I may have to revise my previous statement, I realized after posting that Train Train does have a pretty active bass line, it's not technically that difficult to play, but moves around pretty fast and follows the guitar. So as long as your fingers are pretty quick, it should be no big problem. But it will give you a good workout...
No harmonica? I use the guitar intro to Aerosmith's "Train Kept A Rollin'", works great. Then I add a guitar solo in place of the harmonica solo. Piano might work too, never tried it. I used to yell What's that I hear? Do part of the Aerosmith intro then yell I hear the train a comin! and the rest of the intro. Got the crowd going every time. Also used the pick on muffled strings to make that train rhythm sometimes to kick it off, then jump on the intro. It's not hard to find something that works with a bit of imagination and ingenuity....
Not to worry though, as long as you've been playing, none of it should give you much trouble...
Yeah dog food...I used to rig up limb lines and catch two footers on a regular basis, both channel cat and Appaloosa. (not sure if that's the correct spelling) A few blue cat too. Anyway 5 lb fish were very common. It's pretty boring if you use a rod & reel, but rig up a few limb lines, hang the bait about 1 1/2' deep, and let them sit there a couple of hours, I'd have a cat or three almost every time. And in case you haven't heard of limb lines, just pick a stout tree limb and tie on some trout line string, a bit of weight (dog food floats) and a sturdy hook. The limb has enough give it acts similar to a trout line but isn't nearly the hassle to deal with, and as long as it's a good sturdy limb it won't break. I'd run mine till dark, make sure all were baited and leave them overnight, that's when I got the most catfish.
And by the way I don't care a thing about huge catfish, 5 lbs or so is perfect. Any bigger and they tend to get too fatty. A 5 lb cat is 2' or so, that's a good sized fish, nice size filets and good eating. Not much can beat a couple of catfish filets fresh off the smoker...I avoid anything fried, I watched greasy food kill my father so I stay away from it. But that was his own fault, he refused to cut down on grease and starch, even after open heart surgery and a couple of stints, diabetes, stroke, 20 years of his doctor telling him to cut back...threw screaming fits on a daily basis because I wouldn't fry anything when I moved here to help him out...so I found out smoked catfish is very good. Spread on some mustard, a slice of onion, sprinkle on a bit of Tony's AFTER it's cooked and you're in for a good supper.
After? Yeah, salt draws out the moisture, any meat you cook with salt will be dry. That's why the steak you get at a restaurant is always nice and juicy and yours off the grill is leather. Salt it after cooking, it makes a huge difference. I don't use salt anyway, and found out many years ago salt makes meat cook really dry. Also found out mustard removes that nasty smell when cooking fish, and the gamey taste, you can't tell it's there after cooking, it leaves no taste, and the fish will taste great, you'll think it's the best fish you ever had. Try it, you can't tell fish is cooking, and it's even better with salt water fish. Regular sandwich mustard. Works no matter how you cook your fish too - fried, broiled, baked, smoked...whatever...I never cook fish without it.
Wanna get that fish smell off your hands after cleaning them? Sure you do...rub on some dishwashing detergent on your hands after drying, (brand doesn't matter) same as you would hand lotion, no water, dry off the excess. Two minutes later your wife can't tell you just cleaned fish. I promise. Try it and see for yourself, I've done it for 25 years. And I caught fish daily for a long time...Works for gas & grease too, anything that leaves a noticable smell on your hands.
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