Jacqueslemac

I've just finished Keith Richards' autobiography, which was fascinating (a library book, or I'd pass it on). I'm looking forward to seeing it through a different pair of eyes.

I'm thinking about holiday reading. Is this one still making its rounds?

Just wondering who has this now...?

Me too, please.

Our guitarist recently dragged us to a gig just to watch the band. They put on a show, as well as being damn good at what they played. Our instructions are to be a bit more animated at our next gig. What prompted it was that someone took a video at a rehearsal of ours and pointed out we all looked at the floor (or our fingers). Trouble is, we usually practice in a really small room where there's hardly any room to move. And we're concentrating. At the following gig I made a real effort to smile and look at the audience. My bandmates told me I looked "smug" in the photos (they carried on looking at the floor, so who cares what they think!). Anyhow, in one or two intros and mid-song breaks when I'm not playing, I've taken to playing mock chords (complete with windmilling) in time with the second guitarist. Hang on, though. Isn't that the sort of stuff the singer and guitarists are supposed to do? I keep telling them my job is to hide at the back with th drummer and look glum, but when I'm playing some of my natural reserve seems to slip away! I almost left the "stage" and danced with the obligatory drunk middle-aged woman last time (while continuing to play, of course). This one will run and run - are we musicians or entertainers?

Having seen him gig with Wilko Johnson my wife turned to me and said "the moment you start gurning like that is when I stop coming to your gigs"!

What's all this talk about selling basses? How does that work, then?

I'm glad I'm among friends here! I've seven at the moment.

Didn't know about it, but I'll have a closer look now. It took me a minute or two scrolling up and down the page looking for the date before I noticed it hidden in the top right hand corner! I might be old, but you'd think it would be a bit more in-your-face. Now, which bike to take? I've just seen that Toyah is on the list. The last time I saw her gig was a while ago. I was coerced into going by a mate. I was told she stripped off, but when the time came she told the crowd of eager music lovers that she was "going serious" and didn't do that kind of stuff any more. I wasted a whole 50p to get in to that gig!

Amplifier's new CD (The Octopus). If you order from the band's website they pack it themselves and are quite happy to chat via email.

Me too, please.

A couple of my Corvette $$

I finally managed to get a better picture of my Aerodyne:

I don't know about gub but I've not seen it yet.

I thought it was a little strange this thread hadn't been started before! Here's my Jazz: And my Aerodyne: Note to self: take some better pictures!

Off topic, I know, but why isn't there a similar thread for Jazz basses?