Johnny Not-So-Rock?

So I got a call last Wednesday at 5:15pm (practice was at 7pm) from John saying he couldn't make it because he was "exhausted from work". I really didn't know what to say considering that's the most pussy excuse I've heard from someone for not wanting to practice. My dad's been a truck driver for 25 years and for most of that time he's gotten up at or before 4am everyday. All the while he was in at least one or two bands. Don't tell me you're tired. You're a bass player. You stand there and play easy shit, as far as what we're doing. Since he called so late, Dan and my dad were already on their way and I had to break the news to them when they showed up. We all pretty much agreed that he probably didn't learn most of the songs we gave him, so he came up with that lame excuse. I'm calling him tonight to see where he's at in the learning process and make sure he's on track. If he shows up on Wednesday, he might have a tampon hanging where he stands during practice...

The biggest thing that pissed me off was not only that I busted my ass to learn one of the songs on Monday and Tuesday, but also because I really look forward to practice. It's the #1 thing I look forward to right now in my life (besides eventually getting out of debt) and all that energy and excitement that I had built up just fluttered out of me like air out of a balloon. Hopefully this isn't a regular occurrence and purely just a fluke. I'm way too excited to get things going to lose another bass player.