WORKING OUT!

I know, but just read on...

Blog bud Glenn Bishop mentioned in one of his posts that he has been involved in body building and this is improving his health and even his magic show gigs are more enjoyable. Glenn plays a lot of different venue dates as the son of show business parents. It was inspiring to read about his workouts. There are other friends who have worked out for a long time too and I can recall their blog posts on exercise with clarity. Bud Buckley is involved in cycling, kayaking and yoga. Deni Bonet over at "Last Girl On Earth" has always been fit since I've known her, and one of her blog posts introduced me to a term I never knew: "Spinning". Yes, I admit it. I can't remember now if I wound up asking Deni or a woman at PT what it meant. Embarrassing, isn't it? Anyhow, after my workout last night, I informed my Physical Therapists that since we've been rehabbing my body since April with alternating days of 17-station routines and then Cardio nights (sounds like a Sylvester Stallone movie, doesn't it? "Cardio Nights"!) I wanted to go from 4 days to 5 and add some new routines. My PT's are serious cyclists and I'm very lucky to be working with then in the facility I'm at. Curiously, many well known personalities have rehabbed there following injuries. It's a very positive place.

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Guitar lessons are coming along and I'm thrilled that I finally made it back to an instrument I've loved for a long time. I never expected to be getting into blues playing or lead work. But my teacher and I have an agreement. He gives me enough material to work on so that we meet every other weekend. I haven't seen his band yet, but after hearing my teacher play they have to be awesome. The first time I dropped by his house was funny. He wears a back ball cap similar to Mike Myers in "Wayne's' World" (pictured above). As I was packing up after a lesson, I mentioned that one of my PT's went to L.A. recently to see The Who. And I told him I cringe when I see old footage of The Who smashing their instruments after a show. To me a guitar is sacred. My teacher listened to all of this patiently and just shrugged his shoulders, took a sip of java from his Starbucks cup and said "Hey, it's all rock and roll. A little showmanship, right?" Speaking of showmanship...

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We're winding up the year with unique movies on "Friday Movie Suggestion Night". See ya on Thursday...Oh yeah, Happy Wednesday!