Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
It means you did it better than I did first time around!!
Call the first one a “Mulligan”!
It means you did it better than I did first time around!!
Call the first one a “Mulligan”!
Works for me! I got it right the second time. Mrs Aahzz is actually a Berklee dropout, for sax and piano, but hasn't played anything since before we started dating. She ended up pursuing visual arts more, an area in which she's rather talented. My daughter inherited that talent and is pursuing a career as an animator. Anyway, as for Mrs Aahzz, she's not likely to end up in any band project - though she does sing well and may occasionally chime in on harmony vox.
It means you did it better than I did first time around!!
My wife can't sing AT ALL! What does this mean that I should do with her?
Or, should I ask this in the "Ask Bodia" thread.
Signed,
Worried in Cincinnati
What's really bad is when you combine the 2. My first wife was also my drummer (she was my drummer first, then wife). Yeah, neither the marriage nor the band lasted.
My wife can't sing AT ALL! What does this mean that I should do with her?
You can but the “instruments” probably aren’t guitars.You can't cheat on each other on stage?
Do you and your wife have volume wars????I have been married for almost 19 years and have a band with my wife!
I don’t know what the moral of the story is!
I hear this loud and clear.You can but the “instruments” probably aren’t guitars.
Managing a band will never happen again for me. I became a d*ck because two of the members were children. We were gigging continuously back then and making ok money but no one had notions of “making it”. Life is too short to deal with irresponsible twits…no matter how amazing they are on their instrument.
Then there’s the incompetent band manager that takes only the low hanging fruit and we get crap for pay in a sh@t hole venue. Even when I’d do all the leg work and hand them the bookings, they either not call the venue or depth charge the deal by being a jerk. I wanted to take over, but see above.
My latest project - currently on hiatus - has been a trio for 5 years with no desire to play out. Just slap stuff together for our own enjoyment. Then, we decided to add a vocalist and people really dug it. Practicing at the drummer’s place, people would sit out in his front yard with lawn chairs and listen for hours. So we played one festival. It rocked. Thanks to the pandemic, we haven’t done squat since June 2020. We want to develop the show further but don’t want to deal with the venue negotiations and typical crap. Honestly, I’m the most qualified to manage he band, but see the first paragraph. I love these guys and don’t want to have to their boss.
Do you and your wife have volume wars????
I hear this loud and clear.
Losing my lead player of 21 years is making me rethink my band experience. I have a new lead player now and he's a great guy. Have to teach him all the songs all over again.
Worst thing is our studio is currently not able to host gigs. New owner is paranoid of liabilities with 80+ peeps partying.
Rats.
We'll see how things go after we have the new guy up to snuff.
I cannot count the times I've played for zero dollars.The last band I was in, we simply hired some session guys I knew to play bass and drums for gigs. It was so much better. The playing was a joy (they were killer players), and they showed up because they wanted to get paid.
I refused payment, because I wasn't there for the money.
I realize this sounds extreme, but it really worked out well! A band always sounds so much better with a great rhythm section, too. It was just a whole lot of fun.
THis is in vast contrast to the band not getting paid from a retail venue (not for profits exempt). There’s nothing more corrosive to the live music scene than letting the owners think they can get your talent for free.I cannot count the times I've played for zero dollars.
I've done it for charity. Done it to have other players paid instead of me. And done it just for the fun of it.
I agree, which has never mattered to us in the studio. All those gigs were partys/gigs for us.THis is in vast contrast to the band not getting paid from a retail venue (not for profits exempt). There’s nothing more corrosive to the live music scene than letting the owners think they can get your talent for free.