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Just got home. What a looooooooooooooong strange trip it's been!

Good points -

#1 - Got to meet Joseph6. He is shorter than I thought he'd be...& less hairy. Great guy to talk to. Very personable. We talked about maybe doing a duo-ish kinda thing together, & it looks like it will be possible, since he has semi-local friends not too far from me that he can stay with. I'm gonna hafta follow up on this with him, real soon!

#2 - I found that I REALLY like the Purple Fiddle. It's set up specifically to be a music venue, with church pews lined up in front of the raised stage. Great staff, & the room wasn't bad at all, either.

#3 - Had a truly loverly time. Stopped by the Blackwater Falls. Took some pics, which I'll post later. The wife got some vids of the thing, too, & as soon as I figger out how to shorten them & post them, I will. (Prolly around 2027, considering my usual learning curve!)

The guy who hired me had also hired a drummer by the name of...Phil, believe it or not...who also had never met him before. It was a rough rush job learning the material & the rhythms, for both of us, in about 2 1/2 hours before we went on. Rusty had also written a lil instrumental piece kinda on the spot, as we rehearsed, so I guess we weren't the only ones learning new things.

My parts were constantly evolving, right up until I got in stage, & practically froze up in my head...there was so much of the stuff that sounded alike to me, that I had a devil of a time discerning which piece was which. The instrument Rusty plays has 12 strings, tuned to a simple pentatonic scale, which made things kinda limiting as to what I could really do. At one point, it became very obvious to me just how unprepared I really was, when I was putting on a capo, & seeing Rusty shake his head at me, cuz I was headed in the wrong key...

The drum parts were way out of Phil's usual, since he's basically a rock/blues drummer, & I felt kinda sorry for him having to work off of Rusty's beat-boxing to get the beats.

The girl singer on the band's website was not there. It was just the three of us, which kinda made for a bit of extra pressure. I think the other Phil felt it worse than I did.

So there we were, three pasty-faced guys working together to make some Africanish music.

My fave was at the end, cuz I got to use some nice, rich, full tones on that final piece that I kinda worked out on the spot...

He even got me to do some drumming, which I really don't recommend...I'm a TERRIBLE drummer! But somehow, we got through it without me throwing everyone off, & although I threatened my wife's life & limb if she videoed me on the drum, she, of course, did it anyway.

I'm gonna look that over VERY carefully before I post it anywhere, trust me. I wouldn't wanna ruin anyone's lofty opinions of me with anything less than perfect...LOL (Yeah...riiiiiiiiiiight!)

Of course, I was also the only person wearing anything even remotely Africanish...but at least no one seemed to object to the daishiki.

So, all in all, it was a very successful trip. Music got played. No one got hurt. I met Joseph. And most importantly - I GOT PAID!

Classic and exactly what I would do to, having not asked.
Sounds like you had fun mate.
Many Congrats.

philbymon wrote:Of course, I was also the only person wearing anything even remotely Africanish...

Cool

What the heck is a daishiki ??

A daishiki is a style of shirt that's popular in West Africa, especially among some of the moslems. It's been adopted by a lot of pseudo-hippies & fat guys, cuz it's so comfortable, colorful, & oh so flattering. It's also an absolute MUST if you're gonna be a STICKMASTER, as it's required uniform, yet stylishly personal, attire.

Here's a site that shows ya what they look like -

http://www.rustyzipper.com/shirts/dashi ... 2godfFwv3g

You gotta have a certain look to get away with looking alright in one of those...and some balls.

That's awesome!

Congrats on a good gig, even under such pressure!

Congrats Phil, glad it all went well for you, i know you had reservations xx

And Leave phil alone he looked very pretty in his purple dress

Greeniemagic wrote:And Leave phil alone he looked very pretty in his purple dress

LOL!

It DOES kinda remind one of a mumu, doesn't it?

I've got a bet with a very close friend on something I have to do for a laugh sometime, I'm not saying what ether

We call that a night shirt ... in Texas ...

No man really that's pretty cool.

Not only would it keep my buckle from scratching my guitar but it would cover my S&W nicely.

That's great. Sounds like you had a real good time.

sanshouheil wrote:Cool

What the heck is a daishiki ??

Were'nt you around in the 70s?

Black57 wrote:

sanshouheil wrote:Cool

What the heck is a daishiki ??

Were'nt you around in the 70s?

I don't remember.


Seems to me there was a different name for those things in my neck of the woods. Or perhaps it's early onset oldtimers disease.