Nash, you should have told me you didn't have anything productive to do... come on over! I'll put up a partition in the living room, and together we can watch 'Tiger King', for the third time.
I'm all about quality programming.
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2020 Current MUSICian Status POLL: Pick Two!
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Nash, you should have told me you didn't have anything productive to do... come on over! I'll put up a partition in the living room, and together we can watch 'Tiger King', for the third time.
I'm all about quality programming.
i'm right there with you! same concept applies to me, too --- probably most of us! thanks for playing!
thanks wise! appreciate it!I am still a perfect poser!(they book me for that!
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bump you up!
Wise
i made the poll to run for a month. at the end, i thought we could discuss "the meaning of it all" in another thread. i guess we'll see.
The meaning? That will be fun!
But we will need the machine that goes "Ping"
greetings
Wise
The meaning? That will be fun!
But we will need the machine that goes "Ping"
greetings
Wise
i cannot believe it --- that's such great stuff! rolling! 
I picked 7 and 8..... although #4 fits me, too.
#7 - I've been playing long enough to be able to learn songs pretty quickly and fake things as necessary, but at the same time I'm not the quickest on my feet if I have to improvise on the fly. On the occasions that has happened to me, I'll hold back and play less notes instead of a boatload of wrong notes.
#8 - I'm reliable. If I've got a gig, I'll be there on time and be prepared.
#7 - I've been playing long enough to be able to learn songs pretty quickly and fake things as necessary, but at the same time I'm not the quickest on my feet if I have to improvise on the fly. On the occasions that has happened to me, I'll hold back and play less notes instead of a boatload of wrong notes.
#8 - I'm reliable. If I've got a gig, I'll be there on time and be prepared.
i feel for you. and for others who have a dependence on gig money. even though i'm retired (and more of a "has-been") i too, could appreciate the extra dough. although TBH: i just miss the moments of playing. i hope that you end up landing on your feet and i hope that your current situation 'clears' as fast as it can for you. hang in!
well, mike: in my life, i've been all of them --- every one of them! another poster said as much, too. i think most would check a bunch if it had been "check all that have ever applied to you." even without the virus: my current status is much more modest compared to my past 'great deeds'! thanks for taking the poll!
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i feel for you. and for others who have a dependence on gig money. even though i'm retired (and more of a "has-been") i too, could appreciate the extra dough. although TBH: i just miss the moments of playing. i hope that you end up landing on your feet and i hope that your current situation 'clears' as fast as it can for you. hang in!
Thank you for that. The last couple years has been a trial. I was just gettin on my feet from other personal issues. I was feelin great. Then this hit. I had put some funds back. In case. I am single, no kids, so my life wasn't typical, but worked for me. Just bad timing. Things are improving now. Slowly. Jobs are starting again this week. I've acquired skills over the years, and have been able, with help from wonderful friends, to keep my head above water. I am eatin. I am healthy. And in that I am blessed. But darn it! I like to play. I like to work. And take care of myself. Without help from other institutions. The hardest thing? Sitting. Thinking too much. But I have faith it'll get back to fairly normal. And I'm motivated. To say the least. And I've learned some valuable lessons. I'm praying for all of us. Whether bass guitarists, HVAC techs, moving and flooring businesses, everyone. This has been tough. I'm tougher. I hope. Ha! Again, thank you. Very much. My thots are fer all here. And I hope to be filling the world with beautiful music again. Very soon...
you're welcome!
i've been a musician for so long that i'm fully indoctrinated re: its role in the 'universe' as we know it!
i've been a musician for so long that i'm fully indoctrinated re: its role in the 'universe' as we know it!
you're welcome!
i've been a musician for so long that i'm fully indoctrinated re: its role in the 'universe' as we know it!
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I'm not as old as some. But I am older than many. And been playin almost all my life. I couldn't agree more.
okey dokey: 491 total votes cast. that means at least 246 TBers have participated so far! i was hoping that at least 500,000 members would take the poll --- but there's still time!
