Ever seen that before?
I’d like to take this opportunity to personally thank the drunken gentleman who made his presence known quite forcefully at last night’s Locals Only show. Never before have I seen a person so possessed by the music being played that he rubbed his butt on the monitors. That, sir, was a first. He later proclaimed that “Nobody’s going to kick me out of this bar!” (a sure sign that he’s getting ready to be kicked out) and left quietly.
Otherwise, the show went fine. The new bass (still in need of a name) sounded wonderful, although the rough neck threw me at times. Aside from this little ding that seems to happen on the exact some spot of the back of the neck on every bass I own (I don’t cause in intentionally, but this going beyond random happenstance and it annoys me slightly), all of my instruments retain their original satin finish. This neck, appropriate for its existence, has lost some of that finish and gloss. I’m not holding it against it, though. I’m as old as it, and I most certainly have lost finish and gloss in my years on this earth. Maybe it was lack of sleep (’cause I’m dumb and don’t sleep enough). I dunno. In any case, we made it through with aplomb. Thanks to those who came out.
I don’t think I’ve played in Locals Only since the Bass Appreciation Day back in March for the release of my book, and I just realized that I have a spare recording of this little thing Rob G. and I put together. It’s our attempt to pay tribute to some of the best bass lines and play at being the Breakestra at the same time. Feel free to download and enjoy.
I should also note that I did receive my Radiohead free download - I just had to search through my junk mail filter to get it. Infer from that what you will. I applaud them for both their ambitious undertaking and their sense of irony, unintentional or not.