Sometimes The Bear Gets You...

Wednesday turned out to be one of those blah, blase' days. For some reason we were just petered out...no energy anywhere, although it wasn't as bad as this post might make it seem.
Days like this make me realize how well we have it, because there are times when we play sooo much that I feel like the man who meets himself in the door of his home on the way in; he becomes a split personality.
Knowing my bandmates like I do I know that in the back of their minds they worry a bit because it seems as though things at the Empty Glass are just fizzling out, hardly anyone comes out for the Wednesday show anymore.
Michael was saying that he thinks it's just the time of year...it's not quite Summer, yet it's not quite Spring either. I think it's just a sign of the economy, people have to hold on to their money a little tighter right now, and in West Virginia the economy is far behind the rest of the country. Everybody's belt has to be tightened right now so entertainment/ recreation is far down the list of must haves unless of course your name is Trump/ Hilton/ Schwartzenidiot or one of those names other than mine.
There's an old saying that comes to mind here, and I think this may sum up the evening pretty well...sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you. The reason I think this might fit is that when things are going great and everything is working in your favor it's easy to forget that people everywhere are doing the best that they can with little, so even if you can take their minds off their troubles for a short while you're ahead of the game, and I do know that we as a group do that.
The music industry might not necessarily be forthright in checking us out but a whole lot of people have and it's just a matter of time before things in the country will turn around and the world will get to hear us. Until then, we can can hold on... we're patient like that.