oldslapper

So in summary, this is now a Bong, yes?

16 year old me 61 year old me So, yeah changed a bit. Although I’d still listen to Brand X now, there’s no way I’d have listen to Scottish Gaelic folk at 16.

That’s what I’ve always said about a P.

I had wondered what the P stood for Chris. 😂😂

Is there a diversity training event you should be at somewhere?

I was just kidding, it’s a very broad bass community and you can be as honest as you like about your experiences with gear, retailers and manufactures as long as it’s respectful. 🥳

Yeah welcome. It’s a broad church here. There are those who play Precisions and then there are the non bass players..all welcome.

Paul sold me an Apple keyboard. Packed nice and securely. Always a good fella to deal with. John

What I’m hoping for when I reply to “drummer and bassist wanted for Blues trio” ad. Reality…..

Tim bought a phone from me. Paid straightaway, good comms. Altogether a great chap to deal with. Thank

Yup same. Years of revolving door with basses. Trying to make myself happy as a bassist by changing gear basically. Years of keeping the same 6 string guitars, which I play at least one of them every day. Only picked up basses when I had an upcoming gig. So I’ve stopped gigging bass and flogged them all bar a GoldTone micro bass for my own recording. Never been happier. But nothing wrong with having kit you don’t play if it’s not causing you difficulties in other parts of your life.

Not particularly bass related…sorry, but any fans here? I love his later stuff with The Hot Licks, when it sounds like he’s singing without his teeth in 😂. Great musicians, clever songs and his duet album is wonderful. This one Featuring Setzer & Costello is a lot of fun. The bass is perfect.

The European water vole that lives in my spoon drawer. It’s relentless.

I do Blue. Mostly recording for peeps, more remotely these days. Bass, b/vs or guitar (rarely). I LOVE this part of being a musician. I’m lucky that in a studio I don’t get “red light” nerves, and because of diligent prep tend to get my parts done quickly.

It’s ok to not enjoy gigging. I have played most genres, in most European countries, in pubs, at weddings, festivals, functions. I’ve been paid well, paid badly and not paid at all. I enjoy the camaraderie, playing with other musicians, the opportunity to visit interesting places and meet some interesting people. But once on stage with an audience and having to perform, I lose all enjoyment. I’m not nervous, I’m diligent and learn my parts (and often others parts), I look good so I’m told, and hold my own with anyone I’m on stage with. But I don’t enjoy gigging. There’s nothing “wrong” with me, and I get a bit tired of the lack of acceptance that some people don’t like gigging. It’s nothing to do with not having found the right band/people/venue/pay/underpants/ burger relish or whatever. I accept that probably a majority of musicians here love it…good, I’m glad for you, truly. I hope you get many opportunities to do the thing you love. Just stop telling people that they should all be the same as you. There. Hope that clears that up (said the pharmacist to the bishop)

Reminds me of a time back in the 90’s when we invited a well known children's “ministry” bloke to do a Christmas service. It was all fun and games with all the silly songs and “actions”. Then it came to his speaky bit where he opened with “I don’t care what your parents have told you, Father Christmas doesn’t exist”. Now, our children had been told from very early on that FC wasn’t real but was a fictional character. And in fact their gifts came from the hard graft of their mother and I. However, there were a number of parents who were not happy with Mr “well known childrens ministry person who’s made a fair bob from CD sales”. I had a word with him after and pointed out that it was the responsibility of parents to parent their own children, not his and perhaps he should stick to what we invited (paid a lot of money) him to do. Give some people a microphone and an audience and they think they’re roy chubby brown or Arthur scargill. 🙄