Author Topic: KNOWING WHEN ITS TIME TO GO (Read 779 times)

olieoliver · « **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2006, 01:51:03 PM »

Hey Adam whats up man? I wanted to let you know our response to you was TIC and was not an attempt to upset you. But if it did try this ...
Place your hands together very lightly in a praying position with the fingers open slighty and say (in an almost humming voice) OOHHMMMMM.....OOOHHMMMMM.. OOOHHMMMM... this should calm you down some.

P.S. SRV was by no means a vocal genius but I dare anyone to question his talent. And as for the nepotism or luck getting to the top, well I'm in the same boat you are. I worked my butt off playing every little and some big gigs there was and never made it to the top but loved every minute of it. BUT given the chance I could trade places with John...hmmmmmmmm....DUH YEA!
Anyway...Peace out and I do enjoy your witt and humor keep it up!

(Message edited by olieoliver on March 15, 2006)

2400wattman · « **Reply #31 on:** March 16, 2006, 12:18:22 AM »

No worries, I was'nt upset. Just felt a need to explain myself after my F. John Mayer statement was called on. I could have put it a little more intelligently. Hey, let's close this thread out,it is time to go!

olieoliver · « **Reply #32 on:** March 16, 2006, 05:55:54 AM »

Done.

keavin · « **Reply #33 on:** March 16, 2006, 06:32:34 AM »

I know when its time to go when you've got 40 something year old musicians (still)listening to the tape to learn the their simple ass-parts to basic TOP 40/Classic rock songs when Most cats should already know that simple old-sh#t.

811952 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 20, 2006, 06:29:39 PM »

I just got a string of emails from a bandmate with the changes to 12-bar blues tunes as played by Clapton. It's not very nice of me, but I play whatever substitutions work at the moment, and they work. It's 12-bar blues, for cryin' out loud!

They fired me a while back because they found a bass holder who *sang* (I haven't been). Ironically, I play more with them now than I ever did before they fired me, and occasionally I remind them of that (their reactions are mildly entertaining).

I do the gigs because I absolutely love playing with the drummer and the keyboard player is someone I've barely known for years but only recently have become good friends with. The three of us always have an excellent musical adventure, because we pretty much just take over whatever tune it is we're playing. I have made it abundantly clear that I will only play when my drummer-of-choice is on the gig, because life is too short to gig with bad drummers. The bandleader is malleable enough to accept what we do as art, even if it's not like the record.

I have to say, though, that the bandleader (guitarist and vocals) and the singer are terribly nice people, just very new to this business of playing music.

John

gbarchus · « **Reply #35 on:** March 21, 2006, 05:25:50 AM »

Has anyone caught John Mayer on Austin City Limits http://www.aclfestival.com/programs/program20031115.asp ? He did a few SRV songs with Double Trouble and Tommy Shannon remarked how familiar it was to play with him.

When I was a professsional musician it seemed I went through cycles of playing in commercial (note-for-note) and original (not-so-successful) bands. Even when the original band achieved a certain degree of success (i.e. record contract), I made more money with the commercial bands.

When you don't have to earn a living playing music, you have the luxury of being able to choose what music you want to do. Then there are those who choose what they want to do and also earn a living at it. I was lucky enough to talk with Rocco Prestia a couple weeks ago about how lucky he was!

flaxattack · « **Reply #36 on:** March 22, 2006, 04:56:25 AM »

well someone interevened- when i declined to play beatlefest- they got someone else and i have been banished... all for the good....
i hated the female guitarist as she treated me like one of her 5th grade students

lbpesq · « **Reply #37 on:** March 22, 2006, 07:07:39 AM »

Flax:

I hope whoever they got for Beatlefest is willing to restring his bass and play left-handed ... that's how Paul did it on the records ... and we wouldn't want anything creative taking place. LOL

Bill, tgo

jacko · « **Reply #38 on:** March 22, 2006, 07:19:44 AM »

Yeah. And on a beat up hofner violin bass with the setllist sellotaped to the back ;-)
I reckon you've escaped by the skin of your teeth Jeff;-)

Graeme

palembic · « **Reply #39 on:** March 22, 2006, 07:25:32 AM »

Huuhuhhhhuu...
I DO wonder how they gonna get that female guitarplayer to turn into John or George???
Come and see next week on Extreme Makeover?

?

Paul TBO

olieoliver · « **Reply #40 on:** March 22, 2006, 07:30:01 AM »

They can use a roll of sock's. It's worked for Steve Perry for years. LOL

lbpesq · « **Reply #41 on:** March 22, 2006, 09:46:36 AM »

I once saw a Stones concert where, I swear, Mick had what looked like half a soccer ball down his pants!

Bill, tgo

Bradley Young · « **Reply #42 on:** March 22, 2006, 05:49:35 PM »

Just make sure she doesn't wrap it in aluminum foil and go through the metal detector.

I think that's one of the funniest scenes in a movie ever.

jacko · « **Reply #43 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:37:48 AM »

The outtakes in Spinal tap are almost better than the film itself. There's a takeout from just before the airport scene where derek smalls and his roadie are deciding what the best size courgette (zucchini?) would be. Pure class.

Graeme

flaxattack · « **Reply #44 on:** March 23, 2006, 05:41:36 AM »

you guys are funny......