-lesson number one, in “arranging marching band music,” and actually composing music, AND life itself, (including um, socializing with sexually attractive persons (I suppose it’s the same with everyone, but it’s so much less “who gives a shit” when you don’t  desire someone, alas. (is it?)anyway, lesson number one:“just decide on trying something and go through with it…. or you’ll spend FOREVER fretting and some day you’ll die. better to have loved (composed?) and lost (written bad music?) than never to have um, loved (composed) at all.

thanks, I’ll be here all week.