Things that are Wrong
I read this article on Sunday and thought it was very interesting. In a nutshell, it describes what happened to Joe Darby, the soldier who turned over the infamous Abu Ghraib pictures and brought the fiasco to light. Despite promises of anonymity, he was outed by Rumsfeld on television, resulting in his family having to move from their town due to the hostility generated by his actions, not to mention a visibly irate Charles Graner during the sentencing.
So, it's not the first time the government has gone after its own people, and its not the only time that blind zealotry has caused people to lash out at someone for doing the right thing. That doesn't make it less annoying and saddening, though. God forbid someone do the right thing and stand up for the ideals supposedly represented by our flag. That's treachery! Morals be damned during wartime, son! Yeah, I'm repeating the obvious and stuff that others have said with far greater eloquence, but hey, it's my $.02.
And I have rehearsal tonight. I've been spoiled over the last 5 years or so with my old band. We had... 6? 7? rehearsals during that time span. I've done mercenary work with a few bands, as well, and had probably less rehearsals than that. I've fallen into the professional musician mentality of counting dollars from paying gigs, not rehearsals. This new band is breaking in a new guitar player, so that's part of it. I just hope the focus is on song structure and not solos. I like playing music, but I like getting paid to jam even more. Rehearsals should be all about structure and tricky parts, but that's just me. Let's see how it goes. They are all good guys, and the front man has an awesome stage presence.
