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An acquaintance of mine has been playing in rock cover bands (guitar and vocals) for well over 30 years. He needed a bass player to fill in. At least 70% of the tunes I never played before. No problem. Wall to wall revellers, heavy drinkers all, just play simple tunes that everybody knows and dances to. Works every time. It didn't hurt that my blues band played there a bunch of times before.

Sweet! It's good that you could be there for him, bob. I'm sure you fit right in & made it great!

Congrats, great way to end an old year.

Yeah a New Years gig ( indoors LOL ) is sweet.
Like to get one of those myself.

Our big holiday seems to be INDEPENDENCE DAY, JULY 4TH.

That's OK with me.
One of my most favorite of holidays.

fisherman bob wrote:An acquaintance of mine has been playing in rock cover bands (guitar and vocals) for well over 30 years. He needed a bass player to fill in. At least 70% of the tunes I never played before. No problem. Wall to wall revellers, heavy drinkers all, just play simple tunes that everybody knows and dances to. Works every time. It didn't hurt that my blues band played there a bunch of times before.

I read this and all I can think of is this for you Bob.

and now back to the MD 20/20

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a bass player that I heard of once in a lullaby

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
A way above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me

Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then oh why can't I?

If happy little blue birds fly beyond the rainbow
Why oh why can't I?