Guitar Hero wannabe

Well, we were just another band out of Boston
On the road to try to make ends meet
Playin’ all the bars, sleepin’ in our cars
And we practiced right on out in the street
No, we didn’t have much money
We barely made enough to survive
But when we got up on stage and got ready to play
People came alive.
- Rock and Roll Band by Boston

Playing guitar (or any instrument) for a genuine band is not in my future. But I play a mean air guitar, making an “instrument” from whatever object I can find to “strum”.

Such was the case at Saturday night’s Endowment Banquet for Marilyn’s employer.

The final event on the night’s schedule was a dance. I started to help clean up, but could not resist the lure of the music. I picked up the palm tree table topper and started to “play”.

I hadn’t touched an air guitar in public for years. I felt the years fall away as I picked and grinned, a grin of pure, exquisite happiness. Too bad the picture does not show that big grin. It was there.