Good posts by both Donny and Chas.

Boredom? Yep, it can sneak up on you.

What I do is try something different; usually I'll work on making styles....I'll dig around through some old fake books...I try using completely different styles for tunes, like a jazz waltz in place of a 4/4 jazz ballad, or vice versa.

Sometimes I get into doing some recording, either with the arranger and my CS01 synth plugged in the line-in, or maybe a piano improv, that I'll add some manual bass to, or even use the keys to play in the drum tracks.

I also walk about a mile or so a day...inclement weather has me walking in the Mall, but it's still getting out and being around people.

My restaurant gig of 12 or so years is finished...the place closed last month, so now I've decided to work on some recordings, and arrangements.

New gear won't fix it....I'm fine with just the PSR-910, a P-85 piano and my little CS01 synth...the Jupiter 8 is rented out to a studio for the next few months.

It's easy to slide into a slump, and sometimes difficult to get out...or even to realize you are in one.

One good thing is to talk about and express those feelings...just like Donny is doing.

Just my thoughts.

Ian