Chronicles of a
Cancer Patient

Add “recording an album” to the list of things I’m not scared of anymore.

I’ve recorded about half of an album I will be releasing in 2006. The album will be called “Straight Ahead” and will be a collection of some of my favorite jazz standards, played solo. Several of the songs I’ve recorded during treatment and posted here will be on that recording. I believe releasing an album would be a fitting way to start my new life after cancer.

Saw the Doc today, who told me I’d be back to normal in a month or so. Which I do not believe, but is probably accurate anyway.

I tried to record more songs today for this album I’m going to release soon. It still needs a few songs. I’m still having a hard time playing up-tempo standards well enough to release. My fine motor coordination isn’t all back online yet I guess. So I threw out most of the stuff I recorded. I did get a good take of the ballad “I’m Through With Love” (which I believe I’ll spell, “I’m Thru With Love” on the actual album).

This CD will be a real accomplishment for me when I get it out.