Barking Spiders Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 All interesting and encouraging to hear so I've decided to keep plugging away, so long as I can find like-minded people to gig with once relative normality returns to the world! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) You’ve probably had enough of how old I am. But just to say I hope I’ve got one or two more gigs left in me. I’ve got two in the diary and our weekly residency will resume again soon. And I can do a two hour gig no trouble at all. But the trouble is that, even looking back ten years ago, I look so bloody old. It’s embarrassing to me and it must be embarrassing to the band. So I’ve got most of my kit up for sale, I’ll just keep a bass and an amp- in case. And I’m taking BA55 ACE off the car. It’s irrelevant Sob Edited April 1, 2021 by bassace 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chris_b Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, bassace said: But the trouble is that, even looking back ten years ago, I look so bloody old. It’s embarrassing to me and it must be embarrassing to the band. Let the band decide that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 7 hours ago, bassace said: ... And I can do a two hour gig no trouble at all. But the trouble is that, even looking back ten years ago, I look so bloody old. It’s embarrassing to me and it must be embarrassing to the band. I reckon the only person at the venues you play that cares about your age is yourself. You wrote that you could do a 2 hour gig and I presume you can remember the songs, so what's the issue? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Despite being 48 myself, most of my bands are guys in their early to mid 50s. I assume I am there for the youth vote?! No wonder we're not more successful! We did a gig during 2020 with a 56 year old guitarist (obligatory pointing out of social distancing measure etc being in place etc) and some of the other guys are good to go for post lockdown shows. On the plus side, they are all vacinated now whereas I am still waiting. Oh and reading this thread, a Basschat Happy Birthday to @Nail Soup who apparently reaches a thread appropriate 55 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I'm the youngest in my band by between 5 and 10 years and I'm 66. The bloke who runs our local blues jam and the Dereham Blues Festival is in his 80s. If that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Cat Burrito said: Oh and reading this thread, a Basschat Happy Birthday to @Nail Soup who apparently reaches a thread appropriate 55 today. Thanks, but .. it was 55 at the first lockdown, so 56 now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Thanks, but .. it was 55 at the first lockdown, so 56 now! It's the thought that counts, right? 😸 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 53 minutes ago, lownote12 said: I'm the youngest in my band by between 5 and 10 years and I'm 66. The bloke who runs our local blues jam and the Dereham Blues Festival is in his 80s. If that helps. Ah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAYNESWORLD Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 63 here and last few years before COVID were very busy also some of the most enjoyable playing music I really loved. We were mostly a function pub band doing covers which appeared to go down very well. Looking forward to playing with a couple of the guys after lockdown in a three piece one of them being 70 but still has the voice to impress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 The average age of my band members has been dropping lately as the newest recruits are all 20's and 30's. When we formed nearly everyone was greying to grey. Big band jazz still alive and kicking and playing to young and old. 8 or 9 years ago one of the trombone players was chuffed not to be the youngest in the band any more, looking at me. Trouble for him was he was mistaking my youthful looks and demeanour for less trips around the sun. It turned out I had four or five on him. Crestfallen about covers it. I had to call him Junior after that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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