Titled is just one of the many songs I feel a very deep connection to, and, an over-all feeling about the last 24 or so hours. Today, I feel my age, and then some. Yesterday I got up at around 6:30am and got to work at about 10am, which is early, but, I wanted to clean the DJ booth really good as it was a hot mess. I am not even going to go on a rant right now about how much it pisses me off that I even had to do it, though, when I say I “had” to do it, it was not required of me, but, I “HAD” to do it… Damned O.C.D.. Anyway, as I was saying, I got there at 10am and was prepared to work my shift and go home at around 7pm, and I say around because, for whatever reason, night shift DJ’s, with few exceptions, are notoriously late for work, again, no rant. I had probably 10 to 12 beers and a couple of shots throughout the day and had stopped drinking and ate my food that I brought with me at around 5:30pm so that I could drive home without being intoxicated. Well, the combination of alcohol and food and a long day meant that I was ready to go home at 7pm. It was about 6:50 that the DJ that was supposed to work that night called me, not the manager, not the general manager, and said that he was not going to be able to come to work and asked if I could call the other DJ to fill in. First off, I don’t mind doing a favor, after all, I got this guy the job, but, this is not my job to call for him. Plus, the other DJ was on the schedule to work the next morning and that just wasn’t going to work. I, being one of three DJ’s on staff, was going to have to pull a double shift and work until close.
I cannot begin to tell you how long it’s been since I had to do a double shift, and I will say at this point that I understand that I am not doing real manual labor, but, it still kicks your ass to be there for that long. I can attest to that fact because when I woke up this morning I could barely move and my head was pounding and my throat was all scratchy. Before you go and start saying something like, “well, with 10 to 12 beers and a couple of shots, I would be hung over too”, let me be clear in telling you that I was not hung over. I, in my years of drinking, have not been hung over more than, I would say, 5 times. I am not typically one that will feel bad the day after, and this was not one of those times. I really think that my general malaise was brought on by the extended hours, coupled with the atmosphere of cigarette smoke and loud music and people for over 14 hours.
I had planned on attending the 2010 Clearwater Blues Festival today with Kelly, but, as dodgy as I am feeling, I had better stick to getting my two weeks of laundry piles done and general cleaning. I don’t think that I would be very good company today anyway, but, I am going to go tomorrow instead. I am looking forward to have a couple drinks and listening to some good blues. I am usually really good at getting things done in a timely manner, but, for whatever reason, I have really been putting off going to get the laundry done. I actually have a pretty good idea as to why, and that is the fact that I have to go buy more detergent, and this will likely lead to a visit to Wal-Mart, the bane of my existence!
While the night is still young… I gotta get motivated and get it over with… so, on that note… and with one hell of a rant on the way… stay tuned!
Thanks to all of you for your continued love and support.
As always, take care and remember…
Every day is a chance to turn it all around!
- Kenny
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