Kingfisher: A Small Account of the Struggle (5)

Reasons for Joining:

I took the band seriously and did not want anything to distract us from our goal of making music, playing gigs, and perhaps making money. Not to mention one of the items on my bucket list is to play live music as the member of an actual band.

As a result, I urged Craig to leave Jenn at home. I continued to learn music, practice and play; with the hope that whatever fire inside of Jenn would burn out of its own accord. And it did. The work needed to create a successful band burned it out…and she ceased coming to practices.
We joined the band for different reasons. I cannot presume to know in depth the reasons the others had for joining the band. But the beautiful thing about writing this account down is that I can speculate all I want…

Tiffany: A talented young woman who sacrificed her youth for a chance at stardom. The years of struggle and disappointment saw her return to Dallas, her home town, jobless and alone. For her this band was something to bring people into her life; a chance to do something she loved with people she enjoyed being around. This was her opportunity to be on stage, a place she relishes and a place where she can showcase her talent. Not to mention her adoration of being the center of attention…a place she fits naturally and splendidly.

Jay: Jay’s intensity toward music, perhaps art in general, led him to the band. He plays the guitar with much more love than I’ve seen from any other musician. For this I am grateful he is a part of the project. His genuine love for music kept him returning, and kept him motivated to learn songs he did not particularly care for. He had no job, except for what money he could make selling screenplays and plays he’d written. He joined the band for his love of music, and for another possible way to sell his creativity…and I suspect he joined at a chance to get closer to Tiffany.

Hardy: I’m not sure my reasons for joining the band are complicated enough to warrant space in this account, but I think it only fair to Jay and Tiffany to include myself in this amateur psychological profile. I joined the band because I have a hollow space inside me that is only temporarily filled by occasional artistic expressions of self and soul…which is to say, writing, painting and playing music. While left to my own devices I fill the hollow with the two former. However, there is something I value more about including my talents and emotions with others. The word is Harmony. Fills the hollow for three of us at the same time.

I joined the band for the chance to bring Harmony into my life and into the lives of those I play with.