Casualty of the Battle of the Bands (part 1)

I am in the process of writing a series of articles about the songs on my fourth Jamendo album, Points of Departure. This is about the sixth track, Casualty of the Battle of the Bands.

It’s the end of the world as we know it.

Well, my world, at least. As they say at the Torchwood Institute: “the 21st century is where everything changes.”

We are in the process of selling our house. We have a buyer, and we are busy going through the maze of processes and procedures that complete the deal.

It’s happening. By July 7, 2008, I will no longer live in Florida.

The entire Points of Departure album is about this event, and about similar turning points in my life. The sixth song is one of the hardest to write about, and that’s what has been delaying me.

In 2004, there was a time when I was playing in three local bands at once: a jazz band, a piano pop power trio, and a more conventional rock band.

But all things come to an end.

I wrote about these events once, on Dandelife. I don’t think I’m up for a repeat performance. Instead, here are the links to the parts of the story reflected in the song:

1. Assembling a Band
2. Rhythm Method
3. Leonardo’s 706
4. Common Grounds
5. Christmas Practice
6. V-Fest
7. Leonardo’s 706 (#2)
8. The Shamrock
9. The Savannah Grande
10. Common Grounds (#2)
11. Civic Media Center
12. V-Fest (#2)
13. Starfish CD Release
14. Dark Side Summer
15. The Social (Orlando, FL)
16. A.J.’s (Jacksonville, FL)
17. The Battle of the Bands
18. The Star Sets
19. Back to Life, Back to Reality

And so I awoke, and found me here on the cold hillside.

Now my time in Gainesville is at an end. I’m moving beyond the horizon. What will I find? Will I keep making my own music, or will I find a band to play in?

I honestly don’t know. The dice are still in the air.