Gigging, Youtube & Beyond

So i've rejoined the world of regularly gigging musicians. As a drummer of course, as it's the one instrument i can feel comfortable pretending i'm good at. The very talented Dan Melita has booked me in as his drummer for a handful of gigs in and around the city of Melbourne, to which I am very grateful. Gives me the opportunity to knock the dust of my drums cases and really challenge my playing again, something i haven't been doing for a LONG time. Anyone that wants to see me pick up sticks in the flesh can head down to the James Squier Breweries in the Docklands this saturday night

Those of you that follow my youtube goings ons may or may not know that i'm about to put out my 100th video! 100 clips! what a massive time waster of a hobby i've stumbled into! hahaha...
oh i have a love-hate relationship with my youtube account. on one hand i've found myself a fantastic creative outlet that has literally brought an audience of thousands to my amateurish music with very little effort on my part other than creating the videos and music in the 1st place, oh and uploading them i guess. On the other hand i get so many emails, messages and questions i feel like it's become a 2nd (or 5th) job just reading all of them.. i've all but stopped replying to most of them. i DO read all of them.. and reply to SOME of them.. but i just don't have the time, 12 hour days can take it out of me. oh poor me (can you hear the violins?). So i'm really sorry if you've sent me a message or left a comment or asked a question and i've ignored you like the selfish a$$hole i'm so well known for being. i'm known to be a bit full of my own self importance... so you'll get that.. haha. i'm such a jerk.

ANYWAYS... so what's next? write some more songs, make another video, play some gigs. Work all day as a tech and all night as a drum teacher, work in the music store on the weekends. Around that find time for this blog, my youtube stuff, my facebook addiction, the obligatory myspace account and what the heck, i'll try to engage with the real world too. friends, family, relationship... oh and my labrador would probably like to go for a walk.

Something's gotta give. but for now i'll just keep ticking along. thank goodness for blogs, how else would i vent my frustrations?

-johnnyOnline