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Why?

I just did a quick count. It looks like it will be around 125 by the time the year is over.

Also why the Beatles broke up. True story.

Thanks!

Do you have any more info on the thumb stop, or a link? I searched on Gollihur's website and couldn't find it, but perhaps I'm not using the right search terms.

Theatre veteran here. I have probably played 150 or more productions over the years, and over 3,000 performances. Next weekend I start a production of Mary Poppins which will run through January 21, 2024, with a possible extension until January 28. I'm sure I could come up with stories, but...

This may be what you're referring to: IRS announces 2023 Form 1099-K reporting threshold delay for third party platform payments; plans for a $5,000 threshold in 2024 to phase in implementation | Internal Revenue Service For what it's worth, though, this regulation only impacts who needs to...

Here's another example. Bass, Bass Bone and Bari Sax are in unison on this one. Gotta play the ink.

Exactly, it is very common for arrangers to write bass, bari sax and bass bone parts that are in unison or in octaves. (I posted an example below.) It's also very common for a bass player to have parts that are in unison or octaves with the guitar or piano, or parts that rhythmically and/or...

You'll learn more if you listen more, keep an open mind, and not insult the experienced players who are trying to help you. Do you remember any of the arrangements that gave you trouble?

I've had to take advance of Paypal's buyer protection in a TB transaction, so I voted no to the poll. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/am-i-getting-screwed.1036113/page-3#post-15277839

I'm playing a total of nine shows this week: 7 performances of a Motown/soul revue where I'm using my 2008 Fender P with flats for the Motown-era songs and a Stingray 5HH for more disco-oriented songs; and 2 performances of The Rocky Horror Show, where I'm using my Marcus Miller Sire V7.

Try this one: And whatever you do, don't try to play this entirely on the E string. :rollno:;)

29 years.