Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Unemployed? Gotta guitar?

I've been playing guitar for 39 years and never had such a uplifting experience.  My unemployment insurance payments stopped the beginning of Nov. 2010 , didn't really hit me for a couple weeks. Of course I had been looking for work but the emptiness I felt was a different kind of down. So many thoughts converged; I started to lose it a little. Pulled out my electric guitar  and just started this riff, I wouldn't even call it a riff, it was a feeling that just came out . Well aware of the key I was in and confident with my sound  I set up my camera and let it roll. Unrehearsed no thought of where do I go next, musically that is ,but after the 4 minute piece I realized , This is really me , Unemployed, unshaven, totally in the groove of my life. My guitar has always been the only therapy I've ever needed. A tool to help me learn about myself and others, A communication enhancer that's not only shared throughout the world but with your true inner you. The name of the film ,"My Unemployment Ran Out" filmed & created all in a couple hours with not a thought of , "What am I gonna do".  Just like looking for a job & thinking too much about all the particulars, like I have done many times before . Playing myself for all . Let me know if you have any lyrics . Curious about other folks take on this. I believe it to be a powerful tool that can be shared to the benefit of everyone!