the dreaming tree

i have begun the process of losing the beard. i was going to wait until it was all gone to post any pictures, but i can’t wait, it’s too awesome to suppress any longer…

the apex of my beard:

the burnsides, or reverse goatee:

pretty ridiculous, huh? i’ll post more as a i shave more. yes, i went out in public with it looking like that.

i just realized that paul mccartney played bass in his band. as much as i sometimes wish i was the guitarist in mine, i’m becoming increasingly more satisfied with the role i have as bass player. i’ve been listening to a lot of the beatles lately, and paul’s bass lines are well-thought out and enhance the music so much, often in very subtle ways. until i became a bass player (when my band needed one, like paul did), i almost never listened to a bass line, or really cared what might be going on. bass may not always be a position of glory, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less important, and i still have plenty of opportunity to influence things. of course, it’d be nice to get to play some guitar every now and then…maybe i’ll get that chance like paul did. but for now i’m going to concentrate on improving my playing and writing of good bass lines that help the song as much as possible.