i had a blast playing a gig last night at st. stephens church in athens. they were having a lock-in with kids from elementary all the way through high school. about half way through my set list i stopped and asked them what kind of music they listened to. before i thought any more about it they had all yelled "rap." so then i informed them i couldn't rap with an acoustic guitar. then they said "metal." again i said "acoustic guitar." finally people started saying bands that i could play. i vaguely remembered "time of your life" by green day, and struggled through "all for you" by sister hazel. about that time my voice just left me, so when i played "she will be loved" by maroon 5 it was a disaster. they laughed a lot as i struggled and made funny faces and even funnier noises. i got some of the kids to come up on stage and dance or play tambourine. i couldn't find my bongos.
this sounds awful, but right after they paid me, i got an e-mail saying that the remote for my camera was available from my favorite online camera store. so since i had just gotten paid, i bought the remote and a new lens. it's a 70-300mm f/4-5.6 nikon. my summer camp director says that i should wait and spend money on a better one, but frankly i don't want to spend $800 or more on a lens. i figure it'll be neat to have on my trip to baltimore in april. maybe i'll take some time to see dc. we'll see.
i'll swing by walmart on the way home to pick up my pictures.
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