Rekindling Old Friendships - (Hey Sax Man!)
Blackstallion21
*Disclaimer: Trigger Warning -...This Story May Make a Few Readers Uncomfortable Due to Content. - Drug Reference - CNC - Erotic Coupling
From the Desk of Blackstallion21: To All of My Readers, Followers, and Friends that I have met along the years on all of the different sites that I have posted stories too, First of all I want to say Thank you for making me the success that I am. Without readers, authors like me wouldn't have motivation to keep writing. I've said all of that to say this! I'm BACK, and Back with a Vengeance! This was Supposed to be the Last Story that I was ever going to write, and I was hanging up my hat, but fortunately for You, I decided to change my mind, and now this is the Opener Story to My Second Book!
This is Dedicated to an old friend of mine, We go Way Back, Like Four Flats on a Cadillac! May your Music Career Blossom like the Flower you are! Good Luck in all you do!
P.S....To my loyal readers, and the people out there that actually know me, I'm writing this as a Fictional Story, and quoting steps of my REAL LIFE that I have gone through in the past "as a Musician." Some of the parts of this story are true, and others are not. You'll have to figure that out on your own! I also have a Dream of Owning my own Establishment. A Jazz Cafe to give my gift of music back to the community and the world, so this story hits home for me! Keep me in your prayers, maybe my dream will become reality in more ways than one!
I love you all, and God Bless once again...It Feels So Good To Be Back!
Keep Reading, Happy Orgasms, and Stay Kinky!
~BS21~
Approaching Forty, I had just about given up on having a relationship that mattered for anything. At the most, I had accepted everything that came along with being a man over forty who was lonely, who may run into and meet a divorcΓ©e that had three kids. Then there was also maybe accepting the fact that I may never marry and that would be that. I had just come to terms with it, being a chef/ musician had kept me single my entire life.
I was always a busy man. I've had my share of relationships, flings, and one night stands, but I never expected what happened the week of my Fortieth birthday to actually happen to me.
I was at the height of my career that I had created three years before my fortieth birthday, when I was finally able to get funding for my own restaurant. When I finally did, it ended up ballooning into an empire, and an overnight success story. I did so much business in its first year, that I had to open up a second location just to draw the attention off of the original place. With that, unfortunately, I was either too busy with my business, or just not interested to actually be in a relationship. Now that things were starting to settle down, I was beginning to realize there was something missing in my life.
I'm the type of person that wants things done my way or no way at all. If you want something done right, "Do It Yourself;" my mother always told me. I'm the Lead Musician, Chef and Owner Operator of my restaurants, and time is the only thing you can't get back, so I used it wisely.
I am always developing a new recipe, or trying to perfect an old one. If I wasn't in the kitchen, I was behind the bar bartending, or in the office crunching numbers, fixing the sound on the stage, calling songs on stage, or SOMETHING! I was always on the move! Yeah, I had people in place to do all of these things, but when it's your own personal baby, you tend to care for it more so than if someone else was running the show. You know how it is...
Anyway, I wasn't always the ladies man, but on the flip side of the coin, I never had a problem getting laid. Well when I really wanted to. I have always had problems being portrayed as "The Nice Guy, or Not Someone's Type" because I am a bigger build guy with manors. (Unfortunately modern day society fucking sucks and focus' on how skinny you are as their first response, instead of what your personality reflects! Also, Nice Guys Finish Last, and in this society, being nice gets you nowhere!)
But Dad-bods and Good Personalities are making a comeback and when I really liked what I saw, and wanted it BAD, I could normally land the ladies... That stemmed all of the way from way back until present day. ~But that's enough background on me...
'This One Night... at the bar...'
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I would take a few nights off a month to play and to run the band. I had a Music Director, as I mentioned, but when I'm in the house, This is My House! I would sit in on the drums certain nights and jump on the keys other nights. I'd go up on stage and push my musicians off of their instruments, sometimes standing in for a song and other times the full set.
I wouldn't really push them physically or bully them, they all knew I liked running things. Most of them would gladly hand over their instruments to me, and go to the bar for a drink. I also played the bass, and sang, and... and... and... I loved the fact that I was finally in the position to Run my Own Establishment. (If I haven't mentioned it enough times already!) The high I get when I'm performing has never gone away and I was already in operation for three years at this point, and there was no turning back!
I had grabbed my "axe" that night and strapped up. My favorite instrument of all of the ones I played was my Saxophone. It gave me such a high belting out the harmonies, or the solos on songs and showing off my talent.
I was in love with my saxes. I'm still madly in love with all of my saxes! I own a soprano, two alto's and a tenor, and one of these days, I'm going to complete the set and get a baritone!
I stepped on stage and looked over my empire! The bartenders were slinging drinks, busy servers buzzed all over the floor, delivering food and alcohol. I turned around and smiled at the amazing group of people that were on stage with me. They loved me, and I loved them more! I was proud to call everyone on my staff family. I was very blessed to have them all. I knew everyone by name, down to the dishwasher, and the janitor. I didn't feel like a business owner, or their boss, This was my family! (Perks of being forty and not married, I was married to my work.)
The white hot lights were beaming down on all of us like the old days when we were performing out in the street, and the stage was set. Mikey was on Keys, Jerome was strapped to the bass, Eric had his sticks crossed in his hands waiting patiently on my cue.
Pam, Jack, and Tyler had their sax, trumpet, and trombone ready at hand, and Jared was attached to the electric guitar. Then there was little old me front and center, mic inches away from my face...
"Ladies and Gentlemen, The owner of this establishment would like me to welcome you all. Welcome to The Glass Slipper Jazz Cafe! This is The Beautiful House Band!
Find a Server and grab something off of the menu. Go see one of the beautiful ladies behind the bar for the coldest beer or one of the tastiest cocktails in the county. Please enjoy the rest of your night!
My name is Alan, and this is my Bar!" I boomed across the speakers. The place erupted in deafening noise!
"ONE... TWO... ONE, TWO, THREE AND..."
Jared scratched out the first couple notes to "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown, and the whole band screamed the opening statement of the song. Before you knew what was happening, the whole bar was jumping!
I grabbed my horn, and started ripping off the James Brown solo of the song, and at the end of each stanza I stepped into the mic and sang, "He Ain't No Drag," and the rest of the band answered, "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag!"
After about an hour, my mouth was dry after playing a saxophone non-stop. I could feel my heartbeat in my fingertips, so I got ready to step off of the stage. "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Glass Slipper House Band Under the Direction of Mikey "Keys" Johnson, and the Tutelage of Yours Truly!," As I spoke into the mic, the place got loud once again.
I stepped off stage and made a bee-line towards the bar for something to pour down my throat. I didn't see this little young lady, who was staring at me intently for the last hour, watched me all of the way to the bar, and crept up behind me. She didn't make herself known to me until Samantha walked up to me. "The usual boss?"
"Yes Ma'am, make it a double please." I said, as she sat the rocks glass she had in her hand onto the bar. She turned and grabbed the bottle of Angel's Envy Whiskey from the top shelf behind her.
"Put that on my tab please?" came a small voice from behind me.
"I'm sure he would appreciate that, but he kind of owns the joint." Samantha answered back. "Why don't you let us buy you a drink?"
"That's awfully kind of you, but I'm going to act like I don't know that he's your boss, and that he owns the place. So, please, if you'd let me, I'd like to buy a drink for a guy I've been staring down all night. Maybe he'll notice me if I do."
"Yes Ma'am! I'm no cock-block, do what you do," Samantha apologized, "I stand corrected."
"I'm so sorry little lady, what's your name? I most definitely didn't notice you staring at me, because I would have been the smart ass that would have called you out over the microphone." I laughed, taking the drink from Samantha. "And what are you having? I prefer not to drink solo."
"Lilly. I'll have one of what he's having." she answered me, then looked towards Sam.
Samantha grabbed another rocks glass, and went to pour. "A few rocks, please. I don't want to wake the fire breathing dragon in my belly just yet." Lilly smiled.
"I have always Loved the sound of a saxophone. It's so sweet and sultry, and the sound of the tenor just does something to me. You sounded great tonight. Cheers!"
I raised my glass to hers, then brought it to my lips. "There's just something about Angel's Envy." I said, drinking, then breathing out the fumes of the liquor.
"Yeah," Lilly coughed, "...Should have let the ice melt for a few more seconds. It burns going down warm, but Momma Ain't Raise No Bitch! Bottoms Up!" She raised her glass again, then finished the whiskey in her glass.
Samantha poured us another round and walked away, putting the bottle away. Lilly sat her glass down on the bar and looked up at me with big doe eyes, smiling really big.
"I'm a whiskey girl at heart, that's some good shit."
I smiled at her, "So Lilly what brings you into The Glass Slipper tonight?"
"I'm new in town and my girlfriend lives down the street. She loves this bar. She told me the food was off the charts, and the Saxophone Player was sexy as fuck!"
"Oh, did she now?" I questioned, as I laughed at her, bringing my drink back to my lips.
"Okay, you got me, I may have embellished on the last part, but where's the lie?"
"Thank you very much, and a little embellishment goes a long way!" I said. "Also in my personal opinion, the food, I would have to say, is fucking fantastic. I know the guy who creates the menu. Secondly, thank you for listening to your friend and coming to check us out.