u/DogShlepGaze

I'm coming up on a decade of isolation. I'm fucked.

EDIT - Thanks for the good vibes. I'm just kind of down right now.

The backstory is roughly this:

I’m in my late 50s now. I have no family, no parents, no siblings, no relatives, no kids, no close friends, and no love.  I've earned my engineering degrees with no family support.  I bought a home in Silicon Valley and I'm an active musician.  I’m around people all of the time - both from work and music performance. They are all acquaintances though. There’s never anyone around for my birthday or any other milestone in my life. I live among 7.7 million people - yet, I spend every Christmas alone.  If I were to disappear tomorrow only the bill collectors would notice.

I stopped watching TV in 1990. Because of this I cannot watch TV. In my last relationship my partner didn't watch TV either - a happy accident. Sometimes I totally forget other people watch TV. This seems absolutely dreadful to me.

EDIT: So, in the context of dating - not watching TV seems to be a deal breaker. That and not wanting to sleep with animals in my bed.

EDIT 2: Okay, here's the truth. Someone invited me to watch TV. I don't know how to say no.

Howdy folks!

This is a weekly Guitar & Chat Zoom Meeting of eclectic misfits (said affectionately).

Technically, you can play live music through Zoom - given the right equipment. I like to play from the Real Book (usually I and II).

You can join my Zoom without an app and without needing to create an account. Just paste the Zoom link into your browser and click cancel when asked to allow Zoom to open. After that select “join from browser” and enter your name (fictitious names work). Zoom is requiring a six digit pass code (should be in this email). But that should be it.

If you have trouble I have included a PDF instruction and a quick YouTube tutorial.

About me:

I’m located in California. I’m a musician in my 50s. I’m Zooming with my eclectic friends - chatting mostly. Tonight I’ll be starting the Zoom around 4 to 5 PM. I’ll likely be practicing for my 5/16 gig in Los Gatos - hoping someone will interrupt me 😄

Early in the Zoom it’s usually just me and an old friend from the 80s shootin’ the sh**. Later on others drop in. Some folk are night owls and Zoom until 5 AM. I need to work in the morning so I’ll likely drop out around 10 to 11PM - but I may hand off the host to one of my friends if they want to Zoom into the wee hours of the night..

Here's the Zoom link (Passcode: 001819):

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82251332783?pwd=rEz62OQoWGeIKDOZC1m2XLudFkNnwT.1

If you can't get in DM me. I'll try to check my Reddit messages.

Cheers!

David

P.S. Here’s a YouTube video showing how to join with a browser only.

https://youtu.be/3txewjBjK7s

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