** Long post warning **
You haven’t seen much of me around the forum lately, and I can explain why. First, it was the Covid which hit me in January and knocked me off my feet for three weeks. But that’s not the whole story. The real story is, I had lost my zest for playing bass. For the past few weeks, I’ve been devoting most of my time and energy to developing my skills on the piano. I practice bass for about 15 minutes, and then play piano for hours. It’s not that I suddenly dislike the bass, I just felt that I’ve developed as far as I wanted to, and I had reached the end of my journey. After all, back in June 2019 I had set my sights on learning to play bass, and I seem to have accomplished that. I’m not the great bass player that my title implies (Thanks @JoshFossgreen for giving it to me), but I know I can pick up my bass and play whatever I want whenever I want. So, I embarked on a new journey and a new challenge, becoming more proficient on the piano. I was getting ready to sell two of my basses and pare down to just one, when this happened…
Rewind to October 2021 when I received a message from a man (through Bandmix) stating that he’s going to be starting a new band here in the Phoenix area and asking if I’d be interested in joining as the bass player. I didn’t take him seriously but sent him a reply asking him to keep me informed. I provided him with the link to my website with instructions to watch and listen to my covers so he can get a better idea of my bass playing. A couple weeks later, I heard from him again. He said he had listened to my covers and is definitely interested in me, (which gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling) but I still wasn’t taking him seriously.
In December, he told me he was shooting for April to start the band and asked if I was still available. I told him that I was, but inwardly still didn’t take him seriously. Another message followed asking if I could sing. I told him I sound like crap due to my vocal cords being destroyed from the radiation for my throat cancer. I figured that would be the end of it, but it wasn’t. In January while I was down with Covid, he sent me a potential set list and asked what I thought of it. The list contained many songs that I like, and some that I had practiced. There was even one of which I had recorded a cover (Crazy Little Thing Called Love). I messaged back saying that it was a nice list. I was sick with Covid and had no desire to continue playing the bass, let alone join a band. I hoped to never hear from him again.
Then yesterday I got this from him:
Hi Pam
Looking to finally get us all together.
You; Bass
Denise; Local Vocal, other Percussions
Me; Drums, Vocals
Mike; Lead Guitar, Vocals
Bob; Keys, VocalsWe will be discussing everyone’s views on where we want to
go as a band.
Practicing, gigs, and so forth…
maybe a little jam too… (only need to bring your guitars)
What type of amp do you use?March 26, 2pm my place
or
April 2, 2pm my placeI only have two requests;
- No discussion of politics at practices…
- No one show up ill, cold,flu, etc…
My place;
(Address redacted)Feed back is welcomed…
Ed
I messaged back that I would be there.
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in
