genius, but even then, how the fuck did they come up with an asparagus sorting machine? I dunno. Anyway, it's working and they get to head off to places like the US, Greece, Australia to fit these machines. They also employ another very good old friend of mine - Paul, who plays drums, and a guy from Uruguay - Carlos - who also plays bass.
Anyway, cut a long story short, these guys are all very clever and very laid back in their approach to life, the universe and everything. They work hard all week, and then from about lunch time Friday, they throw the bar-b-que on at the factory, break out a few heinekins and start "schtooging" and jamming, while different people stop by and enjoy the music. This Friday, I got invited to come and hang out with everyone and enjoy the party. It was so cool. The length of the workshop had half a made conveyor steel thingy through it, but the whole place is rigged for sound. Off to one side is band gear. Paul keeps his drums there when he's not needing them for a gig, and everything is set up nicely. As the evening progressed a few more musicians arrived with all their gear and they just jammed on into the night as they felt like it. All up there were 3 guitars, 3 bass guitars, 1 keyboard, 1 saxophone, a drum kit, and an assortment of misc instruments like tamborine, maracas, jews harp, etc. The joints were fat and abundant, the beer was flowing, the music was great and everyone was in an excellent mood. I even got to play cowbell, and added some beats using a couple of drumsticks and hitting assorted engineering equipment. :D
So, yeah. Fun night. :yup:
Oh, and on another note, I was bitching to Paul about my flatmates. I've decided that I really don't want to live with young dumb things. Ouch. That probably sounds really harsh, but believe me, I'm being taken advantage of in my current arrangement, so actually I'm the dumb thing, just not so young. Anyway, Paul wants to move out of his place, but hates the idea of flatmates (unless it's me, as he knows me so well and he enjoys my company), so he has said that if he could have Mohi's room and we're the only ones living there, he would pay the share of the rent that I get from Mo and Glen. So, tomorrow, I have to tell them all that it's time to move on. I hate doing it, but then fuck it - Heidi (Mo's girlfriend) has pretty much been living here for free over the last few months and contributes nothing. She's a nice enough gal, just too young and self-absorbed - and makes a hell of a mess in the kitchen! lol. She just kinda doesn't have a clue, really, and now that I'm so much older than those days where I was the clueless and useless one, I've decided that I'd rather share my house with someone who not only cleans up after themselves and doesn't take the piss, but is also a better conversationalist. Paul fits that profile, and he can cook good, so all's well that ends well.
So, yeah.
Umm...what else can I ramble about while I'm unable to sleep? mmmm....Oh, I dunno.
I got some beer in the fridge - you wanna beer? So, what have you been up to, anyway? :cool:
Had a great night on Friday night. Usually I have Zoe from after school Friday, and so I don't get out much in the weekends. Well, not in the nighttime, anyway. But this weekend is different. Zoe is on school holidays for 3 weeks and has gone to Mt. Ruapehu with my mother and some of mum's friends to go skiing. Mum has organised some lessons for her while they're up there, and she's having a ball.
As for me, I had a ball, too. :)
Many of my old friends from, like, way back, are musicians. One of those musos, Paul - a sax player, has a small engineering company that designs and builds asparagus sorting machinery. That came about when he and another friend, TC - a bass player - got stoned one day and invented this machine. Both of them are quite genius, but even then, how the fuck did they come up with an asparagus sorting machine? I dunno. Anyway, it's working and they get to head off to places like the US, Greece, Australia to fit these machines. They also employ another very good old friend of mine - Paul, who plays drums, and a guy from Uruguay - Carlos - who also plays bass.
Anyway, cut a long story short, these guys are all very clever and very laid back in their approach to life, the universe and everything. They work hard all week, and then from about lunch time Friday, they throw the bar-b-que on at the factory, break out a few heinekins and start "schtooging" and jamming, while different people stop by and enjoy the music. This Friday, I got invited to come and hang out with everyone and enjoy the party. It was so cool. The length of the workshop had half a made conveyor steel thingy through it, but the whole place is rigged for sound. Off to one side is band gear. Paul keeps his drums there when he's not needing them for a gig, and everything is set up nicely. As the evening progressed a few more musicians arrived with all their gear and they just jammed on into the night as they felt like it. All up there were 3 guitars, 3 bass guitars, 1 keyboard, 1 saxophone, a drum kit, and an assortment of misc instruments like tamborine, maracas, jews harp, etc. The joints were fat and abundant, the beer was flowing, the music was great and everyone was in an excellent mood. I even got to play cowbell, and added some beats using a couple of drumsticks and hitting assorted engineering equipment. :D
So, yeah. Fun night. :yup:
Oh, and on another note, I was bitching to Paul about my flatmates. I've decided that I really don't want to live with young dumb things. Ouch. That probably sounds really harsh, but believe me, I'm being taken advantage of in my current arrangement, so actually I'm the dumb thing, just not so young. Anyway, Paul wants to move out of his place, but hates the idea of flatmates (unless it's me, as he knows me so well and he enjoys my company), so he has said that if he could have Mohi's room and we're the only ones living there, he would pay the share of the rent that I get from Mo and Glen. So, tomorrow, I have to tell them all that it's time to move on. I hate doing it, but then fuck it - Heidi (Mo's girlfriend) has pretty much been living here for free over the last few months and contributes nothing. She's a nice enough gal, just too young and self-absorbed - and makes a hell of a mess in the kitchen! lol. She just kinda doesn't have a clue, really, and now that I'm so much older than those days where I was the clueless and useless one, I've decided that I'd rather share my house with someone who not only cleans up after themselves and doesn't take the piss, but is also a better conversationalist. Paul fits that profile, and he can cook good, so all's well that ends well.
So, yeah.
Umm...what else can I ramble about while I'm unable to sleep? mmmm....Oh, I dunno.
I got some beer in the fridge - you wanna beer? So, what have you been up to, anyway? :cool: