I had 2 things cheer me up today although one was sad.....
One of the towns I live near is having a community day festival. The entertainment director contacted my old guitar-playing buddy Joe, telling him: "You're playing." So Joe calls me and says; "You're playing". Ok, we decide we'll do some nice acoustic numbers. Them my old drummer calls about the show and he wants in. Then another guitar playing friend calls to say he is playing too and he gets his brother who plays bass and I used to play in a few bands in, to join up. So now I have a band, we're going electric and not acoustic and for the first time in 25 years....I have band practice Monday!!! Gotta come up with a set list that I can sing with these dusty pipes.
Second thing: A friend of a friend of a friend passed away the other day. I went to help them with a cat that the guy had. In his apartment he had an enormous book collection on WWII and the Civil War. I commented how I was interested in the same subjects and the guys wife says; "Nobody in the family is interested in them. He really loved his books and would love to have someone who appreciated them, have them. They're yours if you want." I'm blown away! There has to be about 200 books! He had a bookcase literally from floor to ceiling, filled with them. A quick look I saw "Army Group South", "Hitlers Generals", "Lee", etc. She'll call me when the family starts clearing out the apartment and everything is ok for me to have them.
What a day!