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Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:03 pm
by paologregorio
Finish our latest recording!

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:06 pm
by ajish4
ozover50 wrote:
winston wrote:I have never been very good at playing a violin (think Jack Benny). If my wife and dogs can stand the racket, maybe this is the year?.........maybe. :mrgreen:
You'll have all the neighbourhood cats peeing on your front doorstep, Brian!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:20 pm
by winston
If I could play this well Aitch I'll be a contented man......... :lol:


Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:24 pm
by gregga41
I'll be trying to learn the bass guitar, after getting a Hofner Icon last year, it's sitting in it's case begging me to play it.
Hopefully something band-related will avail itself this year!

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:26 pm
by JakeK
I want to try and improve my harmonica playing, as well as getting into bass playing.

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:48 am
by antipodean
JakeK wrote:I want to try and improve my harmonica playing, as well as getting into bass playing.
Coooool Jake - harmonica is a great instrument, as well as being super-portable and inexpensive!

This year I'm going to record some of the less drastically awful stuff I've written over the last 30 or so years with the help of my much more talented brother (he can play keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, various woodwind and brass instruments, and can program MIDI like a champ). Then maybe I'll jump genres and get more serious about jazz...

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:37 am
by ozover50
Many thanks for the link, Brian. Jack Benny was one of the true kings of comedy. Having a massive memory attack here.... pictures of mum, dad, my sister, my brother and I gathered around the old Aristone black and white full console for our weekly Benny fix.

I must admit that I have a Guinness tin whistle that's been staring at me for over a year..... might have a crack at that! :mrgreen:

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:09 am
by 1965
Looking to play more keys, just picked up a Vox Jaguar.

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:35 am
by antipodean
ozover50 wrote:I must admit that I have a Guinness tin whistle that's been staring at me for over a year..... might have a crack at that! :mrgreen:
I've never been able to make a Guiness tin whistle - I prefer my Guinness to be on tap.... :mrgreen:

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:24 am
by ozover50
Yeah...... those holes in the whistle make it pretty hard to suck it up! :D

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:43 am
by jdogric12
I'll be dusting off the trombone and starting a horn section for hire, with plans to expand it into a blues/funk revue. Serious. Or possibly a wedding band, since summer's right around the corner.

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:16 am
by blueflamerick
Well, I started off the New Year filling in on bass for a surf rock band from Russia.

I just bought a ukulele, so learning that.

I'm also starting my first band where I will play guitar.

I've also been asked to play bass in my first band with a female member.

Should all be fun.

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:32 am
by wmthor
paologregorio wrote:Finish our latest recording!
I want to finish my first recording! :)

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:34 am
by 86kubicki
I'm looking to get the Tom Jone tribute act going again. Seriously.

Re: What are your new musical pursuits for '09?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:49 pm
by jps
86kubicki wrote:I'm looking to get the Tom Jone tribute act going again. Seriously.
Good thing it's the Tom Jone tribute act as opposed to the Tom Jones tribute act! :mrgreen: