Bluewine

Good point, however I'm sticking with " fun in the sun " Blue

In a way I feel a little sorry for you guys in the UK. Over here in the States our festivals are still "fun in the sun" events with scantily clad free spirited ladies. When I watch clips from Glastonbury it always looks rainy. As a matter of fact from what I see all your outdoor festivals are rainy. What gives? Blue

Yeah, I was a young teen at that time and everybody was stoned most of the time. If you weren't stoned you were getting ready to get stoned And after that get stoned again. In retrospect I'd be a lot better bass player and would have went further in life with music had I focused more on studying bass and the music business. But, I'm 65 now, as I remember it, we had a blast back in the late 60s and early 70s. Seemed like the ladies were a lot cooler ( easy) back then to. Blue

Yeah, that's the story I've always heard. Didn't things become a little dicey at your 1970 Isle of Wight Festival not too long after Woodstock. I heard some folks felt the music should be free and started futsing around with the fences? Blue

I'm going to work, and I happen to have a very fun job, playing rock music for money. I don't drink alcohol, but if I did, I would never drink on the job. No mind altering anything. I got into this business partly because I love being in control. With drinking or substance that alter the mind, I'm no longer in control. Gig nights, I'll have a light lunch and won't eat again until breakfast. I never eat at gigs even when great food is available and offered. Blue

Commitment can be hard to find. Blue

Keep in mind, regardless of the money, performing at Woodstock and if they were in the movie catapulted several bands into "Super Star" status. Huge return on a relatively small investment Blue

Good call by The Who. Blue

Still, not bad money for the time. My question, did the bands actually ever see that money? Blue

Speaking of Rebecca. As I look at her video clips I'm surprised at the very small type of venues she plays considering how talented she is. I think she should be playing 150- 200 seat venues 4 nights a week. Our Samantha Fish is doing it. However who knows, I'd bet their life circumstances are different. Blue

I thought Rebecca was from the UK? Interesting not many big name lady bass players in the UK. I can't think of. Not any in the USA either. Well not that I personally would consider a competent accomplished bass guitarist except for Carol Kaye. Blue

Haven't read the whole thread. Isn't there a really good lady from Australia that plays bass and sings. Rebecca Johnson? Blue

We had a place that was in a questionable area. Sort of a dicey crowd too. Always dreaded playing there.I didn't feel safe. They always gave us multiple bookings. You guys should vknow I never frown at good paying gigs, however we no longer play this place and I'm fine with it. Blue

Bored with material? In my world that's a minor issue or really no issue. I think what has saved me is the ability to give 100% to all material whether I like it or not or if I'm bored or not. There's always a way to make songs fun to play. The only thing I get bored with is low gig count on the schedule. Blue

This is a sad story but inevitable, all bands have to end at some point. I think it stems from people's lives changing other priorities come into play. Band member who were once all on the same page switch pages. I do think the main band killer overall is from lack of gigs or gigs slowly start to tapper off. Blue

Agreed, and there are Millinials that can"t say "John ,Paul, George & Ringo" without thinking incredibly hard. Pretty much like I can't name one Ed Sheeran song. Blue

I'll never budge on this one, and to honest you not only had to be there, you had to be a certain age and from a culturally and socially aware environment. I have a brother only 2 years younger than me and he knows very little about The Beatles. I was socially aware he wasn't. And one thing I've learned from this forum is, by size alone The Beatles were bigger in the States than in the UK. Blue

No they did not. My point is, I didn't know what an electric bass guitar was until their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show February 9, 1964. It was after that performance I decided to play bass and my Mom purchased a bass guitar for me. Blue

I know, for example, my parents. 😁 Blue

No, they changed the world. You had to be there. Blue

You had to be there. Blue

For me it was both, I was fasinated with that violin looking thing. Nobody has convinced it wasn't Paul that brought the electric bass guitar to the forefront for the masses of guys my age. Blue

No, nobody presented the electric bass as an out front instrunent or to as many people as The Beatles Blue

We're all different; I can handle being unhappy. I can't handle not gigging. Blue

I"m 65, not a whole lot of time left. If I collapsed and fell into an inch of urine while playing a bar gig I'd be cool with it. I say, go out with a bit of dignity.😁 Blue