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   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017051510421946237-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > I have a little time this morning, thought about a bike ride.  Probably   
   > won't do one tho, just not quite comfortably warm out yet. It's 48F right   
   > now. That might seem ok, but add a bit of chilly moist morning air, and   
   > I'm not so sure.  My typical ride is along a small river ..... down a   
   > while, across bridge, back on the other side, cross another bridge ...   
   > about 5 miles total.   
      
   That's a cold bike ride!   
      
   > Fed the birds.  Read some anti -Trump news articles.  Wondering how far   
   > the left will push their childishness, their not accepting losing the   
   > election.   
      
   Maybe they really didn't lose it and it's all a set up.   
      
   > Apparently, in stable times, elections happen and people move on with   
   > life. Now, that's not happening.   
      
   > Trump apparently represents such a threat to the establishment, they seem   
   > to have lost their minds.   
      
   I'm WAAAAY Too Justifiably Cynical to see Trump, or ANY other politician as   
   anything but part of the establishment...with Plenty of FALSE FLAGS to be   
   sure but still part of it!   
      
   > Only reason would seem they are so corrupt, so accustomed to living as   
   > some sort of royalty ( steal from the treasury, punish their enemies ),   
   > they just can't wrap their minds around losing all that priviledge. Plus,   
   > lots of dirty deals and deeds might come to light.   
      
   Or as The Who said it in "We Don't Get Fooled Again", "Meet the 'new' boss,   
   SAME AS THE OLD BOSS"!!!   
   And yes, I definitely admit I'm Totally Cynical, but that's Only because   
   I'VE GOT NO REASON NOT TO BE!!!   
      
   > Didn't some US politician say a few years back that if the public really   
   > knew what goes on in DC, they'd hang all of us from lamp posts ? Don't   
   > care to look that up now, but yes, someone did.   
      
   It was none other than Bonesman George Herbert Walker NEW WORLD ORDER Bush   
   replying to Texas journalist Sarah McClendon regarding "IraqGate" and Iran   
   contra when she'd asked him what the people would do if they learned the   
   truth regarding those things, to which the Bonesman and chief CIA Spook   
   replied: "if the American people ever find out what we have done, they would   
   chase us down the street and lynch us."   
   But I'm sure he was laughing to himself all the time Knowing that Stupid   
   Cowardly Sheople wouldn't do anything about it, which was of course exactly   
   what happened!   
      
   I wrote a song about that situation on the first album, Opening A Channel:   
      
   3. How Did We Get In Here   
      
   how did we get in here   
   not exactly thinking too clear   
   lots of trouble ever so near   
   pretending it's far away   
      
   wishing things would come back in hand   
   without even making a stand   
   deeply buried heads in the sand   
   dream away another day   
      
   if it all was only a dream how much would it bother you   
   but if it all is truly for real then what are you gonna do   
      
   if you really wanna get out   
   to what you really should be about   
   and get yourself back on the right route   
   baby what's stopping you   
      
   if it all was only a dream how much would it bother you   
   but if it's absolutely for real then what are you gonna do   
   yes you   
      
   if you know you really wanna get out   
   just Do a quick and hard turn about   
   to get yourself back on the right route   
   so baby what's stopping you   
      
   > I nearly had a meltdown last evening.  Trying to work out my schedule for   
   > the week, next two weeks.  In the two weeks between now and the outdoor   
   > band gig, I have 4 days possible to rehearse with them.  Today, thursday   
   > this week, monday next ... then friday next.  That last friday is out, I'm   
   > not rehearsing the day before the gig. No point at that late moment.   
      
   The closer to the gig the better. But rehearsing before that  is good too.   
   Still, the closer together the times of rehearsing and performing, the   
   fresher everyone will be.   
      
   > Today band girl and I are working on some new songs off the drummers wish   
   > list.  And that was the trigger to yesterdays frizz out.  It started with   
   > a realization that he, and so many more weekenders I've worked with, see   
   > these jobs as " just show up and jam " things.   
      
   My Soulmate and myself are having that same problem with the band we're sort   
   of part of. They just play the same old, BORING CRAP, don't care to rehearse   
   and just 'fudge' their way, sort of, through gigs, and we've had it! We're   
   going to insist on a brand new setlist because we're BORED, and we can't   
   imagine how the audience wouldn't be also!!!   
      
   > Where does that mindset come from ?  I really don't get it. Do they think   
   > they are that good ?  Do they not understand SOMEONE has to know how to   
   > play the songs ?   
      
   Oh, that's not it at all, THEY JUST DON'T CARE, THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN!!!   
   In other words, they've got the  Wrong attitude!   
      
   > It seems a common thing tho, as crazy as it is.  For us to learn a new,   
   > really new, not something I knew once, song, takes about two days. I have   
   > to work out the music, make tracks, band girl or I have to find the lyrics   
   > and learn the vocals parts.  Real work on our part.  Drummer shows up,   
   > jams thru it.   
      
   Yep, it's Real Work but it's a Labor of Love...too band those who aren't so   
   Serious don't get the message!   
      
   > Whether the song ultimately makes our setlist depends on how well the   
   > thing comes together with all of us playing.  AFTER we've done all that   
   > prep work !!!   
      
   Of course, because there are NO short cuts to doing thing Right...and if   
   they're not worth doing Right, then they're Not worth doing  at all!   
      
   > That has to change.   I'm sick of spending my time working up music for   
   > songs that we won't use out.  Either because they don't " come together "   
   > or just as likely they do, but the song is so old or so weird we drop it   
   > after one or two gigs.   
      
   It's not whether it's 'old' or 'weird', but Only that it's Good!   
      
   > General rules of learning songs.   
      
   > first .... if it's a cover, it HAS to be a danceable song. Or forget it   
   > right there.   
      
   Get a drum machine, or one built into a keyboard and go through all the   
   dance beats and see which songs will fit ;)   
      
   Reminds me of the most recent tune on the  4th album, "I Wanna Know Why",   
   which fits very well with a beguine, bolero, and bossa nova beat, which   
   probably makes it danceable ;)   
      
   > then ..................   
      
   > 1 - my rule on new songs ----  if a song doesn't sound good and the band   
   > can comfortably play it by three rehearsals, it's gone.   
      
   If it doesn't sound good, then why bother with I t in the first place?   
   If the band can't play it well by even the first rehearsal, all that means   
   is that each member has to Practice it on their own at home!   
      
   > 2 - cover band book rule ( generalized by me ) --- half our list should be   
   > classics, known favorites, ... the other half NEW songs, currently on the   
      
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