Today has been one of those low energy days. I was hoping to get a lot accomplished with the archival tape, but I didn’t get anything done with it. However, I did get a basic idea of how I plan to approach people to help when YL Project One returns.
Jon was by this evening to practice and play ‘Delta Force.’ We ran through some of the material that we have been working on since December 1998. I believe that we played for a little over an hour. It was a little harsh on the ears without low end, but it was still fun to play music with Jon again. We discussed, briefly, my idea of waiting a couple more months before returning to active duty. He agrees that it would be a good idea. Tentatively, the YL Project should return to active duty sometime around April of this year.
Neesie and I spent most of yesterday in the New Beetle. Our trip to Nashville, TN went very well. I only had to back track once. Otherwise, the directions we received from Mapquest were right on the money. Weather was decent and we missed traffic both ways due to the Colts playing Tennessee at home. It was a good thing that I did not wear my Colts jacket.
We arrived at Antarctica Studios an hour early. Not intentionally, mind you. Nashville is in a different time zone than Indianapolis. John, the owner of the studios, stuck his head out and greeted us about a half an hour before opening. John mentioned that he recalled my email RSVP for the event and was glad that we had made it down. He then handed everyone outside an index card and asked us to write our name and question on it.
Around 11:00a, Nashville time, we were allowed in the studios to sit in a lobby to wait a little longer. They chose Robert’s ‘Let the Power Fall’ as the backdrop while those of us who were trying to find that ‘one nagging question that we always wanted to know’ looked as if we were taking the SAT.
At 12:00p, we went into the room where Robert was going to speak. He arrived shortly thereafter. For the most part, the questions that people asked him seemed trivial. However, in retrospect, so did mine. He was gracious enough to answer the questions thoughtfully and honestly. Although, he did ask each person who had their question selected what had brought them there. A question that no one could answer. Most of the group blamed curiosity. I proclaimed that my car had brought me there when asked. An answer that was accepted, but not the one that he was interested in.
I learned a little bit about Robert during the Q&A session, but I really feel that I learned more about myself. I had a lot of fun and look forward to applying some of the ideas and views that he spoke about to my own life and way of working.
Another interesting thing that was part of the Q&A session was the break music. Robert brought several CD-R discs with him of the new King Crimson record. If the whole album sounds like what was on those discs, we are in for a very different style of record for them.
The recognition event on Saturday night went as best as it could. It only marginally held interest for me. Neesie and I spent the evening around my two cohorts and rushed out when the event was over. The gambling was not as bad as I had thought it would be. It was solely for raffle tickets.
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