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onstage FAIL
- Thread starter Smooth_bass88
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I thought Barmah's were a secret! Shh!!!
I've got a couple of 'em - great hats. Even talked my wife into getting a kangaroo skin one...
There's one song that my band does that I use crib notes for. The song is not particularly difficult, nor are the chord changes challenging - it's just for some reason I cannot commit this song to memory. It's not like I'm subconsciously putting up a mental block on it (it's a nice song and I don't mind playing it), but we don't do it often and, for whatever reason, it does not stick. It's Rico Blanco's "Your Universe." When my wife is in the audience she always knows that song will be next because I pull over the music stand. 
Or maybe he just can't get away from facebook...
I really wanted to go for the Croc teeth on a foldaway... but I was afraid it'd get stolen when I took it off to tear down... They are fantastic hats though.... I ended out with a Squashy Bronco... I mAjor upgrade from the Camo trucker hat.... now I just have to lose the white nike monarchs.
Thanks, I stand corrected. But I am curious about his claim to make them for you. Anyways they are a great product and I have oneNope... (and I had to look up porkies). He's actually affiliated with the Australian company, but I could be wrong about the swedish part... He might be Norwegian, but with a name like Juerg Siegrist who knows for sure.
From the website
"Over 30 years, Barmah Hats has built a reputation for innovative design and the toughest outdoor head wear. Committed to using only the finest materials and handcrafting each hat with care in our own production in Minnesota, USA and Melbourne, Australia. Barmah Hats has developed the most versatile and durable range of outdoor hats on the market." If you take the /AU off your web link, you'll find some of the best Australian leather hats are put together by a Swede/Norwegian in Minnesota.Nice little warehouse/assembly facility... with the meanest gaurd dog I've ever come across.... anyway the meanest chihuahua...
info - Barmah Hats, Inc.
The guy obviously doesnt see or remember well. At least he is not wearing shorts.
Check back with me in 20 years and tell me how long it takes you to memorize a new 20 song set...and not a bunch of 3 chord wonders!
Most folks that sight read onstage are actual professionals.
If you need to play 40 songs at Tuesday’s gig, then another 30 at Wednesday’s, then 50 on Thursday, only to never play them again, it’d be crazy to try and learn them.
That’s what life looks like to a huge swath of the “professional” musician demographic.
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Oh, dude, not something I was looking for, but now I’m going to have to go back and check how bad....
We use phones for reference and requests that we play on the fly, but people who wanna come up and sing always get a kick out of it when they see my phone just playing Futaram with huge (but admittedly unnecessary) subtitles.
