Guest aDx Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Had an audition with a rock covers band last week and I got the position!! made up!! All are good players and singer good too So it goes to show, just keep trying and something may happen Over.... Quote
Lozz196 Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Congrats, there certainly is life after 50, I`ve achieved more (musically) in my 50s that I ever did before. Got a gig in Munich at the weekend, flying there, flying back, never had those opportunities in anything i did previously. 1 Quote
casapete Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Nice one. Us over 50’s (ahem...) can always show these young whippersnappers a thing or two 😄 1 Quote
operative451 Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 My GF and i watching Kylie minxing her way about the O2: "So this is what 50 looks like then? Excellent..." 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) ❤️😍 Her sister danni is also hot; it would be a toss-up Edited October 3, 2018 by Geek99 1 Quote
Baxlin Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Five of us jamming this afternoon, combined ages 337....... 3 Quote
Guest aDx Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Geek99 said: ❤️😍 Her sister danni is also hot; it would be a toss-up LOL nice choice of words!! :) Quote
thepurpleblob Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 I'm 54 and the youngest in my band by ten years. None of us finding slippers and Antiques Roadshow remotely attractive 😉 1 Quote
JBP Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 I've still got three years to go before I hit the big 'five o' but I am the only one under 50 in the band and all the other guys seem to be managing ok, and were all having a right laugh . Quote
petebassist Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 2 hours ago, aDx said: So it goes to show, just keep trying and something may happen Good philosophy mate, well done, you'll be looking forward to getting on the road 😎 Quote
Barking Spiders Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, thepurpleblob said: I'm 54 and the youngest in my band by ten years. None of us finding slippers and Antiques Roadshow remotely attractive 😉 So you don't get off on Fiona Bruce then?😊 Quote
casapete Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: So you don't get off on Fiona Bruce then?😊 Fiona Bruce - nah, but slippers...….🤤 Quote
mikel Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 50? Its a number. I have played more gigs with better musicians, with less ego, than ever before. Our keys player is 71 and the best I have ever played with, he is first to turn up for rehearsals and he lives the furthest away. Life is good at 66 and I no longer have to work for the man so more time to devote to music. 4 Quote
Al Krow Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 There's clearly been a collective consumption of something funny which seems to me is resulting in dreary, overstated optimism. I need to call this out. As someone who has passed the aforesaid milestone it's obvious to me that life became pointless at 49 years and 11 months - the fact that I'm loving life as much as I've ever done, is clearly part of this collective delusion. And this same delusion is having a retarding effect on my songwriting - what's happened to all that youthful angst that was so helpful in getting those creative juices going? No one is going to buy a record entitled "Happy" are they? 1 Quote
KevB Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Some bands start to wise up that folks of a certain age who's kids are already independent are actually more relaible and less likely to miss rehearsals and gigs due to some family crisis or other. The ones with some gigging miles have usually had the overdone ego thing fosters taken out of them too so are easier to work with. Quote
Barking Spiders Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Ha ha this talk about older geezers getting back into gigging again reminds me of the current Legal & General TV ad featuring same ageing rock chick with large teeth 1 Quote
thepurpleblob Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said: So you don't get off on Fiona Bruce then?😊 Erm.... yes 😈 Quote
NancyJohnson Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said: Ha ha this talk about older geezers getting back into gigging again reminds me of the current Legal & General TV ad featuring same ageing rock chick with large teeth As an aside, music or otherwise, I find these adverts abhorrent. These effing jolly old technicolour backstories selling a product barely a step above loan sharkism. Believe me, if anyone thinks it's a good idea to enter into one of these schemes, step back from the edge, take a deep breath and just don't do it. Edited October 3, 2018 by NancyJohnson Quote
TheGreek Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 7 hours ago, aDx said: Had an audition with a rock covers band last week and I got the position!! made up!! All are good players and singer good too So it goes to show, just keep trying and something may happen Over.... Well done Ad... I bumped into the fella who's in charge of the Music dept at the Uni...he can only release details of students studying music internally(to other Uni staff)..so there about 500 musical contacts for you. Quote
Barking Spiders Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 2 hours ago, thepurpleblob said: Erm.... yes 😈 That's fair enuff and understandable. Some time ago I used to watch a gardening show which was fronted by uber tasty former model turned horticulturalist Rachel de Thame, and it wasn't for tips on growing dhalias!. And I quite like Antiques Roadshow n' all! Quote
Geek99 Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: So you don't get off on Fiona Bruce then?😊 Not after last time... Quote
bassace Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 57 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: That's fair enuff and understandable. Some time ago I used to watch a gardening show which was fronted by uber tasty former model turned horticulturalist Rachel de Thame, and it wasn't for tips on growing dhalias!. And I quite like Antiques Roadshow n' all! Good spelling, dharling! Quote
steantval Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Our new guitarist is about 64 and he is still one of the best players in our area, we were privileged to get him on board. Quote
stewblack Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 I'd given up. Late forties, couldn't get an audition never mind a gig. Too old. 54 years old and another band I'd not even heard back from contacted me, desperate. New Years Eve, they'd chosen someone else but he couldn't do NYE. Bit of a cheek but would I consider it? I still tease them now about the bloody cheek of asking after not even giving me the audition but I did it and now I'm their regular dep, playing bass in three other bands and hosting regular jam nights. Playing bass every day, taking lessons, learning to read music and having the best extra curricular activity I've ever had. Give up? I tried to. No point. Bass isn't a hobby, a job, an obsession, it's in my blood. 3 Quote
thebigyin Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 At 57 I hope to get gigging again soon.....my work can be a problem but fingers crossed....never say never Quote
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