Woot.

Ugh.  I am freaking pooped.  It's only three days into the work week and i am exhausted.  For those of you who do not know, i work in a repair shop.  We repair and refurbish musical instruments.  I work in the woodwind department.  I mostly work on flutes, clarinets, and the occasional saxophone and oboe.  We fix dents, replace faulty pads, make sure all the adjustments are correct, and other miscellaneous jobs that need to be done here and there.  the sheer volume of instruments that go through the shop is astounding.  Not only do we take care of all of the instruments that the company rents, but we also take care of customer owned horns as well.  It is a lot of work, and it is exhausting.  

So i have decided that i am going to take a mini vacation this weekend.  Starting Friday, i am going to spend the entire weekend relaxing.  Here are a few of the things i am going to do this weekend:

- Minecraft.  If the new creative mode update for the xbox edition of minecraft is released, i will be spending quite a bit of time playing a game that is essentially an 8 bit digital lego kit.

- If Minecraft does not update, I am going to rent/buy dishonored.  That game looks fun as well.  

- Hopefully, i will get a chance to go to the movies.  I would really like to go see Looper.  I have heard that it is really good, and i haven't been to the movies in a while.

-Here is the big one... Victor Wooten is going to be performing at the Elgin Community College this Saturday.  Ef yes.  If you do not know who Victor Wooten is, allow me to enlighten you.

That video was taken from a Béla Fleck and The Flecktones concert.  Just for fun, in the middle of a live show with one of the most talent heavy bands on the planet, he decides to play a six minute solo with bits of his more famous pieces (Classical thump and Amazing Grace) thrown in for fun.  This guy is one of, if not the best bass players that has ever lived.
And he is performing in Elgin.  On one of my days off.  Shit yeah. 

The entire Wooten family are musical geniuses.  Here is his brother, Roy "Future man" Wooten

And here is his brother Regi (the Teacher) Wooten playing slap guitar in a solo battle versus Victor.

And here is a video of Rudy Wooten playing a sax solo.    With two saxophones.  I guess that makes it a soli.  And the dancing hippy doesn't even phase him.

And last but not least, here is Joseph Wooten, ripping a keyboard solo.  (P.S. for fun, Joseph also is the Keyboard player in the Steve Miller Band.)

I really wish the entire Wooten Brothers band was going to be there, but i will be happy enough to go see Victor.  

So, in summation, i need a break.  So this weekend, i am taking one.  Anyone who is interested in going to see Victor Wooten on Saturday the 13th, tickets are only $32.  let me know if you feel like going.

-J.