This is going to be incredibly short (for me).

So much has happened since the last post- besides the unfortunately extended periods of deep depression episodes; in between that, i actually made a record! i played all of the instruments (drums, bass, guitars, keys and ukulele) as well as did all of the vocals. Around the time i was in the process of sending the record off to be pressed, one of my closest friends passed. i feel like i have somewhat processed it- only somewhat. However, there is a giant piece missing in my life (and my heart) right now.

i did quite a bit of traveling in between posts as well- in some of that, i ended up seeing a bunch of Metallica shows, for their first leg of the M72 tour. i ended up making some wonderful friendships, and finally meeting people in person that i’ve communicated with through email or text. As a matter of fact, i saw them not too long after my friend passed, and it was cathartic to be at a concert of a band i connect with in a spiritual sense, and thinking of my dear friend as i am there. As they opened with Ennio Morricone’s ‘The Ecstasy Of Gold’ (as they do every concert), tears fell down my face.
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We are here now… with another medley!

This medley came about, as i was inspired by Seb, who runs the RIFF LIFE site. He’s been holding a contest for people to do a medley of songs from the …And Justice For All album. He’s always encouraging me to enter these contests, and i never do it. i don’t feel i’m good enough to enter a contest for a band like Metallica.

Has that changed? Nope. i’m still not good enough to enter a Metallica contest. But i did it anyway.

This is an album i’ve actually only done a handful of songs for, for these Metallica Fridays posts. i figured i would break my six month fast from playing drums, with playing songs from this album. There are a few mistakes made (but what is new?), but it felt good to sit at the drums again.

The thing is, i was pretty excited to put the medley together, and i made it without reading the rules of the contest. There were several things i missed- for starters, i ended up covering every song, so the video was much longer than required.

With that, today’s post will be the medley, as this will perhaps be a good way to help me get back in the groove- no pun intended. i sincerely thank everyone who takes the time out of their day to peruse these posts (and/or actually watches the videos and reads the text). i hope this post is just as positive for you.