From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017030220164838783-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > just can't argue with reasoning like that :-)   
      
   The tradition of writing brand new material is why there's Music in the   
   first place...someone has to do it, but think Everyone should get into it!!!   
      
   > but if I were to try, I'd point out that we aren't hired to " surprise "   
   > anyone. We're hired to make the customers happy so they will stay and buy   
   > drinks.   
      
   Then ask yourself the question; "What would be so terrible about well   
   written good brand new Original material that's somehow not a problem for   
   the same old worn out stale material?"   
      
   > Ok, in our band there are three people  Drummer, who's niece suggested the   
   > song, me, and the girl singer. Of those three, two can't name ONE Adele   
   > tune. Wanns guess who those two are ?   
      
   Possibly the one's who aren't into Adele material? ;)   
      
   > Sorry I didn't know it wasn't really an Adele tune. All I got was a   
   > youtube link, which I managed about a minute of before shuting it off and   
   > starting to formulate in my mind how to tell the drummer that song is crap   
   > ... as a possible fit in our setlist.   
      
   You shouldn't have to play it if you don't like it.   
      
   > radio ... yeah, I remember those.  As I've said recently, I think there's   
   > maybe a chance there is one around here that might still work. Maybe.  We   
   > use to have a BOSE radio, but gave it away years ago.  There is a radio in   
   > my van, but I've never turned it on.   
      
   Well, if you don't listen to the radio at all, you're obviously not going to   
   hear what's playing on it, which is not necessarily a bad thing,   
   particularly if you don't mind not knowing the material that 's out there,   
   most of which is pure crap to be sure, but not totally all of it.   
      
   > How do I listen to music, you might ask.  Well, I have hundreds of old   
   > records that years ago were converted to digital and stored in various   
   > computers and ipads and phones and mp3 players.   
      
   Yeah, that's the best way to listen to what you want to hear, and no Stupid,   
   Obnoxious, Annoying commercials either!   
      
   > New music ?   I might see one now and then on the net, if I look it up.   
      
   That's usually what I do, so I can go right to it.   
      
   > Band girl has something ridiculous like 5 thousand old LP's converted and   
   > stored in her iPhone.   
      
   I'm guessing thatt takes something like 20GB   
      
   > And I've never heard of them either :-)  So what difference does it make.   
      
   It shouldn't mean any difference, but if they make a fuss, you can tell them   
   it's a Dylan tune - everyone's heard of Bob Dylan...the guy who talks more   
   than sings ;) Oh wait, he's only one, there's at least one other, Mark   
   Knopfler ;)   
      
   > Diversify ?  Nope.  Specialize .. that's the recipe for success in our   
   > economy.   
      
   Specialize on Originals!   
      
   > Time.  Time is the limited resource.   
      
   Time is relative, which means the truly limited resource is the resolve to   
   use time wisely!   
      
   > Nope.  It'll be a learning moment. We had band rehearsal today.  Before   
   > all were here, band girl talked about that song, about how long she'd have   
   > to listen to it to even begin to know how to sing it well. Estimate, 4   
   > hours.   Her estimate, not mine.  It's not what we do. Not our style at   
   > all.   
      
   Adele has an amazing voice, very unique, and I find myself studying her   
   style for when I cover her tunes.   
      
   > Hey, to grasp this think about you having to give a speech somewhere. A   
   > short thing, like maybe 15 minutes. One catch, you have to speak in   
   > Klingon.   
      
   And there are no Klingons around to teach it ;)   
      
   > Rehearsal went well.  Been a long day tho. Gonna do some reading.   
      
   Jim   
      
   So did you go over the Adele tune or does the rehearsal going well mean that   
   you didn't? ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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