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    Coming up on the weekend, another wedding gig. A guy is singing this piece, and wants me to do the guitar part. Wish me luck....

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    Good luck Rob.

    And wear more than a tee shirt this time: Pants are always good!... yup, you can never go wrong with pants at a wedding
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    Man I hope you don't have to play Proud Mary:

    Oh yeah...Good Luck:

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    Well, I did it. Phew! It was the toughest gig I've ever done... the guy singing was really good, and I wasn't so good with my playing. I had limited time to learn this tune, which I thought was easy when I first listened to it. I was wrong - it was bloody hard!

    I felt a bit out of my comfort zone, but after a couple of times practicing the song with him, it went okay in the end. People were happy the performance, although I contribute most of that to the singer. He was real nice guy by the way.

    The other wedding gigs I've done have been for redneck types (we all know the type), whereas this was a more sophisticated crowd. I could definitely feel the pressure! I'm glad it's over.
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    Glad it's over for you, Rob, but I'm sure you played quite well.
    It's always difficult playing outside your comfort zone. I've done it, and was quite uncomfortable at the time.
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    Way to rise up and play out of your zone. Glad it went well!
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    Robert, its good to challenge yourself once in a while.
    I´m sure that you will get more of these kind of gigs.
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    Well, Well done. Take a bow. I love the guitar part in the Pavarotti/Sting vid. I bet it was "bloody hard".

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    glad you made it through it robert!...of course we knew you would!

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    Quote Originally Posted by just strum
    For the record, my annoyance with Warren has a lot to do with the hissing noises he makes.
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    Especially hard since I'm blues/jazz kinda guy. I really suck at playing that classical stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert
    Especially hard since I'm blues/jazz kinda guy. I really suck at playing that classical stuff.
    yeah but most of the people listening wouldn't know if you made a mistake or not! :

    ww
    Quote Originally Posted by just strum
    For the record, my annoyance with Warren has a lot to do with the hissing noises he makes.
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    Way to go Robert!
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    Hey, congrats Robert! Glad everything went well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert
    Well, I did it. Phew! It was the toughest gig I've ever done... the guy singing was really good, and I wasn't so good with my playing. I had limited time to learn this tune, which I thought was easy when I first listened to it. I was wrong - it was bloody hard!

    I felt a bit out of my comfort zone, but after a couple of times practicing the song with him, it went okay in the end. People were happy the performance, although I contribute most of that to the singer. He was real nice guy by the way.

    The other wedding gigs was for the redneck types (we all know the type), whereas this was a more sophisticated crowd. I could definitely feel the pressure! I'm glad it's over.

    lol warren comes to mind with a lighter screaming "freeebiiird!": :

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    Quote Originally Posted by pes_laul
    lol warren comes to mind with a lighter screaming "freeebiiird!": :
    i am a recovering redneck....grew up in a small rural town....and believe it or not our class song (class of 1980) was freebird! :

    ww
    Quote Originally Posted by just strum
    For the record, my annoyance with Warren has a lot to do with the hissing noises he makes.
    Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
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