People,

I like to pretend for the bands's (and the fans') sake that I'm a competent musician. This is simply untrue. As noted yesterday, I learned most of what I know by playing along to records and ignoring well meaning and more knowledgeable musicians. So, essentially, I can spout off a few rock riffs and hold my own in a noise making contest, but other than that I'm pretty much a hack who does a convincing job of not looking like too big of a hack.

So what a shock it was for all involved (besides myself) when Fooled By April tried to subvert the dominant paradigm by playing in a different time signature last night. I was like a monkey on a typewriter given the task of writing all, not just one, of Shakespeare's plays. When I finally kinda got the hang of it I was so proud of myself I almost pooped.

Anyway, if this goes well I may just have to leave the group (i.e. be fired) and join Helmet.