Regretfully, I am no longer a Rock Star.....

[XNASA]

I've decided to step back from the band. :cry:

Not enough time..........not enough time. :-(

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[Fenris]

1. Nooooooooooooooo!

But you do have a bitchin' ride.:D

[XNASA]

5. Tis true. Tis true.

I spent a lot of time cruisin' around with the roof open and the windows down this weekend.

And for sure, she is, a bitchin' ride.

[Fenris]

6. Yeah, baby! Sunroof and windows on a summer's day!

I remember doing that, but it was because the air conditioner was broken. :D

[GOPisEvil]

2. Hey man...rock star is a state of mind!

You'll always be a rock star!

:smoke: Yeah, man...

[XNASA]

7. I'm hoping to become more of a Jazz Cat.

Hopefully, I'm going to start taking piano lessons soon. My interest is to learn a bunch of Jazz Standards and mix them in with piano versions of Radiohead and XTC songs. Then, when I retire, I will become the Piano Man.

But that's something I can do on my own. Trying to work my schedule in and around the 4 other guys in the band was becoming very difficult.

[GOPisEvil]

9. Ahhh...a hep cat...nice.

B-)

I need to get back to the piano too. My mom made me take lessons when I was 8. Hated it. Now that I'm older I think it's pretty cool. Go figure.

[VelmaD]

10. Just remember...

to be patient. Learning piano can be a very frustrating experience for adults because they don't get good as fast as they think they should.

[XNASA]

12. Well, I can play already more or less.

I did earn a living as a professional keyboard player at one time...

And I took 3 years of accordian lessons as a youngster, but I've never taken piano lessons.

I can play about as well as John Lennon, but I really want to learn to play and croon.

[VelmaD]

15. Well that's different then

Learning jazz will be fun if you've already got a basic idea what you're doing and a good grounding in music theory. All those chords ya know. :)

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Call Me on The Piano Thing

I can give you some really cool cocktail jazz tips. Big, 7 tone chords and progressions that will fill the room with sound.

It will get you WAY past John Lennon.

One more thing: Never call yourself the Piano Man. Too geeky! Besides, it's not like you should aspire to play like Billy Joel. He can't play none!
The Professor

[johnnie]

17. I hear ya on the scheduling thing

We have a festival to play and for some reason they want me to schedule rehearsals. We haven't played together in about 6 months and I am trying to get everyone together. It's a bitch, then they bitch at me. After 25 or so years in a band, I'm ready to be a solo folksy/guitar coffee house dude.

[VelmaD]

3. What happened to you man?

You used to be cool. ;)

[XNASA]

8. Yeah, I know.

I will now admit to being officially....Middle-Aged.

[VelmaD]

11. Yeah, but you're a hot...

old geezer. ;)

[XNASA]

13. Just wait until you see me sitting at the piano with a tux on......

[VelmaD]

14. Hee...do I get to wear...

a red, sequined, floor-length number with a slit up the thigh while reclining across the baby grand? :)

[commander bunnypants]

4. sorry to hear that

my brother in law was the front man for The Little Kings. He had to do the same thing,

DDQM

[Susang]

16. Oh stop it!

You know the reason you're "stepping back" is because you wanted to be the front man. It was sooooooo obvious! :eyes:

[prolesunited]

18. Can I still be your groupie anyway?

Sorry to hear. Glad we had the chance to catch you a few weeks ago. Did Blue-Jay ever send you the pictures he took?

[XNASA]

19. You mean, "Be my groupie some more", don't you?

And no. He never sent them. At least, I never got them.

:hi:

[prolesunited]

20. PM me your e-mail again

and I'll take care of it. He had some nice shots of that now historic occasion.

[ProfessorGAC]

21. Bummer!

But, i can empathize. For me, it's that and the fact that i can't move gear at 3 am anymore. If i did, my MS would fatigue my legs so badly, i'd be a wreck for 4 or 5 days.

Now, we just rehearse and record, and sometimes go to jam nights where backline is supplied. Lots easier on the system.
The Professor

[underpants]

23. You still rock

Even if you don't RAAAAAAAAAWK! anymore. That must have sucked to have to do that.

[Bunny]

24. Rats!

And I was just mulling over a career change to: groupie!! Now what the hell am I gonna do? ;)