Out of sabbatical straight into the fire!

bradjonesbass · #1 06-04-2009, 08:57 PM

I've been on a self-imposed sabbatical from playing for a year - other than at church, which is extremely low pressure and low time commitment. My wife has been in graduate school and my lead singer/best friend has been battling cancer (he's WINNING!), so I took a year off to let my wife have all the time she needed for studying and such, and with Brian being sick, I didn't have the heart to play with anybody else...
Anyway, I put myself back on the market and got a call tonight for a gig tomorrow night... no rehearsal, never played with any of these cats before... it's fairly easy rock covers kind of stuff, but still... My last working band was a jam band, and I've done a lot of improvisational jazz too so I'm used to playing shows without having everything nailed down super tight, but this is a little nerve-inducing anyway.

Renaissance · #2 06-04-2009, 09:29 PM

Prayers for your friend. My mother-in-law is winning against cancer now too. It's a terrible disease.

Hey, with all these positive vibes you can't help but play great!

two fingers · #3 06-04-2009, 09:30 PM

Lifting one up for your friend. Good on you for looking out for the wife. Best of luck with your show!

lowendisthebest · #4 06-05-2009, 08:03 PM

say over and over. "my bass and i are one." then rock the house.

bradjonesbass · #5 06-06-2009, 12:33 AM

the house was rocked sufficiently

Drummer was a sit-in too. Young kid, but really good. He's studying percussion at Miami, FL. He's maybe 20-21, and can play. Pretty easy stuff overall - Jack Johnson, Marley, had to play Margaritaville - UGH!, ALO, some Tom Petty, some Dead, a couple of Dylan tunes, etc...