Thanks! The strange thing was, all of those done during strange times. I was working at GTE and was a charter member of their "Employee Draining Program", which left me insane.
Also at this time, I had a drummer tell me he was 2 hours late, because he had to finish a basketball (pickup) game . 4 week old band, didn't have 20 songs yet; drummer knew none of the songs; A gig, that the drummer setup, in two weeks. I fired everyone but the singer and the lead guitarist; hired a sax and a eager young drummer, finished the gig, playing old blue standards (think 1/2 hour versions of "The Thrill is Gone"), then cursed everyone involved and retired for 13 years.
During that time I used my bass as a coat rack, and started playing with Keyboards and 'toys'.
OT: Is anyone else watching this "Cinematech: Nocturnal Emissions"? I'm stunned! Some of the Japanese Porn Games!!!! Well, I'm, frankly, shocked!... but I can't look away...