I felt like Bob Dylan the other night (not for the first time as now and then when listening to old Bob's songs I imagine that I had wrtten them - but that's another story) when I listened to Chris Prowse's performance at The Bunker in Devonport. Chris played the first set with songs from his excellent
Trouble on the Waterfront album and the second with songs from his new
There Goes Shiner album plus some other folk and blues. Excellent. The Old Girl and I thoroughly enjoyed it along with the chance to catch up with Chris ad Sue and also old mate Mike who was another acolyte.
So why did I feel like Old Bob? Well young Bob idolised Woody Guthrie and travelled to visit him on his deathbed. Some people (me) unfairly have said that Bob stole old Woody's as yet unreleased songs from a suitcase under the bed but Young Bob developed into a great songwriter in his own right so maybe it doesn't really matter.
I felt, watching Chris perform, that I would like to play a guitar like that and write songs like those. I was a groupie.
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Watch out, he might fire groupies too!
Nay, but seriously folks, he writes great songs.
Richard(of RBB)writes great music too. He gave an impromptu "gig" in our staffroom yesterday. It was the best PL session we've ever had.
I guess positioning himself by the exit made it impossible for anyone to get past the double bass.
~BASS PLAYER OFFENSES~
NAME OF OFFENDER - Richard (of RBB)___________________________
INFRACTION DATE - 21/3/12_____________________________
MUSICAL OFFENSES FINE
[X]Playing loudly during warm up $10
[X]Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25
[X]Loud cursing after mistake $10
[X]Playing high and fast after mistake $20
[X]Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20
[X]Playing written-out walking line $50
[X]Playing eighth notes $5 each
[X]Playing sixteenth notes $10 each
[X]Blacking out during ballad $200
UPRIGHT PLAYERS
[X]Showing up before first downbeat $25
[X]Playing audibly $25
[X]Faking changes $25
[X]Slapping $150
[X]Missing tutti lick, then mentioning vintage of bass $25
[X]Excessive sweating $25
[X]Asking leader for a solo $30
[X]Accepting solo when offered $50
[X]Taking second chorus $100
[X]Playing solo arco $400
[X]Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune $100
[X]Playing "A Train" ending on every tune $200
[X]Playing extended "A Train" ending on every tune $500
EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS 0
CRIMINAL BAD TASTE
[X]Quoting "Birdland" $25
[X]Practicing $150
[X]Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player..." $50
[X]Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" $10
BASIC STUPIDITY
[X]Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt $10
[X]Asking when the rock set starts $20
[X]Continually asking "where are we?" $25
[X]Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25
"[X]Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune $100
[X]Playing "A Train" ending on every tune $200"
These are the big two!
"[X]Playing solo arco $400"
I do this a lot!
"[X]Faking changes $25"
Do you non musicians know what this one means?
"[X]Playing "A Train" ending on every tune $200"
Actually blues players are more guilty of ending every tune with the same ending.
"[X]Pretending to check tuning after playing out of tune $100
[X]Playing "A Train" ending on every tune $200"
These are the big two!
Just send me a cheque for what you think you are guilty of. I'll trust your honesty. Besides, I'll spend a lot of it on wine and toilet paper when I come to stay with you in August.
You're bed is made.
By the way, the changes are the chords in the tune.
"You're bed is made".
I will expect an improvement in grammar when I stay.
If I mistakenly say "You're" instead of "your", you won't hear the difference.
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