Apr 15 2009
Jam Session Doors Blown Open
I missed last Thursday’s jam session because I had family in town, so I was a little bit surprised this weekend when one of the local, for lack of a better word, eccentrics, came up to me and said that she was there and didn’t see me. I was taken aback. What was this lady doing at my jam session? Well apparently one of the guys has gone and started inviting anyone and everyone. I hate to sound like an elitist snob, but I kind of liked when it was by invitation. Now it’s splashed across the front page of our local community website telling anyone and everyone to come on over and hang out. While it will be good to meet other local musicians, the more people playing at once can become chaotic. And I’m not crazy about a room full of hangers on either, despite my love and desire for attention. I’m still trying to get up to speed on my electric upright and it’s one thing doing it in a room with other musicians and another thing with a frakkin’ audience. I’ll see how it goes this week and report back. I hope it doesn’t suck.
Hey Michael, it actually turned out really well last night. There were no hangers on. Everyone played. And this one guy had the most beautiful Les Paul I’d ever seen. I think it was some kind of 1950’s reissue. It had lots of really shiny chrome and a really sweet sunburst finish.