OK, OK, OK...I'm back!!!

[tony_carey]

Hi all.
I've had a **** year & a lot's happened over the last few months. Nothing nasty, but a lot of things have been getting on top of me...you know, little things that mount up. My reaction was to withdraw, but of course, that doesn't actualy help! I wont bore you with the nitty grittys, as I'm sure that I'm not the only person in the world to have made a bottom of himself, but I am now sorting all these little issues that have plagued me for 12 months or so.

On the positive side, my new band...The Great British Blues Band, has excelled my expectations & I have never enjoyed my music as much as I do now. I am playing better, writing better & having a great time recording the new album. It's no secret that with the move to blues (although I had a blues band for many years, so it should be 'return' to blues), has rekindled my love affair for the Telecaster (I played Tele's exclusively for a 17 year period!), but the bass is my 4003FG & always will be!

I have some thoughts on Rickenbacker & the blues, which I will post on the Blues topic.

Meanwhile, I would like to thank all of you for your patience (with regard to the froum CD) & to those of you that have contacted me off forum. Your friendship is appreciated more than you know.

[ozover50]

Welcome back, Tony....... I missed you!!

Glad to hear that you're on top of things and the band is going well........ rock on! Or should that be 'blues on'?

[sowhat]

Wellllcome back, Mr Carey!

[sloop_john_b]

Hiya, Tony!

So did you hold on to any of your Rick guitars? Surely there was that one 340 with the vibrato that you liked so much.

[tony_carey]

Thanks all.
John, it is my regret that my lovely 340FG has gone....why did I do it???? I don't know, just part of the craziness that has gone on in the last year. It is something that I will regret for a very long time. BUT...it is an opportunity to start experimenting with a new vigour to answer some burning Ric questions with regard to what's happening to my music now. I feel like a mad scientist, determined to gleen all I can from the next round of experiments!

[ozover50]

Tee hee............

[jps]

Welcome back, Tony! If I had known that sending you Stops Along The Way was going to keep you from getting anything else done with the constant listening it is getting, well I just...

[ram]

Welcome back Tony!

[steverok]

Welcome back Tony. I listened to the songs on MySpace - they kick arse ... and I hate blues !

[tony_carey]

Thanks again all.

LOVE it Jeff......but that wasn't the reason

Wow Steve....thanks...is that a compliment?? Come on, admit it...you've got a little bit of blues in you, everyone has

[sowhat]

a little bit of blues in you, everyone has

Not everyone, i think, and i must be among the exceptions. When i try hard to write a blues song, i end up with another punk rock "anthem".

[red_rob]

Only just seen this Tony! good to see you posting again - you've been missed!

Did you just use the "T-word"?!?!?!?!?