Cindy Grayson: Blog

I got to work early. There was enough time for me to bring the eggs and some fresh figs to my boss and his wife. These they take home or share with their friends who come every week. This evening, everyone who usually sits at the table with the owners and their friends were gone except Dorothy. Dorothy is an elegant elderly woman who has adopted them as they have adopted her. She loves Janis Joplin's version of " Bobby Magee" and " Amazing Grace". Dorothy and my boss, Destin and His wife, Mesa, sat at the table in front of me. Mesa ordered us all a delightful dinner of quail with steamed vegetables. It was excellent. I ran through only about a quarter of the songs in my book. I have learned so many new songs in the last year and a half singing at The Manhattan that even though I made a deal with myself a long time ago that I would play no song I couldn't play front and back with out any prompts, I have started keeping a book with me. I can play up to 6 hours and not repeat myself. I am [...]

I was resentful , as usual, this morning when I woke at 5:30 and I stayed in bed for another hour. I know that I aught to go ahead and get up but I always try and sleep as late as I can. I set the alarm for 6:30 but even though I know that it's a trick because the time is set at least 20 minutes fast, I still believe at the moment of awakening , that it's the time it says it is. It seems strange but it works all the time.
I fed the fish and the cats and went about getting my meds together. I believe that we need to take a multi vitamin and a few other vitamins to make sure I get what I need. My Aunt Violet takes a lot of vitamins every day and she's 88 years old and still push mows her lawn and walks 2 miles a day and cleans 2 houses a week and if I can be that active when I'm that age, I'll do the same. I believe that our bodies are our temples and that if we expect to keep them, we aught to do our best to take care of them.
The time is coming when we will have to take care of what defines [...]

I think that when our civilization is dead and gone, one of the things that will define us is our art and our music - something our present culture seems bound and determined to squelch and suppress. We need to fight and stand our ground to keep the music alive!! Technology has made copying the songs so easy , we can't make a living at it any more. House concerts are a must. I have 42 acres I would love to turn itno a place where musicians can come together and keep the music alive but I can't do it alone. Any one got any ideas, let me know. East Texas can be beautiful ( when the weather allows)

I'm so glad I have this job playing background music for dinner. Destin and Mesa Sabani are the nicest couple and they have the best group for friend who come every Friday evening. I'll add more tomorrow or Sunday. It's late and I'm really tired. I thought I could add a nice run through of the evening but it's late and I'm such a baby about my sleep these days.
More later. It was great though - and the food is amazing!

I can give up a lot of things but I would give just about anything to go spend a couple of weeks at Loch Ness in Scotland. I use to travel a lot when I was very young and haven't been able to travel in a long time. I really miss it. I'd take my guitar and play on the banks of the water and dream. My family - on my mothers side - came from Scotland and I would love to go see the country where they came from.