Bluewine Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 What are you up to for 2918? Looking for a new band New Gear Throwing in the Towel Coming out of reclusion Getting Married Practicing more Let's talk About it. Blue Quote
herman Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Hoping to match 5 numbers & the bonus ball !! 😂😂 4 Quote
Marvin Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Try and get the kitchen finished. Sort a new panel for the bath...it's not had one for about 4 years now and the Mrs is getting a bit fed up with the 'open' look under the bath. And new shelves and storage for the kids rooms. Oh, and there's always stuff in the garden to sort out of course. Quote
Bluewine Posted January 1, 2018 Author Posted January 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, herman said: Hoping to match 5 numbers & the bonus ball !! 😂😂 Me too. Blue Quote
steantval Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 I’m pretty certain that none of us will be here by 2918 😀😀 Quote
christhammer666 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 most prob packing it to be honest. fed up with no one going to smaller gigs no matter how much you promote, that's not including the venues that think one facebook post a month is promoting a gig. Even if people do turn up promoters and venues thinking its fine to pay you pennies or a case of beer when they have basically done sod all. At 38 im getting to old for the sodding around and spending loads of money and recouping nothing Quote
peteb Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Bluewine said: What are you up to for 2918? Looking for a new band New Gear Throwing in the Towel Coming out of reclusion Getting Married Practicing more Let's talk About it. Blue Not so sure that I will still be up to gigging in 2918…! However, if in 2018 a new band or opportunities to gig further afield present themselves then that would be great. Failing that the main rock covers band should be putting in a few rehearsals to re-jig the set to suit the new singer (we have been too busy since he joined, so for the last few months he has been singing 3/4 of a set that was built around a guy with a different type of voice). It would also be nice if the side project blues band with a few of my best mates comes together, but a lot of that will depend on whether the singer has really still got the confidence to do it properly having had some serious problems with his voice a couple of years ago. I have also got to learn a set for a scratch band backing a guitar player from the south of England for a blues festival in the summer. Gear wise, I am looking to buy and sell a few things over the next few months to put together a nice lightweight ‘B’ rig. Beyond that I will be trying to stay married and maybe see a few places I haven’t been before in the next year or so… Edited January 1, 2018 by peteb Quote
Bassassin Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Gawd. No idea. Bunch of wishful thinking: Sell some basses. Sell some more basses. Finish the f*cking album. Get a gigging band together, if I can find a drummer with no major mental health issues. Getting to the point that actual ability's looking like a distant second place. Quote
Skybone Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Band wise: Do some recording Get some gigs Work on some new songs Contemplate some new gear Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 46 minutes ago, Bluewine said: What are you up to for 2918? ? ? ? Optimism, eh..? Quote
FinnDave Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 I played 46 gigs in 2017, my aim in 2018 is to play more than that! Quote
Bluewine Posted January 1, 2018 Author Posted January 1, 2018 I was thinking about trying to find a girlfriend. But at 64, I don't think it's realistic. To stuck in NY ways. Lol Blue Quote
project_c Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 1. Get through the giant mountain of work looming over me without losing my mind 2. Sell my house 4. Go to more jazz jams 5. Stress about the inevitability of having to have a child before I'm too old and have no energy left to be a dad 6. Put one of my cats on a diet, she is massive and looks like a giant gerbil Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Retire. From work, not bass. 129 days and four hours to go. Haven't given it a moment's thought. Quote
peteb Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Bluewine said: I was thinking about trying to find a girlfriend. But at 64, I don't think it's realistic. To stuck in NY ways. Lol Blue I doubt that - there is always a bit of give and take needed of course but there is always single gals out there who have already had their families and just looking for a bit of decent company and someone who is fun to be around. However, you do have to be a bit realistic and start looking at women in their forties rather than their twenties! Having said that, in the band I am in both the drummer (50) and the singer (57) have both recently had kids by women much younger than they are - in the singer's case, more than 30 years younger...! Quote
Rich Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 The rate at which my fingers are succumbing to the arthritis, I'll settle for still being able to play this time next year. Quote
TheGreek Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Jackpot win get stranded on a tropical island with Girls Aloud and a box of Viagra Find the Elixir for Eternal Youth Have Linda Lusardi and Linda Carter join us on the island with another box of Viagra Die with a huge smile on my face.... Not too much to ask for, is it? Quote
Bluewine Posted January 1, 2018 Author Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, FinnDave said: I played 46 gigs in 2017, my aim in 2018 is to play more than that! Amen to that! Blue Quote
Bluewine Posted January 1, 2018 Author Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, TheGreek said: Jackpot win get stranded on a tropical island with Girls Aloud and a box of Viagra Find the Elixir for Eternal Youth Have Linda Lusardi and Linda Carter join us on the island with another box of Viagra Die with a huge smile on my face.... Not too much to ask for, is it? Our Linda Carter? Blue Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 42 minutes ago, Bluewine said: Our Linda Carter? Blue He may be disappointed if he was expecting Lynda Carter..! 1 Quote
SH73 Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) Finish off the two guitar rebuilds. Get a music room and a cheeky drum kit. Plus the usual around the house gardening projects. Edited January 1, 2018 by SH73 Mistype Quote
DJpullchord Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 Work less hard and expand business, gig as much as possible. Quote
josie Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) Get good at walking basslines. Learn to play from a score. Help my band get through its current near-terminal meltdown. Do well in my MSc course. Live on no money because until I finish said MSc course I'm unemployable. Grow and harvest decent crops of cherries, salad potatoes, and garlic, if nothing else. (That's a mixture of plans and hopes... As a dear Quaker friend used to say, "If you want to make G*d laugh, tell him your plans for the future".) Edited January 2, 2018 by josie Hit "Post" too soon Quote
Bluewine Posted January 2, 2018 Author Posted January 2, 2018 5 hours ago, peteb said: I doubt that - there is always a bit of give and take needed of course but there is always single gals out there who have already had their families and just looking for a bit of decent company and someone who is fun to be around. However, you do have to be a bit realistic and start looking at women in their forties rather than their twenties! Having said that, in the band I am in both the drummer (50) and the singer (57) have both recently had kids by women much younger than they are - in the singer's case, more than 30 years younger...! If I was really looking I'd be looking for single women around my age. Blue Quote
Bluewine Posted January 2, 2018 Author Posted January 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Dad3353 said: He may be disappointed if he was expecting Lynda Carter..! Our Lynda Carter. Quote
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