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Planet Jazz gig this past Sunday...we'd just finished our third and last set. Hot and humid, but fun gig down by the MO River at a "resort/marina".

We have about half our gear offloaded from the stage and while we're walking our equip to our cars, a woman who'd just showed up says "OH, A LIVE BAND!. You guys are just setting up?" This as we're humping our equip past her INTO our cars where we're all having this conversation.

"no, I'm sorry.....we just finished and we're loading out"

"awwwwww! I really want to hear you guys, any chance of you setting up to play some more?"

"sorry, there's NO chance. you don't HAVE that much money!".

"but, i really want to hear your band"

"well, if you have ten dollars for one of our cds you CAN hear our band whenever you like"

"uh, yeah.....ah, well......maybe i'll get to hear you some other time".


We just thought that was hilarious...here she was asking us to take our equip out of our cars and set back up but she wasn't willing to go ten bucks for a cd!

some people's kids. I tell ya!!

I really dig that guitar Mark it's a BUTE!

thanks Jeff!

It's a mid 80's Japanese made WASHBURN HB35 (their version of a 335). I bought it from the PJAZZ saxman. It was too heavy for him....he's a little fella. It is a heavy booger, but it got even heavier after i put that BIGSBY on. GO FIGURE!

I had to change out the neck pickup cos' it was too damn hot and just wouldn't clean up for $hit. I put in a GFS (forget the model) and it's a real happening p/u. and at $35...not too shabby.

it's set up w real low action and plays great.

No one buys CDs anymore except other musicians. Sad fact.

GuitarMikeB wrote:No one buys CDs anymore except other musicians. Sad fact.

old farts do

Hehe, we get that sometimes with afternoon gigs. I like to give em choices.
"Sure we could do another couple of sets. It's $1800.00 per hr or you could get this CD for $10. How many hours would you like?"

So I guess the pianist stepped out for a smoke...again?

On the positive side, I see that surgical intervention is well in the rear-view mirror. Good fer you...

Displaced Pianist wrote:So I guess the pianist stepped out for a smoke...again?

On the positive side, I see that surgical intervention is well in the rear-view mirror. Good fer you...

you gottit, that guy disappears on smoke breaks and NEVER brings ANY back to share!

yeah, surgery was six wks ago. started up PT last wk and i'm getting stronger and better range of motion every day. i still can't dunk a basketball...oh, wait....i never could.

"still can't dunk a basket ball... never could"
Me neither, but that is funny in context.

I love that guitar. I've long coveted the Es 335 version of a bass. Not sure what it's called but I saw a cat playing it a jam on 25th st. in Baltimore and thought, "Yeah!"

Talbot

Great story Mark.
Can you do any better on the price of your 10 dollar CD?

Yeah..... How about 15?