Dammit, Jim, I'm Not A Nurse.

Apparently, I live in a place crawling with horny people in a hurry. Last night, I had a panic attack while playing. We were in the middle of a song and, all of a sudden, I felt like I wanted to get the hell out of there. My heart started beating real fast and I was sweating profusely. After the set, I went outside for a bit and the feeling subsided. When I told Kris about it this morning, she suggested maybe my caffeine intake is too high. She could be right. I've been having these panic attacks lately and the only thing that's changed is the iced coffee addiction. So tonight, I tried a decaf and it didn't taste any different and no attacks were had. Back to last night; Jeff Watkins, a friend of the band who played sax in James Brown's band and is currently on the road with Joss Stone, sat in last night. At the end of the night, Bongo suggested we play "War Pigs" and we did. At the solo, I screamed to Jeff "Play something crazy!" and he did. It reminded me of The Stooges' Fun House. Great stuff. I decided to bring the Marshall and that was a mistake. I was battling it all night long. Which probably didn't help my anxiety.
Happy Father's Day! This is by far my favorite day of the year. I love being a Dad more than just about anything. This morning, I woke up to the family bearing cards and gifts. Jojo made me a clay handprint at camp. We had Waffle Haus and went to Kris' Mom's house to visit and give her stepfather a prezzie. It rained like fuck and I was hoping the gig would be called off but it wasn't. There was no-one there when we arrived, but it picked up a little bit. This weekend, I put some heads and snares on this drum I got from Harry Johnson and it sounded great tonight. I'm really glad to be home. My back was hurting so I took a pain killer and i'm feeling pretty damn good right now. This week, I have The Bamboo Room on Wednesday, The Starlight Music Series Concert in Ft. Lauderdale on Friday and a benefit at The South Shore Grill on Saturday. Ugh! I also forgot to call Constantine this weekend so if you're reading this....i'm a dick. Call me!