puttin the dick in dixie...
well... i gots me a gig playing geeetar in a `country' band... i quote the word country... simply becuz this ain't really country music... it's pop music with a slight drawl... the state of new country makes me sick... yeah i'm with guys like hank3 and shooter who think the new stuff is pretty lame... but... hey it's a gig... and like i've said a few times to people... these guys and girl wanna get out and play... and that's what i want to do...
the singer has a pretty good voice and she has a tune on about 5 radio stations right now... there is a possibility of going out to new brunswick in sept for a showcase... so i'm excited... cuz anyone who knows me... knows... the open road is where i wanna be...
so the audition obviously went well... i followd along and learned stuff on the spot... they are going to get me a cd this week so i can actually learn the shit and brush up on my cuntree licks... (that's a cool conotation)...
it's wierd thou... i don't think i've ever been the youngest guy in the band before... so that's a trip... it's also wierd being the only single guy in the band... althou the singer did point out... that's more groupies for me... so i'm down on that... (cool conotation #2)...
things i have to remember for the future... kick shania twain in her girl junk... cuz i fucking loath her more now that i had to play her lame songs... and good god... i had to play mustang sally... the most overrated over played jam tune anybody from barrie has ever had to play... i actually made it 19 years with out having to play that fucking tune... till fri nite.. althou when we played it after dinner on sat nite...(yes boys and girls... they feed me beer all day then... the had the nerve to fire up the bbq and make dinner... fucking goooood burgers... so good i had to take the risk and have 2... it was worth it)... anyay after we ate... we decided to jam a couple for fun...since the singer has was sick and havin a hard time... when she broke out the sax and they mentioned mustang sally... i quickly traded the semi twang i got out of my marshall for more dirt... and when the guitar player nodded at me to do the lead... i hit the wah and fucking wailed... just to add some disrespect to the song really... but the jaws were open when i was whipping some fast runs and shit off so... that was cool...
i did learn a very very valuable lesson this weekend... it's so easy to take your ability forgranted... i was always of the opinion that i was decent guitarist... but here i am jamming with a ryhtme section in their very early 50's who have been playing forever and a guitarist who is about 5 years older then me and very good in his own right... and they were blown away by my playing... the drummer is already asking me to play more lead shit... so it kinda took me by surprise... in a very pleasant way... i guess those years of having that thing slung around my neck helped out a lot... it feels good to have guys who where playing when i was a kid treat you with respect... deffinatly very cool... and fuck... i was nervous as hell cuz all of these guys got loads of expierence... the drummer is tight... the bassist plays walking bass lines and fills that make my head spin... and well... the guitarist... i think i'll be able to learn a thing or 2 from him... he's quite good...
anyway... like i said.. .the cool part is they wanna gig ASAP... and the way i look at it... it's just going to make me a better guitarist... it still gives me time to write and jam with other people as well...since we only jam on sundays... and they wanna gig 1 or 2 times a month...
so i still have time for my dirty rock n roll band... which i wanna get off the ground... or atleast get into a room and make some noise and start writting...
so aside from that i got blisters on my right foot from my new boots... working in new leather sux... but they are getting there... after i get some ink today i gotta walk to the store for some more vitamin e... so it'll be good for the boots...
i just noticed it's a good idea that i checked out my `junk mail'... cuz the e-mail from the guitarist is in there... wow... it's only monday and i'm smart already...
it has to be the beer...
the singer has a pretty good voice and she has a tune on about 5 radio stations right now... there is a possibility of going out to new brunswick in sept for a showcase... so i'm excited... cuz anyone who knows me... knows... the open road is where i wanna be...
so the audition obviously went well... i followd along and learned stuff on the spot... they are going to get me a cd this week so i can actually learn the shit and brush up on my cuntree licks... (that's a cool conotation)...
it's wierd thou... i don't think i've ever been the youngest guy in the band before... so that's a trip... it's also wierd being the only single guy in the band... althou the singer did point out... that's more groupies for me... so i'm down on that... (cool conotation #2)...
things i have to remember for the future... kick shania twain in her girl junk... cuz i fucking loath her more now that i had to play her lame songs... and good god... i had to play mustang sally... the most overrated over played jam tune anybody from barrie has ever had to play... i actually made it 19 years with out having to play that fucking tune... till fri nite.. althou when we played it after dinner on sat nite...(yes boys and girls... they feed me beer all day then... the had the nerve to fire up the bbq and make dinner... fucking goooood burgers... so good i had to take the risk and have 2... it was worth it)... anyay after we ate... we decided to jam a couple for fun...since the singer has was sick and havin a hard time... when she broke out the sax and they mentioned mustang sally... i quickly traded the semi twang i got out of my marshall for more dirt... and when the guitar player nodded at me to do the lead... i hit the wah and fucking wailed... just to add some disrespect to the song really... but the jaws were open when i was whipping some fast runs and shit off so... that was cool...
i did learn a very very valuable lesson this weekend... it's so easy to take your ability forgranted... i was always of the opinion that i was decent guitarist... but here i am jamming with a ryhtme section in their very early 50's who have been playing forever and a guitarist who is about 5 years older then me and very good in his own right... and they were blown away by my playing... the drummer is already asking me to play more lead shit... so it kinda took me by surprise... in a very pleasant way... i guess those years of having that thing slung around my neck helped out a lot... it feels good to have guys who where playing when i was a kid treat you with respect... deffinatly very cool... and fuck... i was nervous as hell cuz all of these guys got loads of expierence... the drummer is tight... the bassist plays walking bass lines and fills that make my head spin... and well... the guitarist... i think i'll be able to learn a thing or 2 from him... he's quite good...
anyway... like i said.. .the cool part is they wanna gig ASAP... and the way i look at it... it's just going to make me a better guitarist... it still gives me time to write and jam with other people as well...since we only jam on sundays... and they wanna gig 1 or 2 times a month...
so i still have time for my dirty rock n roll band... which i wanna get off the ground... or atleast get into a room and make some noise and start writting...
so aside from that i got blisters on my right foot from my new boots... working in new leather sux... but they are getting there... after i get some ink today i gotta walk to the store for some more vitamin e... so it'll be good for the boots...
i just noticed it's a good idea that i checked out my `junk mail'... cuz the e-mail from the guitarist is in there... wow... it's only monday and i'm smart already...
it has to be the beer...