Flu

It's been a week since I wrote. An eventful week is the reason.  Monday saw jazz band practice. Went to the Intrepid on Tuesday and spent another nice day in Midtown. On my walks there I listened to the new albums by Miami Horror and Alabama Shakes, both of which were phenomenal.  I also went to the comic store and guitar center. One more issue of The Black Vortex left to read!
Wednesday I don't remember much from. I think I helped at the fundraiser, which I also did Tuesday night. The fundraiser ended today! We made it yo.
Thursday was busy, I had jazz, filled out a Cedar Rapids radio application, then practiced music, then had a small jazz rehearsal that saw lots of obstacles. Afterwards I rushed over to do Club Soda, and after that I hung out with Emilie until our small band rehearsal for Postcrypt.
Friday was fun, slept in fairly late and went to the Met for Jazz and Colors at the Met. No particular bands I was going to see this time but they were all great, especially a solo pianist and a drummer named Kimberly Thompson with her trio.  The art was nice too!
After the Met I cabbed over to Lincoln Center for the Muddy Waters tribute I got tickets from my aunt and uncle for.  Taj Mahal was unfortunately sick (maybe we have the same bug!) and couldn't play, but John Scofield more than made up for it. He's a hell of a musician.  Afterwards I went to Stephanie's and watched Daredevil with  Abby.
Saturday was WbarBQ, which was alright, not that great. I left after a little while to hang out with Emilie and Anna and eat Swedish pancakes, which are kind of like crepes and pretty tasty (though not as good as crepes).  Afterwards I went to the Yankee game and met Steve and Andrea and their friend there. The lines were long! The metal detectors slow things down but are a good thing imo.  The Yankees lost 8-2 so it wasn't a super exciting game but it was my first in months. I love baseball. I missed baseball. I miss going to Giants games with my Dad.  Don't know what you got till it's gone and such.
Saturday night was postcrypt which I rushed over to after accidentally taking the A train (heh) too far down, then the 1 wasn't stopping at 110th so I had to get off at 96th and bus up.  Made it in time, played with Dan and his friend on an original Dan tune, and Emilie/Beaulah/Bryan on The Neighbor Song and Molasses/Fall in Love. They both went pretty well, I could have played better.  It was a night of great music though. Afterwards I went to KCR for the last vestiges of the fundraiser, which was very nice.
Today was my last CU Jazz ensemble performance. Ever. Hasn't really set in yet. I still want to go to ensemble class tomorrow night. The performance went pretty well, could have played Recorda-me and the James Brown stuff better, but Footprints went well thankfully. Didn't get the sixteenths in three down like I wanted, but I got the 3 to 4 switch during the solos which was tight.  After that was dinner at Pisticci's with Denis and Melinda, but by that point the flu had really startled to settle in. I got the shivers during dinner, and on the walk back was in cold agony despite it being 62 outside. My abs were flexing so hard it was extremely painful, and I couldn't stop them. Came home and watched some Norm Macdonald videos to decompress and ignore the flu, took a 90 minute nap finally, then woke up and wrote a paper about Gallipoli based on Lawrence in Arabia. It's pretty good but I'm going to revise it in the morning when I'm less flu-brained.
Now I'm listening to Morris Day and the Time and deciding whether to watch Game of Thrones now or save it for tomorrow. I'll probably watch it now since I'm not yet super sleepy. I'd probably stay up for the next hour anyway trying to sleep or watching youtube videos or both.
This post is way longer than I originally intended. Sweet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0DfcvabVS0
777-9311 by The Time, from What Time Is It?