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Thunderbird Club

I kinda don't care myself.
Have seen a total eclipse already.
What evs.
I've seen two totals, two annulars, and some partials. It doesn't get old. There's always something to observe, if only in people and animal behavior. But it's just plain fun to watch. Color me geeky, coz I am.
 
I've noticed personally and also hearing from other bands, often the worse the band thinks they played, the better the audience thought they did. It's so weird.

Yep. The days I'm the most frustrated with my playing are the days I get the most compliments. The days I feel like I nailed it (or as close as I get), crickets. But hey, whatever. I got to play!
 
Upon studying footage of our GGBandshell set - I caught myself suppressing a 'mistake face'. (not in this shot) Good thing all eyes were on Cherie! :)

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In this pic (and another recent one) she looks like Sarah Mclachlan from 25 years ago if she were an MCU superhero. It's a *great* look!
 
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In your church setting, charts make sense.
As much as possible, I try to have the music memorized so I can concentrate on performance.

Charts make some sense in mine, too, but I've still been working to learn things by heart AMAP. If I know the shapes of things. it's easier to (a) not get lost and (b) recover. Also to add to the music in the moment.
 
Some years ago, there were a pair of mallard ducks who hung out in our neighborhood, and on my block in particular. They figured out that the begging was pretty good for a duck. We keep a large bowl of water for birds, and they found that, too. They were around off and on for two or three years. I don't know how long ducks live. I assume they found somewhere else they liked better.
They typically live 6-10 years with larger breeds having shorter lives, much like dogs.
 
Best eclipse pic:
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this one was captioned “For those who couldn’t watch the eclipse”…
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZRBnAjLq7H8?si=4-JZR_9ZypSRDDgd
 
Chords and Keys my friend. With those, you can fake anything so long as you know any signature riff in the song, if there is one.
The problem tends to be structure. Verses, choruses, and a bridge (or maybe two). Possibly a tag. If it has multiple choruses or bridges they may not be identical. And sometimes we throw in an extra of one or more, or remove one, or ... So if I'm expecting two verses / chorus / two verses / chorus / bridge / chorus / tag and the leader throws in an extra chorus while I charge into a verse ...

But yeah, that's what I try to do. And sometimes it works. But sometimes I'm suddenly going, "Where the heck are we? I think I shoulda taken a left at Albuquer Key."
 

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