my rock band

i don't own an xbox.
i don't play a video game called rock band.
i have no real musical talents or abilities.
i have no band.
you can't catch me on tour.

my rock band only comes out when i'm home alone. my rock band plays to an audience of one, me and me alone (unless my cats are interested, which they usually aren't). it's me singing in the shower. it's me screaming lyrics in my tone def manner till my heart's content. it's me with a water bottle in hand as a microphone singing along to the music.

i'm practicing my moves in the mirror. i'm pretty sure i'm pretty fucking good at this. i'm the audience and i dig the shit out of it. in fact, i show up on my 'all time top 5' bands list. i'm spot five, but hey.... that's not too shabby.

i can play an assortment of air instruments... guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, horns if necessary. i can bounce back and forth from one instrument to another in a flash and sometimes i can play two different air instruments at the same time.

i own all the high scores. i play the hits. i save the best for the encore. i try and sneak a new track in there every so often. if i'm up to it, i'll play 2,3 sometimes even 4 shows a day. i get all sorts of into it and when it's said and done, it feels like i finished a kick ass cardio workout.

i love live albums. i love the track of a raucous crowd going ape shit after every song. in my mind, when i'm performing, they're cheering for me! look at me in all of my awesomeness!

i'm exclusive and reclusive. no one will ever see my rock band for themselves. there's no ticket you can buy. there's no vip's. it's just me and my rock band.

i do it for the love. i do it for the music. i do it cuz looking insane when i'm by myself rocking out to music i love is actually what keeps me sane.