XNASA
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:36 PM
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Regretfully, I am no longer a Rock Star..... |
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I've decided to step back from the band. :cry:
Not enough time..........not enough time. :-(
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:37 PM
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But you do have a bitchin' ride.:D
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:40 PM
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I spent a lot of time cruisin' around with the roof open and the windows down this weekend.
And for sure, she is, a bitchin' ride.
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:41 PM
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6. Yeah, baby! Sunroof and windows on a summer's day! |
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I remember doing that, but it was because the air conditioner was broken. :D
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:38 PM
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2. Hey man...rock star is a state of mind! |
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You'll always be a rock star!
:smoke: Yeah, man...
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XNASA
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:43 PM
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7. I'm hoping to become more of a Jazz Cat. |
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Hopefully, I'm going to start taking piano lessons soon. My interest is to learn a bunch of Jazz Standards and mix them in with piano versions of Radiohead and XTC songs. Then, when I retire, I will become the Piano Man.
But that's something I can do on my own. Trying to work my schedule in and around the 4 other guys in the band was becoming very difficult.
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:44 PM
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9. Ahhh...a hep cat...nice. |
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B-)
I need to get back to the piano too. My mom made me take lessons when I was 8. Hated it. Now that I'm older I think it's pretty cool. Go figure.
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:44 PM
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to be patient. Learning piano can be a very frustrating experience for adults because they don't get good as fast as they think they should.
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XNASA
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:47 PM
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12. Well, I can play already more or less. |
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I did earn a living as a professional keyboard player at one time...
And I took 3 years of accordian lessons as a youngster, but I've never taken piano lessons.
I can play about as well as John Lennon, but I really want to learn to play and croon.
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Mon Jun-28-04 03:00 PM
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15. Well that's different then |
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Learning jazz will be fun if you've already got a basic idea what you're doing and a good grounding in music theory. All those chords ya know. :)
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Tue Jun-29-04 09:09 AM
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22. Call Me on The Piano Thing |
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I can give you some really cool cocktail jazz tips. Big, 7 tone chords and progressions that will fill the room with sound.
It will get you WAY past John Lennon.
One more thing: Never call yourself the Piano Man. Too geeky! Besides, it's not like you should aspire to play like Billy Joel. He can't play none! The Professor
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Mon Jun-28-04 03:19 PM
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17. I hear ya on the scheduling thing |
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We have a festival to play and for some reason they want me to schedule rehearsals. We haven't played together in about 6 months and I am trying to get everyone together. It's a bitch, then they bitch at me. After 25 or so years in a band, I'm ready to be a solo folksy/guitar coffee house dude.
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:39 PM
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3. What happened to you man? |
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:44 PM
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I will now admit to being officially....Middle-Aged.
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:45 PM
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11. Yeah, but you're a hot... |
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:48 PM
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13. Just wait until you see me sitting at the piano with a tux on...... |
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:59 PM
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14. Hee...do I get to wear... |
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a red, sequined, floor-length number with a slit up the thigh while reclining across the baby grand? :)
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Mon Jun-28-04 02:39 PM
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my brother in law was the front man for The Little Kings. He had to do the same thing,
DDQM
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Mon Jun-28-04 03:09 PM
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You know the reason you're "stepping back" is because you wanted to be the front man. It was sooooooo obvious! :eyes:
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Mon Jun-28-04 03:29 PM
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18. Can I still be your groupie anyway? |
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Sorry to hear. Glad we had the chance to catch you a few weeks ago. Did Blue-Jay ever send you the pictures he took?
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Tue Jun-29-04 08:45 AM
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19. You mean, "Be my groupie some more", don't you? |
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And no. He never sent them. At least, I never got them.
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Tue Jun-29-04 08:47 AM
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20. PM me your e-mail again |
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and I'll take care of it. He had some nice shots of that now historic occasion.
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Tue Jun-29-04 09:07 AM
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But, i can empathize. For me, it's that and the fact that i can't move gear at 3 am anymore. If i did, my MS would fatigue my legs so badly, i'd be a wreck for 4 or 5 days.
Now, we just rehearse and record, and sometimes go to jam nights where backline is supplied. Lots easier on the system. The Professor
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Tue Jun-29-04 09:10 AM
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Edited on Tue Jun-29-04 09:10 AM by underpants
Even if you don't RAAAAAAAAAWK! anymore. That must have sucked to have to do that.
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Tue Jun-29-04 09:18 AM
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And I was just mulling over a career change to: groupie!! Now what the hell am I gonna do? ;)
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