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Back at it ......again (finally)

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BassAsAHobby

Mar 18, 2011
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Chicago, IL (NW BURBS)
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#1
About 6-7 months ago I posted a thread about getting back out and start gigging again. Well...Saturday I will be doing just that. Last time was,oh...25 years ago! Playing with a great group of musicians that have been real supportive (not to mention patient) as I get up to speed. Guess you're never too old to rock!

I think I may have to change my user name now as well!
 
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BassAsAHobby said:
About 6-7 months ago I posted a thread about getting back out and start gigging again. Well...Saturday I will be doing just that. Last time was,oh...25 years ago! Playing with a great group of musicians that have been real supportive (not to mention patient) as I get up to speed. Guess you're never too old to rock!

I think I may have to change my user name now as well!
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Last gig before current band was in 1974. Didn't pick up a bass or 6 string for more than 10 min at a time in the next 35 years. Retired and bored pulled the Gibson out from under the bed answered several CL adds and hooked up with a working group in April this year. Have played 10 shows since and have three more booked before the end of the year. Sixty years old and having a groovy, far-out time.:bassist:
 
#5
I'm going through the same thing & having a blast. Started playing in 1966, set the basses aside in 1991 when I started my mastering business. Now retirement is approaching, so I got back into playing about 5 months ago. Had no problems with hand cramps or blisters. Everything about gigging is exactly as I remember it, except I don't remember being so beaten down the day after a gig. Wonder what caused that? This weekend will be very interesting as Friday and Saturday we're doing two nights in a row for the first time. So I'm not really planning on doing any major home repairs or anything Sunday.
 
#6
Don't feel bad. I'm 37 and usually feel pretty beat down the day after a gig. 2-nighters dont usually make me feel any worse. Pulling a thur/fri/sat gig this week, but taking fri off work, so should be interesting to see how I feel come Sunday. Probably gonna be a pot o chili and football day kickin it in the couch!
 

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