A Personal Experience In My Own Backyard

A recent personal experience happened over this last weekend that changed my life. This Saturday was the first time I moved my drum set out into my backyard to play with my friend josh. I hadn’t slept much the night before, but I was determined to play a little pool gig with my buddy in front of some friends. My house was cleaner than it had ever been this entire semester. My all black drum set shined in the sun, underneath a custom gazebo that was built by our landlord; in which, it is located perfectly in the southwest corner of the backyard. Shockingly, my drum set fit perfect in the area that was pretty much made for a drum set or an additional bar; besides, the bar that is located in the west portion of our backyard is perfect. Six stools surround the bar that sits perfectly under a large gazebo that gives a tropical feeling when I am in my backyard.

Sadly, the pool was unpleasantly cold and there were a few clouds in the sky Saturday morning. But we did not let that stop us; instead, we proceeded to Axis liquor store on Broadway to pick up a Keystone Light frosted keg, four bags of ice, and some red Dixie cups. However, a major conflict stopped us from making our house turn into a party because we couldn’t find anybody with a tap. In addition, the rest of Greek life was in no condition to day party because of the fierce hangover from the night before. But it didn’t matter, not on this day. All I needed was my close homies and the opportunity to play music with josh in my beautiful backyard.

My buddy Blake, who is one of my best friends that I went to my high school with, came down for the weekend to come down to visit from Arizona State University in Tempe. I always go up to Tempe because it is my home so I always see my “Corona” high school crew; nonetheless, it is great when they come down to Tucson to visit me. Other brothers that are in my fraternity came over as well and we began to do the dew. Even better, my other good friend Ryan from Corona as well, that I have known since 6^th grade; in which, he stopped by to join in with Josh and myself on our jam session. It was truly epic. We jammed out in harmony to songs that we had previously practiced for many years now. My spirits have never been so lifted. I felt as if my conscience was exactly where it needed to be on this particular day. I was meant to experience this for a reason. My beat flowed perfectly with the guitar legend, JForn. His amazing shredding styles flowed just right with my fills and transfers—it was truly a masterpiece. When Ryan joined in with his acoustic guitar, it was amazing to see this trio play so well together after along few weeks of not jamming whatsoever. Life was good and the tap for the keg eventually showed up and the party was then moved to later that night. Overall, the weekend was a personal life changing experience that wasn’t too much for me to grasp because it was exactly what my life needed more than anything else.