A Running & Jamming Start

It was quite a New Year's Day in Albany, New York yesterday. Everything began at noontime when I ran a Half Marathon. I was able to finish in a time of 1:44:55. That is right where I thought I'd be in terms of my race result. I did feel like I hit the wall a couple of times. Yet I kept pushing on. After the race, I went and jammed with a couple of dear friends of mine. It was a great deal of fun. The biggest surprise for me was that my friend Mike Dunlop, who has been my rhythm section partner for over 3 decades, says he won't be playing the drums anymore. That was a shock! Instead, he wants to be a keyboard player. My Friend Nick Bisanz was there too. He did a lot of gigs last year and he played great! I was able to play a bunch of songs including some of the new ones I had written this year. It was a blast! 2012 is off to a great start.