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Interviewing Bassists Stories Pt. 3
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PM me if you want my e-mail address so we can talk about these things. I can't get enough of talking about them.
Cheers.
I may take you up on that. I enjoy talking about those things as well; sometimes so much I end up spending all afternoon on the internet rather than working. I'll let you know. In the meantime, I'll confine my internet time-sink to Talkbass and thomaswictor.com.
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Just wanna say thank you Tom.
Just finished reading the book and it is absolutely fantastic. I have never related ti anything quite like your story.
I wish you all the best - and as we with Menieres always keep in mind - stay easy and mellow
Just finished reading the book and it is absolutely fantastic. I have never related ti anything quite like your story.
I wish you all the best - and as we with Menieres always keep in mind - stay easy and mellow
Thanks very much. That's what writers want to hear.
The second volume of the Ghosts Trilogy will be ready soon. It's a fictionalization of my story. Basically it's how I wish my life would've been.
If you're interested, check out my Website, sign up for the RSS feed or the newsletter. That'll tell you when the next installments of the Ghosts Trilogy are ready.
The Meniere's ruled my life over the past nine months, but now there's the possibility of getting back on an even keel.
And if you didn't read this, I command you to:
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I seem to have gone blind and can't find an RSS link anywhere
.EDIT> Oops, found it on the "News" page - an icon to the left of the word "News".
I seem to have gone blind and can't find an RSS link anywhere
EDIT> Oops, found it on the "News" page - an icon to the left of the word "News".
I know. The people who did the site just put that tiny little orange box there.
I can't figure out how to write "Sign up for my RSS feed," and now that I've paid the last installment, I get no responses.
Oh well. It's not like I haven't been screwed before during this process.
What does that mean?
Until five days ago, my knowledge of Websites was stuck in 2003, the last time I had one. Now I know all about SEO, but I have no clue WHAT YOUR LINK MEANS!
Was I screaming? Sorry.
LOL
If you set up an account at that website and tell it the URL of an RSS feed it will poll it for you every hour and if there's something new it will email it to you. The problem with RSS is you need to have a client program running to "see" it - RSS is soooo last century but most blog softwares assume that the audience is soooo enamored by the blog that they will check the blog daily or at least check their RSS reader program regularly - yah right
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Well, I post one or two items a day. My site can get flagged as a spam generator if I'm sending out one, two, or three mass mailings a day.LOL
If you set up an account at that website and tell it the URL of an RSS feed it will poll it for you every hour and if there's something new it will email it to you. The problem with RSS is you need to have a client program running to "see" it - RSS is soooo last century but most blog softwares assume that the audience is soooo enamored by the blog that they will check the blog daily or at least check their RSS reader program regularly - yah right
I'm just going to admit defeat and accept that I'll never be able to do anything right. It's kind of fun and liberating to say that.
My publicists believe they can have my site optimized in three months. As soon as Chasing the Last Whale is ready (I've had to submit new artwork because their printers are garbage. Don't use CreateSpace.) I'm going to submit a request to do a Reddit Ask Me Anything. I've also hooked my RSS feed up to the Facebook account, while will be unmoderated.
If Reddit accepts, I plan to answer questions for an entire day instead of the usual one hour. Having spent years battling trolls on forums, I'm ready for anything. I hope to make it epic.
After many months, the Ghosts and Ballyhoo album is available.
It's improvised jazz based on the book, with Scott Thunes on bass. Read all about it here:
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I hired Steven Menasche to make the album, but I requested that I get no proceeds from it. Steven and the other musicians made all the decisions, from the title of the album to the titles of the pieces.
The above link will lead to an interview Scott Thunes gave me on the making of the album.
And if you want to subscribe to my RSS feed, click the orange-and white box to the left of the word "News" here:
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My "News" is actually a blog, but I hate that word. By subscribing, you'll get posts that I can't write here, because this isn't my site.
But on my site, I can write whatever I want, such as this:
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It's improvised jazz based on the book, with Scott Thunes on bass. Read all about it here:
Link Removed
I hired Steven Menasche to make the album, but I requested that I get no proceeds from it. Steven and the other musicians made all the decisions, from the title of the album to the titles of the pieces.
The above link will lead to an interview Scott Thunes gave me on the making of the album.
And if you want to subscribe to my RSS feed, click the orange-and white box to the left of the word "News" here:
Link Removed
My "News" is actually a blog, but I hate that word. By subscribing, you'll get posts that I can't write here, because this isn't my site.
But on my site, I can write whatever I want, such as this:
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There is enough material in that post -- and the embedded links - and the things -they- link to -- to keep anyone here occupied for a day. And it would be a good day.
I'm 10 minutes in and I've already downloaded 2 CD's I didn't know I needed and bookmarked another. Great stuff !
I'm 10 minutes in and I've already downloaded 2 CD's I didn't know I needed and bookmarked another. Great stuff !
Thanks very much.
The Ghosts album turned out great. Those are some fine musicians.
Read it I did and thank you for commanding. My relationship with your writing started with the thunes interview in bass player ( actually it was haggards photo which drew me in, cause I had absolutely no idea who this scott thunes guy was!)
When i was done reading i cut out the photo and stock it on my wall and ordered make a jazz noice here at my local store. I have never been blown more away by a bass player. I tried to get my hands on as much music as i possibly could and it saddened me a great deal that the well was dried up so to speak. I bought in cold sweat and it was my favorite book for years. How happy i was when scott started playing again and these past months has been filled with Pink Things and Mother Hips youtube clips. All of a sudden everything started making sense again and i finally got my head around what it is mr thunes does so well. So again mr wictor - thank you. Thank you for bringing mr thunes to my attention and writing such great books. In cold sweat is now number 2 since the arrival of ghosts. An the album...brilliant. Bought it yesterday. Perfect.
Good to hear that your menieres is taking a back step - have had mine for 13 monts now and it has sortha settled in a place where it and i can get along most of the time.
I am looking forward to the next chapter in your life. All the best from DK - thomas borge
When i was done reading i cut out the photo and stock it on my wall and ordered make a jazz noice here at my local store. I have never been blown more away by a bass player. I tried to get my hands on as much music as i possibly could and it saddened me a great deal that the well was dried up so to speak. I bought in cold sweat and it was my favorite book for years. How happy i was when scott started playing again and these past months has been filled with Pink Things and Mother Hips youtube clips. All of a sudden everything started making sense again and i finally got my head around what it is mr thunes does so well. So again mr wictor - thank you. Thank you for bringing mr thunes to my attention and writing such great books. In cold sweat is now number 2 since the arrival of ghosts. An the album...brilliant. Bought it yesterday. Perfect.
Good to hear that your menieres is taking a back step - have had mine for 13 monts now and it has sortha settled in a place where it and i can get along most of the time.
I am looking forward to the next chapter in your life. All the best from DK - thomas borge
Thank you, Thomas. U truly appreciate it.
The next step will be publishing Volumes Two and Three of the Ghosts Trilogy. The novel will be not-bass, but the dream diary has Thunes and the bass all the way through it.
Scott Thunes was my mother's hero, so I sent him four of her clothespin figures--one for each member of his family.
I found a great photo of Mom that makes her look like a Greek goddess in an Edwardian painting.
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She's holding my brother Paul, and Tim is in front.
Finally I got to see Scott Thunes live!
Hi Tom
Last night I was fortunate enough to see Frank Zappa's 200 Motels being performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London - the full BBC concert orchestra plus a huge choir.
Before the show, Scott, Gail Zappa, drummer Joe Travers, conductor Jurjen Hempel came onstage and were in conversation with Gillian Moore (runs the classical dept at the RFH) who it seems has been fighting tooth and nail to get this show to happen for years.
It was a fantastic insight into the world of Frank. Scott was full of fantastic technicolour anecdotes and was hilariously funny in the process. What a treat!
The concert itself was an incredible experience that provoked pretty much every emotion there is and to the extreme (I even felt the 'fight or flight' instinct kicking in at one point when it got really intense!)
It was fantastic to see Scott's play, if not his usual improvisational self as of course, he was part of a massive score this time. You could see he was absolutely HAVING it though, so moved and so into it.
He also was brilliant acting in character during the 'I'm Stealing The Room' scene. Nearly stole the show with that one!
When Scott was on bass, he was rocking a very nice and shiny new Musicman Sabre in sunburst
Got to have been your bass Tom and I hope so, as Scott and the Sabre were part of the massive whole that earned a very well deserved 15 minute standing ovation at the end. Amazing stuff! Just incredible.
A night I will treasure always.
Hi Tom
Last night I was fortunate enough to see Frank Zappa's 200 Motels being performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London - the full BBC concert orchestra plus a huge choir.
Before the show, Scott, Gail Zappa, drummer Joe Travers, conductor Jurjen Hempel came onstage and were in conversation with Gillian Moore (runs the classical dept at the RFH) who it seems has been fighting tooth and nail to get this show to happen for years.
It was a fantastic insight into the world of Frank. Scott was full of fantastic technicolour anecdotes and was hilariously funny in the process. What a treat!
The concert itself was an incredible experience that provoked pretty much every emotion there is and to the extreme (I even felt the 'fight or flight' instinct kicking in at one point when it got really intense!)
It was fantastic to see Scott's play, if not his usual improvisational self as of course, he was part of a massive score this time. You could see he was absolutely HAVING it though, so moved and so into it.
He also was brilliant acting in character during the 'I'm Stealing The Room' scene. Nearly stole the show with that one!
When Scott was on bass, he was rocking a very nice and shiny new Musicman Sabre in sunburst
Got to have been your bass Tom and I hope so, as Scott and the Sabre were part of the massive whole that earned a very well deserved 15 minute standing ovation at the end. Amazing stuff! Just incredible.
A night I will treasure always.
Finally I got to see Scott Thunes live!
Hi Tom
Last night I was fortunate enough to see Frank Zappa's 200 Motels being performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London - the full BBC concert orchestra plus a huge choir.
Before the show, Scott, Gail Zappa, drummer Joe Travers, conductor Jurjen Hempel came onstage and were in conversation with Gillian Moore (runs the classical dept at the RFH) who it seems has been fighting tooth and nail to get this show to happen for years.
It was a fantastic insight into the world of Frank. Scott was full of fantastic technicolour anecdotes and was hilariously funny in the process. What a treat!
The concert itself was an incredible experience that provoked pretty much every emotion there is and to the extreme (I even felt the 'fight or flight' instinct kicking in at one point when it got really intense!)
It was fantastic to see Scott's play, if not his usual improvisational self as of course, he was part of a massive score this time. You could see he was absolutely HAVING it though, so moved and so into it.
He also was brilliant acting in character during the 'I'm Stealing The Room' scene. Nearly stole the show with that one!
When Scott was on bass, he was rocking a very nice and shiny new Musicman Sabre in sunburst
Got to have been your bass Tom and I hope so, as Scott and the Sabre were part of the massive whole that earned a very well deserved 15 minute standing ovation at the end. Amazing stuff! Just incredible.
A night I will treasure always.
Thanks very much for telling me. I'll cross post this at my Website.
He loves the Sabre and wishes he'd bought one years ago. I can see a person worries about changing a winning combination, but he's adapted well.
Again, thanks.
Yessir, that's my baby!
Scott was amazed that he could get a lot of the same sounds with the Sabre by itself that he got with the P-Bass and tons of effects.
