Nice weekend. It finally looks & feels like Fall. Friday it was overcast, a little wet, and there were leaves on all the roads & lawns. Ceej & I took a joint drive out along River Road, then returned to campus, and went to the Waites Complex practice rooms to record a demo of “Misera,” a tune I’ve been kicking around since sophomore year of HS, with the 4-track.
That night I took a little nap. Tayler wanted to go clubbin on Clarksville Pike, but it turned into a wild goose chase. He drove us all the way to Ashland City looking for some sort of non-redneck establishment he’d heard about. We then gave up and Ceej & I spent our bucks on weed instead. Later, the news was that our first stop earlier (in Bordeaux) had suddenly become poppin. Unfortunately we were exceptionally stoned by that point and had no money.
Saturday: Talkt briefly to Will on the phone, seems like he’s doing better. (He’d gone away on a field trip to Big South Fork when I was home for Fall Break.) Told him about the incident with Chad & he immediately blurt out “Hanging Chad,” which might’ve made me choke had I been eating or drinking anything. “The 2000 Florida recount, right? I’ve been reading about it on Wikipedia,” he said. “I don’t remember any of it.” So add that to the list of things he should have some memory of but doesn’t. (See 9/25.) I mean, he would’ve been 6 years old. Yet I was 5 when Clinton was elected in ’92, and I remember watching it on TV with my parents. I askt him what he can recall from the years prior to 2000… he says he’ll get back to me(?).
Band practice at Jeremiah’s, then dropt Ceej off at Hair of the Dog so he could work the door & earn some cash, get smashed on tequila & walk the eight blocks to the quad. It’s a miracle an RA hasn’t noticed him yet.
So, I’m kind of afraid that things are falling apart. Jordan’s pretty much out of the band for good. Jerry’s (mom’s) house is foreclosed in 45 days, so he’s forced to move out. Ceejay’s already homeless. Tayler & Kenan will be gone soon, Chad’s already gone, soon it will just be Sean & I left in this dormitory. Fortunately, Jeremiah is moving in with his friend Katie (Kaboom) in those brick apartments over off Elliston Place, so it’s not as bad as originally thought. If worse came to worst he was going to move to fucking Pulaski with Asher (#1 Fan of the Neo-Fugitives, Jeremiah & Ceejay’s old band) & his girlfriend Kori.
Today is the coldest day yet. It’s gray & wet. The trees are changing with more gusto than previous years; I hope that means we’ll get more snow this winter.