Senior Bassist (55+) Appreciation Thread (Post Pics)

[the_home]

At 61...

 

[dave64o]

Nice bass!

 

[Ed Fuqua]

One thing I've noticed on this thread, particularly of the on-stage photos, is that very few of you appear to, well, "dress up" so to speak. I mean, I guess I sort of expected that people performing on stage would be wearing a little nicer than jeans, t-shirts, and running shoes while performing for folks. NOT a dig in any way, shape, or form. Just an observation.

Thank you for your indulgence.

Speak for yourself....

 

[Samatza]

Our last gig of 2020, before the lockdowns began. I was 61. Hopefully we'll be back into it soon...

 

[dave64o]

Cool bass! Is that a mirror pickguard on a metallic finish?!

 

[tshapiro]

Oh, I'll totally agree with you, and it's something I've been working on since we reformed as the pandemic restrictions have started to ease. This was only our second gig since starting back up, but I've also been trying to eliminate that safety net during rehearsals.

Actually, at that gig, I only used my notes for two new songs that we debuted that night after trying them for the first time at a rehearsal earlier that week (we played 43 songs over 4 sets). Not sure what I was actually looking at in that shot, but the music stand with the lights is actually our singer's music stand and she only has the lyrics. My stand is the one in the bottom right corner of the shot.

Funny you mentioned being "on stage playing a gig". This was also the first time I played a gig where I was actually on a stage. I was REALLY aware of that all night, but not in a nervous, deer-in-the-headlights way. It was a new experience for me and I was having such a blast that the rest of the band got a kick out the "Gee whiz, golly!!!!" thing I had going on all night. I'm really looking forward to going back there.

Sounds like a great gig! Hopefully you can work yourselves into a regular rotation.

 

[EXCAV8]

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I said "few", not "all."

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[DaveDeVille]

from 2021 ... age 66 .

from 2022 ... still 66

 

[rodv66]

55 and at the Landis theater in Vinland NJ