…heh, just kidding.

I did however try. From 2003 to early 2006 I was in a band called Blind Men See.

That’s me second from the left.

We made some good music and had some good times. We played everywhere from summer festivals to youth camps to churches to bars to clubs to fields. We actually played in a field once. It was fun.

You can’t see it, but I’m rockin’ a Dr. Seuss shirt. Good times.

Though we never made it to rock star glory or any sort of fame or fortune, we had a great time. Four guys in their 20s making music. We all lived at the same house and rehearsed a few times a week. We had all played together over the years at some point or another so we really grooved pretty well.

Man, look at those cool, gray, rock star pants. Sweet!

Here’s a pic of our drummer, Crowe, rockin’ it. He is probably the best drummer I’ve ever personally played with or even heard live. And look at his mad intense rock face:

Blind Men See didn’t make us rich or take us all over the world, but we did make some good friends, make some good music, and got to travel across the Southeast. At one point we played in NYC. Nothing came of it, but we had a great time running around Manhattan.

The song Open My Eyes from the I Used to be a Hip Hop Star post is from the Blind Men See era.

Here’s another tune from BMS. It’s called Drowning (copyright 2004). If you like it leave a comment!

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Here’s a little more light tune, we actually re-wrote it into more of a minor sounding arrangement, but all the girls hated our new version, because this version was more “fun” and poppy. Go figure.

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I’m realizing that as I move into my 30s I look back fondly at those years. I think any desire to be a traveling, touring musician went out the window on the one big 3 week “tour” we did. We hopped on a van with another band and took off. We started in Georgia and drove up to Illinois. The tour started near Chicago and we traveled east through Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania playing shows. Pretty fun, but definitely a deciding factor in the ultimate laying down of that dream. It’s crazy to live out of a 15 passenger van!

Anyways, a ton of great memories, but all I want to do now is lock myself in my spare bedroom/studio and make good music…alone. I have no desire to be in a band or be a rock star. I want to write. I honestly don’t care if I ever take my “show on the road” again, I just want to make good music.

How bout you? Have you ever had a dream that you enjoyed when it was being fulfilled, but ultimately realized that it was time to move on to a different season?