Thirteenth Anniversary
The lights go down. You hear your cue, pick up your instrument. Walk to your seat. Applause. You nod to the audience, sit down, look around. They’re smiling, they expect something good. A switch flips on — you do, too. You smile back, settle in the chair, adjust your chart, check the E string. Strum a G chord. Pan across the audience. You pick out someone to sing to. Now you’re feeling it. Introduce the song. Pause, breathe, then hit it. Ya know what? You’re a bonny-fide guitar player! Is there any thing better in the world?
With a wink and a nod to the late William Wittliff, screenwriter of The Perfect Storm.
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