(Fred Savage stunt double)

This is the first “blog” I’ve ever written. As Rob recently noted, the sole purpose of my Blog, and I do believe it deserves a capital B, is to beat Nadia, and not be the last one to write one! Having already succeeded at this point, it remains to be seen what I should actually write ABOUT. I could write about my secret desires to be a 1) stand-up comedian, 2) business mogul, or 3) hippie who lives “off the grid” and only eats what he grows. However, I have not thoroughly pursued those paths yet, and so I must talk about being a musician, I suppose.

A number of us yMusic-ers recently had a lengthy philosophical discussion about music, and our different approaches to it, depending on the context. It was one of those amazing nights where you realize that the friends you greatly respect actually have * gasp *, DIFFERENT ideas about music. I think that’s what makes a group like yMusic so powerful. There is no way we could be as versatile and effective at fitting into any situation if we all thought the same way. A high school garage band from Ohio might have the luxury of sharing the same philosophy of making music, and therefore they can make something specific and personal. yMusic is a different beast; its more like a summit of world leaders discussing how to solve climate change. We all have strong, well informed ideas, but different methods seem to make better sense for our respective nation-states. The good thing is that at least we all have a shared end-goal; self-preservation. Hahaha just kidding. Does a joke like that transfer well in text? Probably not. Oh well.

But, for realz, I would rather be in an argument with a worthy adversary than tell an idiot exactly what to do … which is why I’m not a Suzuki teacher anymore! Hahaha …. Hmmmm ….. I’m probably 0 for 2 now with that joke. But whatevs, a Blog is no time to hold back!! I guess I’m just feelin the pressure to prove why 1982 never sounded so good…

So, despite the fact that I am doubtful that anyone besides the 6 of us read these blogs, I am determined to express some grand sweeping philosophical conclusion based on the aforementioned conversation. Here goes: An outsider may assume that all 6 of us in this group think the same, or that everyone who has a classical background plays the same, or that anyone born in 1982 has the same life experiences, or that everyone who voted for Barack Obama is not racist, but the fact is, even when we come from the same place, and end up in the same place, the journey is never the same.

In my future blogs, I don’t think I can keep up such pretentious subject matter, so don’t get your hopes up. I probably shouldn’t drink beer the next time I write one. Oh well. I’m really just anxious to see what hyperlinks Rob adds to my Blog to make it funnier and more post-modern. This Blog is almost done. Very near the end, now. Getting closer every word ….. * phew *! I think I did it.