Well I haven't posted anything on this for while, but many things have happened in my life.
To start off back in the beginning of September I moved in the city of Saint Louis from over on the Illinois side of the river. Great place in a nice neighborhood with an awesome roomie.
However, a week and a half after I moved I was let go from my job. Things have been tight. I was able to find work in a month, but it's way less than what I was making and find it very hard to stay caught up on bills and food. I'm making about four dollars and hour less than what I was making and am only working part time. I'm hoping with some constructive budget writing that I will be able to eventually get myself back to a point where I am ahead on my bills like I am used to being.
For those of you that know me, you know that I grew up around music. I spent the first 18 years of my life doing church musicals and performing in my schools' choirs. I have now started singing again. I recently joined the Gateway Men's Chorus. It is the gay/straight men's choir here in Saint Louis. So far I have been truly enjoying my experience with them. We recently had an all day intensive rehearsal session from 9am to 4pm. I know, all day YUCK!!!! right? Actually the day flew by and was over before I knew it. I enjoyed it so much I actually tried out for a got a small solo part in one of the songs we will be singing in our next concert. Can't wait till December 9th and 10th when I am standing on that stage with my fellow performing members of the chorus. I won't go into what we are singing, but I can promise you that you will be awed and laugh and moved by the pieces in the show.
Hmmm...
I guess since I started with a down, then up I will go back to another downer in my life. On Sunday the 30th I received news that a friend of mine had passed away. On October 23rd my friend Ray Henry Ulirch died. He was a great guy and a talented musician. He performed as Radio Jesus. I always told him that I was his number one fan, buying multiple copies of the three cds that he had released. I was floored when I found out three days after the funeral that it had come to pass. Sunday was spent mostly in tears as I sat on the couch and listened to his music and watching videos that his friends and family posted online. Even now as I type this out there are tears running down my face. I have my favorite song of his playing. I so wish that I knew a way to put music on here so that I could share him with you. I will never forget you Ray. You will always be with me as I listen to your works, and I will listen to them everyday for the rest of my life.
http://www.internetdj.com/song/73104
I want to share this with you. It was always my favorite song by Ray. I truly can almost hear him talking to me now whenever I listen to it.
