Subj : So you want to be in a b
To : Paul Lawson
From : Martin Ridgley
Date : Tue Jul 25 2000 12:02 pm
-=> Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-
PL> I've found that my level of nervousness is directly proportional to
PL> how long it's been since I "played out". When I started sitting in
PL> with a blues band in Korea, I'd not played out in over 10 years.
PL> I was so nervous my hands went numb. Needless to ay, it wasn't my
PL> finest hour... Even laying off for a few weeks means I'll be
PL> contending with a bout of stage fright for the first few songs.
I know exactly what you mean. I also went for about ten years
without performing live at one point. When I finally got back into
it, I went out and auditioned for an R&B band - mainly 'cause I knew a
couple of the guys and they needed a bass player. I figured it'd be a
fairly safe way to get back in the game because played in R&B bands
before, but I was nervous as hell and didn't play very well at all.
Still, I got the gig - probably 'cause they were desperate! ;-\
PL> hope it works out, I'd really love to start playing out again!!
MR> Best of luck. Let us know how it turns out.
PL> We've not gotten together yet but it's looking promising. We did
PL> the initial "feeling out" over the phone and his background/
PL> direction and outlook are uncannily close to my own. At this
PL> point I'm thinking the biggest problem may be our styles will be
PL> too similar to make it interesting.
That would be better than having widely divergent styles though,
wouldn't it?
PL> Looking forward to finding out though.
Indeed! Good luck.
Martin
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