Resurgence.
I didn't listen to certain kinds of music for a long time after I got sober. I tried, but it took me back emotionally, and I found that I had begun to romance a drink, so I stopped.
I attended a concert last June and had the time of my life because I was sober. I actually enjoyed the band and all the excitement. I danced, yelled, whistled, and screamed. Of course, everyone around us was drinking lots and lots of beer and whatever else it was in those pretty little cups that lit up. Those people wouldn't want me drinking with them because I'd be stumbling, passed out, throwing up, and making a total a** of myself, which I always did when I was a practicing alcoholic. Sobriety has afforded me the opportunity to do normal, fun things. I don't kid myself anymore that, "I'll just have one." I've experimented with that many times over and it didn't work for me. I love being sober.
The music scene is great down here. The industry is booming. We're very fortunate to be close by.