Posted by World Citizen on May 25, 2005, at 0:22:02
In reply to Re: Cool ancestry! I luv astronomy!: Question #3 » Shy_Girl, posted by Larry Hoover on May 15, 2005, at 13:38:09
Hey Larry! I was very pleased to read that you have some sort of musical goal on the horizon. You've got to keep that part alive and well-great resource of endorphins!
SOOOOOOO, I've been singing jazz standards as well as some comtemporary stuff-the bass player loves to play Weather Report stuff! I'm very happy that they can see that I have talent and are allowing me the space to learn. For ONCE I feel TOTALLY out-classed by these guys-they are THAT good! I'm taking the proactive steps I feel are necessary to make sure that my time up at the mike is up to my standards-meaning I'm going to consult with the 2 guitarists and get a working list of songs they remember. No one in the group really reads music, they pretty much go from memory. That could initially sound LAME, but when you consider that the old school jazz masters rarely read music this is not as flaky as it could sound. The bass player is going on tour somewhere for 2 weeks so we'll have a sub-dude step in for the interim. It's so nice to feel a sense of comraderie with these people. I've isolated myself so much for the last 2 years just trying to deal with all of the toxic mold issues and this is so refreshing I just might have to wear a dress for the next Monday's performance!
I want to hear ALL about the coffee house "thang". I'm aware that you probably won't get to play with your arm out of commision. I would suggest that you at least try. You never know what your body can overcome when you plug into your power source!
World Citizen (otherwise known as Karen)
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