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    What Are You Listening To Right Now? Part 2

    Rock Candy Funk Party - Live At The Iridium.
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    Your First Memory of: "I wanna learn to play bass!"

    I went to a music seminar given by Stanley Clarke at Sweetwater. All the time he was playing I kept thinking that I wished I could play like that. A small voice in the back of my head said why not? After about a week I teamed up with a musician co worker and he picked me out a pawn shop special...
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    how to deal with horrible music stores?

    I am so spoiled. I live 15 minutes away from Sweetwater. I practically live there. I will never complain again.
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    Events this week: Sweetwater Sound & BassBreak LIVE!

    I was able to attend the seminar at Sweetwater. Adam was able to explain theory to me in such a way that I learned more in that session then I had in the past year. I recommend anyone with a chance to work with him to go, you won't be disappointed.
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    First real gig

    One of my co-workers came up with the name. She was listening to me try and come up with a name and she said,"You should call yourselves The Late Arrivals because you all came to the music scene late in life." It is a true statement, most of us just started playing in the last 2 years and the...
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    First real gig

    Thank you everyone, I don't intend to stop. I took an early retirement from my job and this is what I plan to do with myself. I just want to grow as a musician and I learned a lot getting ready for and performing at this show.
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    First real gig

    Well everyone, I am no longer a virgin. This past Saturday I had my first gig. We had the opening set for a show funded by Sweetwater called Big Kids Rock Night. The band I play bass for, The Late Arrivals, were the opening act. I did gain one valuable lesson from it. I had envisioned a lot of...
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    Sweetwater experience

    I am lucky to be living in Fort Wayne where Sweetwater is based. I go there twice a week for bass lessons and the Build A Band class that they have in their Music Academy. It is the best run business that I have ever seen. They treat their employees well and the store has all the amenities that...
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    Most heart wrenching movie moment

    That scene and the little girl in the red coat. I know I am being set up but get all mushy anyway. Here is a strange one. Japanese anime series called Cowboy Bebop. It is a series with a definitive beginning and ending. By the time they get to the part where the crew is separating you have...
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    Favorite simple song?

    Bound For The Floor by Local H
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    What songs are you learning/working on?

    Woman's Got To Have It - Bobby Womack Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
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    What songs are you learning/working on?

    Skin Tight - Ohio Players
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    What songs are you learning/working on?

    I just recently discovered this group. I love them! Immediately went out and bought every CD of them that I could find.